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Rumor: Microsoft in 'early stages of licensing' with Sony for Kinect TV
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Microsoft has embraced hacker culture for Kinect, and it now sees the vast possibilities offered by a machine that requires people to just twitch or shout for it to function.
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Microsoft is now planning to integrate Kinect into next-generation televisions,
The Daily reports (citing anonymous "sources familiar with the subject"), completely destroying the all-American pastime of searching for the remote. But that's not the most shocking part -- The Daily says Microsoft may be in "early stages of licensing" its Kinect tech to Vizio and
Sony, whose Electronics branch produces high-def hardware.
Sony Electronics, in charge of Sony TVs, is a separate entity from Sony Computer Entertainment, which handles its video-game business, but this potential partnership seems awkward at best, and ludicrous at best-er. We won't believe it until a tangible product materializes, but until then, we're going to imagine the ridiculous company parties that could result from this rumored venture.
Re: Rumor: Microsoft in 'early stages of licensing' with Sony for Kinect TV
i cant see this working but i guess you never know, nice share jkipp :)
Re: Rumor: Microsoft in 'early stages of licensing' with Sony for Kinect TV
Its all up to devs. techniqually all it would require would be a firmware update for the ps3 granted the xmb is too small for kinect enabled stuff but games could definately use it. If this is true then sony is looking for a way out of the move. Plus with rumors in the past months of microsoft and sony creating a combo console just add this to the shelf of dream stuff.
Re: Rumor: Microsoft in 'early stages of licensing' with Sony for Kinect TV
i dont see this happening...