Microsoft's IllumiRoom is 'a coffee table projector for next-gen consoles'

That's according to new details which have arrived ahead of this week's CHI 2013 conference in Paris.
According to Microsoft, IllumiRoom can "change the appearance of the room, induce apparent motion, extend the field of view, and enable entirely new game experiences."

Combining a projector with Kinect, game effects such as falling snow and explosions can be projected into the living room, while illusions can appear to distort furniture around the television.

[kassler]

Consoles? So this isn't exclusive to Xbox? Wonder what price it'll come with.

[Andronix]

Not essential but I'd love to try it.

[Gazondaily]

Yeah I watched Ironman 3 on the weekend and he brings out a digital map that covers the room (as always) and I thought of Illumiroom. Could be pretty cool but yeah, doubt it will be essential for gaming.

[MurDocINC]

Only see this working with a clean white room.

[kneon]

@MurDocINC

I don't know why you got disagrees, it's going to look like crap unless you have a sparsely furnished, light colored room.

Microsoft hasn't found a way to overcome the laws of physics so projecting images on to dark colored objects just isn't going to work well.

[Jockamo]

this is kneon's room http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[thechosenone]

Looks too gimmicky for me, but you guys enjoy if that's your thing.

[Gamer Muzz]

@MurDocINC
Why would it only work with a clean white room? I thought one of it's cooler features was it's ability to change the appearance of the objects around the T.V. and even distort them.
With nothing in the room, that wouldn't really do anything.
Remember, it's not supposed to make a movie screen out of your wall, it's just supposed to augment reality and add more of the games features/view to the room around you.
personally, I think it's a pretty innovative idea and great way to make games just a little more immersive.

[thechosenone]

the projector they're using costs $800? Yikes.

http://www.reddit.com/r/Gam...

Sony's version of this immersive tech

Part 1

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Part 2

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Part 3

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

[WrAiTh Sp3cTr3]

@Murdocinc and kneon, the video as its shown is relatively the opposite of what you're concerned with, lol.

[SilentNegotiator]

@WrAiTh Sp3cTr3

Not really. The room they showed it in was a big white wall, a flat shelf with a bunch of picture frames at 85 degree angles that covered 95% of the holes in the flat shelves that they were in, two tiny plants with massive, broad leaves, and the absolute worst...tiny empty vases.

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

The room might not be empty, but they chose the most inconceivably flat conditions to show it in.

@Gamer Muzz
"Remember, it's not supposed to make a movie screen out of your wall"

Then why is 80% of the footage of it extending the screen? Don't pretend like the main attraction was the pulsing shelf bit.

[TechnicianTed]

@thechosenone

Yeah, Spandex People Technology™ is the future, clearly.

[thechosenone]

@TechnicianTed

so the men in tight spandex is what caught your attention first? huh..lol there's more going on there if you'd just look around. xD

[kneon]

$WrAiTh Sp3cTr3

Actually the video illustrates my point prefectly. They have used a light colored wood and have plenty of blank wall above the tv. Take a look at the black xBox, it's essentially a black hole in the image since it's reflectivity is near 0. Likewise the two dark color squares to the left show little detail.

My Main TV is in a 10 foot wide entertainment unit made of medium brown wood. The top of the unit above the TV has my subwoofer, AV receiver and left/right speakers which are all black. On the right and left are open doorways. There are almost no surfaces that would reflect light well enough to see a decent image.

This technology is fine to add some special effects but that's about it. Because there is no guarantee that the player can see any particular part of the off screen image the games can't put anything important off the screen.

Below would be your worst case scenario

http://www.mennonitefurnitu...

This large black entertainment unit would reflect almost nothing.

[B-radical]

Id prefer it to kinnect

[malokevi]

I dont understand how any gamer could complain about that video.

Seriously cool stuff. Not sure about cost, but Xbox + Kinect2 + Illumiroom... sounds about as close to full immersion as I've ever seen. (besides that crazy machine on Mythbusters)

This is the kind of stuff I've been dreaming about for the better portion of my life. I think its gonna b a TRIP.

[FriedGoat]

For someone like me who has a projector and screen that covers the whole wall, what exactly is the point of this?

[Gamer-40]

"Microsoft's IllumiRoom"

Microsoft.

[greenpowerz]

Yeah MSFT is going to make products for the competition in the gaming industry :p

[MrDead]

@kassler

It makes you wonder and it is posted in the PS4 section.

[AngelicIceDiamond]

It looks and sounds cool, but I have see more on this sorta thing. I'm not quite sold yet.

