Microsoft asked us to drop by at E3 to talk up a generically identified “Xbox executive,” imagine our surprise once we found Kudo Tsunoda hiding behind door number six. Wearing his signature shades, Kudo gave us a short primer on what makes Kinect great, or no less than a heavy endorsement of Kinect Fun Labs. While we will certainly dig the bit-sized gadgetry Fun Labs has to provide, we love to dig deeper — will the Kinect hardware ever be integrated into other devices? Any plans for Microsoft’s 3D tracking camera and Windows 8? Kudo did his best to feed our ravenous appetite for answers.
It wasn’t easy on poor Kudo, after all — greater than after we saw him glance longingly at his wrangler, a friendly PR rep keeping him from spilling the beans on anything too awesome. Probing about Windows 8 and Kinect produced one such look, and while our man very lightly suggested that Microsoft does greater than games — and that the twin-camera device might start showing up on other devices — the gigantic M had nothing to announce at the moment. Kudo did go directly to say, however, that we will expect to look new, innovative, “oh my gosh, i cannot believe Kinect can do this” experiences at E3 year after year, citing this year’s keynote for some recent examples. While we couldn’t coax any leaks about Xbox or Kinect successors out of the person, it is advisable to see Microsoft’s continued dedication to improving the platform.
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