As the market progresses, rumor has it that the newest Xbox 360 to be introduced will come with a lip reading Kinect for an even greater user experience. Whether it will be coming in the next few months, the next year, or a few years from now, we can’t be sure. However, the rumors keep rolling in for a radically different model.
Via a development source, Eurogamer reports that a new and improved Kinect is being designed and developed specifically to red lips, which would be an impressive feature, if of course it could read regular lip movements. Of course, we did hear about the Kinect also reading lips in the future, which didn’t end up panning out, but we still hope for the best.
According to the latest reports, this new Kinect will be able to recognize individual voices, which would also be a substantial improvement. According to the secret developer, it will even be able to detect which direction the player is facing and the player’s emotions based on facial expressions and movements as well as the volume and pitch of the player’s voice.
Of course, other reports have stated that the game console’s accuracy is limited and it may not be nearly as comprehensive as we might hope for. However, even small improvements may blow away eager consumers who are looking for the biggest and latest innovations in the Xbox.
Hopeful critics state that this new Xbox 360 may be released as early as 2012 while others suggest that it may not be until 2014 that we see this particular model. According to Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter, the rumors about 2012 are “silly”, stating “I think the rumors are based upon leaks about modifying the current Xbox 360 to allow it to operate Windows 8.”
He further adds, “I fully expect a new model of Xbox 360 by holiday 2012, but don’t think we’ll see a new console altogether from Microsoft until 2014.”