[Retroman]

This is nothing more than a projected hologram
ENTERPRISE we found your holo-deck.

rather have yu-gi-oh holo duel disc.

[Gamer1982]

IKt wont be exclusive as it will be a camera that outputs an image just like anything else so unless it uses a special adapter that stops it being compatible with ps4 etc.. It will work with it and probably ps3/360/wiiu also. This is a good move by MS as it maximizes sales. They couldnt do it as an xbox product as people would maybe put it down as an overpriced accessory. Especially as this will no doubt come out at well over $100.

[BitbyDeath]

@kassler, further in the article it states it requires Kinect.

"Currently Microsoft's prototype utilises a wide field of view projector (InFocus IN126ST) and a Kinect for Windows sensor."

[fr0sty]

I do video projection mapping for a living, so I know exactly what kinds of hurdles this device is facing when used in the real world. I actually wrote an article about this tech when it was first announced detailing the pros and cons of using this tech for video games (search under my username for submitted articles, I'm sure it's in there somewhere). It has a lot of issues to overcome before it'll be anything more than an expensive gimmick. One that requires another expensive gimmick (Kinect) to even work.

[nirwanda]

I have an older infocus dlp projector, I don't use it much because you really need a dark room to get good contrast and images, I would liketo try this but I'd be worried about reflections on my tv screen.

[nirwanda]

Do you think a DLP projector will block out enough light to stop lots of light reflection on my LCD.

[fr0sty]

You would get no reflection at all. Part of what video mapping does is masks out certain areas of the projector's image so that it only projects where you want it to. There would be a big black rectangle shaped hole in the projector's video image where your TV is supposed to go, so there would be no light to reflect.

However, you are right about needing a dark room (with light colored walls) in order to get a good image. This is why, in many cases, you see them using black and white outlines on the parts of the image that is not on screen. Black and white are high contrast when put against each other, so it stands out a lot more than a full color image would. I would imaging this would end up being the default setting for most living room environments, as you aren't going to get a projector for under $500 that is worth a crap, especially not one that has a super short throw lens on it like the one in this video concept does. Those lenses aren't cheap.

The projectors we use to do most of our video mapping are 5000 lumens (unless we rent more powerful ones), and that is on the extremely low end of the brightness scale that is required to properly video map a room. Go price a few 5000 lumen projectors... And you'll see why I say this will either be a very expensive gimmick, or one that does not work very well. The main thing this projector has going for it is the short throw lens, which enables brighter images using dimmer bulbs because the light does not have to cover as much distance (shorter throw from projector to wall). However, if you have dark colored walls, or a dark colored entertainment center that covers most of the wall, you won't get very good results out of this.

[FamilyGuy]

Looks cool enough, I don't agree with needing a light colored room though, have you guys ever had/used a projector? You still see the stuff fine, it's just obscured.

You're not meant to focus on the images on the wall anyway, it's the background giving you more immersion.

It'd be cool if they really do release this thing. Not sure if I'd bother with something like that but I can at least admit it's cool.

[popup]

The tech is great, the immersion would be great and it seems pretty cool having the items seemingly come out of the screen but if you have a projector, why not just display the whole 120" image using only that?

I use a projector for gaming and, other than the 10 minute gimmick of confusing my pals with it in the above setup, why would I want to put a little TV in the middle? I know that the furniture is scanned and included but you need to buy a projector to use it and, if you did, I bet you would rather game using that!

Interesting but odd at the same time to me.

[Jaces]

Looks to distracting for me. I'm only going to be looking at one thing and that's the tv.

[MonkeyNinja]

Looks pretty cool, but extremely gimmicky. Like something that I'd really enjoy for 5 mins and then get tired of. I'd much rather have something similar to Oculus Rift.

[JsonHenry]

^^ Me too. The Rift just seems more practical for gaming. But then again it takes double the processing power because it has to render the frames twice.

[MonkeyNinja]

True, but if next-gen games are already going to be in 3D, then it could just be used in place of the TV. If the PS4 was already rendering Killzone 4 in 3D, then it might just be a matter of sending the image to the headmount instead of the TV.

Didn't Sony show a headmount similar to Oculus Rift years ago at some convention center? Does anyone remember that? It was right around the time that rumors about PS4 started to surface, back when it was being called Orbis...

[nukeitall]

I don't think the majority of the public will enjoy Oculus Rift with a case of "finding your VR legs" any time soon.

That is nausea after 15-20 mins of use while trying to build up a stamina over time.

