Microsoft Kinect

I just finished watching Microsoft's 2010 E3 Press Conference (thanks to Gamespot).

There's no denying that I'm going to buy their new motion-capture peripheral, Kinect, the day it comes out. I will even preorder that sucker.

As always though, I'm concerned about the lag. It was very evident during some of the demos that they played at the show, most noticeably the adventures pack where the guy was jumping over and crouching under barriers, and collecting coins. Compared to how brilliantly Nintendo did table tennis in Wii Sports Resort, it's positively embarassing.

Still, it all looks smoking hot, and coupled with Rock Band 3, I anticipate actually having some games to play this coming Christmas. There's a first.

Oh yeah, and for anyone who doesn't know, at the end of the conference Microsoft announced a new, slimmer 360, and then gave everybody in the audience one. While this was obviously just designed to curry favour with the attending press, I question the need. Really, if you have the money and/or connections to be able to afford to actually be at that conference, it occurs to me you should be among the last on the planet eligible for such a handout.