I'm very intrigued by VR, but realistically that is a huge barrier to entry.

IllumiRoom though seems pretty awesome. I would get one if there was genuine support for it that hopefully extends beyond games into movies.

[OhMyGandhi]

gimmicky? in what way? While I do enjoy what I've seen and heard about the Oculus Rift, I think this may have it beat because it doesn't require every player to wear a head piece.

[nukeitall]

Other than the placing it in the room, I think this is an easy setup.

I hope MS releases this for the next Xbox. I would likely buy it if it was reasonably priced.

Technology like this will really set you apart from the competition, just like Kinect.

[MonkeyNinja]

I see it ads gimmicky because it's generally known that gamers have tunnel vision when playing games, especially fps or action games. It's almost a distraction from the game to see stuff around your TV. Although I do like the snow effects, and maybe some sand effects would be cool in a desert level of a game, but then again, is it worth the price (whatever it will be) just for that?

[just_jeff]

well... from what @fr0sty is saying there are some major hurdles that MS will have to overcome if this is going to work properly in your home. He does projection mapping for a living, at least he says so (no, i'm not doubting @fr0sty claim)

I'm afraid that the tech is not ready, but MS will want to release it asap. Like they did with Kinect. I don't think the original Kinect was ready to be release at that time. It never performed like it was suppose to. It was never very accurate and for the most part frustrating to use. The illumiroom could run into the same type of issues that the original kinect ran into.

[_-EDMIX-_]

This crap looks to "mimic VR" Oculus Rift IS VR! I'm looking more forward to MS whole smart glasses thing then this crap. It looks more like some Kinect crap then anything I would ever use. That doesn't look immerse....that actually looks just the opposite and annoying.

Oculus Rift is a day 1 for me and its looks to be the future of PC gaming and gaming in general.

[Root]

I know what I'm getting.....a new coffee table :)

[JsonHenry]

I will mount mine from the ceiling.

[shadow2797]

Your coffee table?

[konnerbllb]

Coffee table efficiency doubles when mounted to a ceiling.

[Chitown71291]

konnerbllb's logic is flawless. I love it.

[Fishy Fingers]

Rather put the money towards a bigger TV but its an interesting concept.

[StrongMan]

How much will this thing cost?

[Godmars290]

Same as a projection TV since that's what it is?

Also have to figure that light will effect it. The room will have to be dark.

[MilkMan]

Let me tell you, the video that was floating around the web of this tech was giving me migraines (im not kidding) I HOPE M$ comes to the table with more than this crap.

[xDHAV0K24x]

Man up

[RuleofOne343]

Day one buy . (but if some disagree keep it to yourself, also their no convincing to do otherwise look at Avatar .)

@joeyisback best part about the MS one ,their are no people in skin tight jumpsuit moving stuff around .

[ALLWRONG]

delboy removed but majiebeast gets to stay.

Welcome to "Double Standard Days" here at N4G

Anyway witwicky343 it's a cool device, and even cooler without headset things.

[Calcio]

Think it's really nifty. Anything that makes gaming more immersive is a win for me

[Hercules189]

imagine watching porn with this

[Xklaw]

ahahah... whenever there´s some kind of new technology on the block, people often think of using it for porn.

[OhMyGandhi]

it's like she's coming out of the screen.

[TekoIie]

You've ruined porn for me now...

Its not as immersive anymore :'(

[Objective]

Innovation! Look forward to 3D without glasses too courtesy of kinect!

[MilkMan]

Nintendo 3DS

[_LarZen_]

I think Microsoft need to bundle this with the new Xbox in order for it to get broad support and becoming something good.

[sway_z]

Bundle with Next Box?? ..That's most probably the most insane idea ever!!

Imagine how much that would cost?? Answer >Too much!

That does not make any economical sense...you must be loaded pal!

[_LarZen_]

There is no need for a expensive projector for this. A cheap LED constructed device would do the job.

And if they build it inside the Kinect V2 it would be a nice solution.

[Kingthrash360]

larzen.....still too expensive, plus who wants a cheap one when bulbs for projectors are expensive by themselfs. they would never bundle this. it's bad business all around.

[Alcohog]

If there were ever something I was sure I did not want, this is it.

[gigoran]

So you all know the life expectancy of projector bulbs and prices for replacements, right? Lets just say the first one is short and the second one... very large. Don't get too excited.

[MrDead]

Projector bulbs can cost almost as much as and sometimes more than the projector. I think they will be using LED's for this though.

[miDnIghtEr20C_SfF]

I can't wait to buy this one. You can edit it a lot more than I even Imagined. Giving you the option to have it project over the furniture, or behind it? Awesome! Giving me the options for explosions or bullet fire only to show? Awesome! I'll use that while playing COD or BF.

This thing sounds fun and looks good. You see the way the snow moved in the racing game as you went forward? Pretty cool. And as always, it's going to be an OPTION...Not Mandatory.

[IQUITN4G]

I must confess to not thinking very much of this at first but there's a great deal of potential immersion gained from this in a way I hadn't even imagined. This could do very well for MS

[UnHoly_One]

Same here. I assumed this thing was going to be a gimmicky joke, but if it works as well as what they are showing in that video, I'll be all over it.

[GodsPerfectK7ng]

A little innovation for something different is great for the future of gaming, well done Microsoft!!:)

[Outside_ofthe_Box]

I could definitely see my self using this for cinematic/story driven games.

[WeAreLegion]

Better release it before Apple announces iLlumiroom.

[SkyGamer]

Could this be a variation of the holodeck in the leaks last year? Technology will come down to this. No more needing tv's. Everything will be projected and of course what the prior poster stated, immersion. Imagine this tech shrinking as most tech does and it fits into a watch or a ring and you can have this holothingy around wherever you go. Believe it or not, if government doesn't shut down the internet, the whole world will be blanketed in at least 1 gbs wifi.

[sandman224]

It looks cool and all but, I don't want anymore wires running around in the living room. Some of you might not care, that's fine. I see it being a short entertainment experiance. I'd rather play in 3d.

[Zcarnut]

Yeah,I dont want anymore wires either.If its planning on being placed on a coffee table, I would think it would have to be wireless and rechargeable? I dont know about you,but I dont have any power outlets in the center of my living room.
I like the concept though.
EDIT: Article states its wireless. Not for power,but communication with the console.

[WickedLester]

I swear the next Xbox is shaping up to be THE most gadget-driven console ever between Kinect, Illumiroom, and the rumored VR glasses. I would have preferred MS to invest all that time, money, and effort in quality games rather than all these gimmicks!

[JamieL]

You know I have a feeling if this was another company you'd be singing praises about how "innovative" they are. While I agree with you about new games. I love great new IP’s as well, but how would we ever have anything new if tried and tested things are all people did?

[xDHAV0K24x]

Amen! I never owned a kinect but I may give the 2.0 a shot

[WickedLester]

Not true at all! In fact I harshly criticized Sony when they brought out the Move controller because, just like Kinect, Wiimote, Illumiroom, VR glasses, etc it was nothing more than a gimmick to compete with the Wii. I want GAMES not gimmicks!

[LogicStomper]

Quick summary of WickedLester's comment:

I want Microsoft to stick to making games rather than trying to revolutionise it. I just want them to be the same as everyone else, to not have a unique thing about them.

[WickedLester]

Pfft PLEASE! How exactly does this "revolutionize" anything? It's a projector! No matter what is projecting off of your walls, your focal point is still on your TV. If anything, this would be a distraction from the game. This isn't holographic gaming folks. You still have to focus on your TV screen to play. This is just more gadgetry to distract gamers from the fact that the Xbox doesn't have much in terms of exclusive content.

[LogicStomper]

"If anything, this would be a distraction from the game."

So immersion is now a bad thing? If the scenery of the game is astounding, would you not want to FEEL like you're actually IN the game?

Developers don't making beautuful scenery for no reason, they make it to immerse you into the game.

"This is just more gadgetry to distract gamers from the fact that the Xbox doesn't have much in terms of exclusive content. "

Woah calm down there, I don't recall ever attacking your favoured console. Why so defensive all of a sudden?

Think of it as the big companies are good at different things, just like cars. Ferrari are good at supercars while Toyota are good at everyday cars. You don't say that Toyota focus on everyday cars cause the don't have much in terms of exclusive cars. They just do best at it, and it's what gets them sales.

You know not everything has to be a war right?

[aviator189]

it's definitely got potential and looks really cool.
I just hope it's executed right and affordable.

[Shnooze]

Watch them use it to pump out kinect games.

Lol

[_-EDMIX-_]

I'm not sure why anyone is disagreeing. Its quite obvious that this is what the damn thing was made for. Yes, you'll see it get Halo 5, Forza, Ryse support etc, but to my understanding Kinect did a lot of that for those games too.

This was made for Kinect. I just can't see a damn projector as being fully immerse.

.....Oculus Rift people. Star Citizen, EVR noof said. LOL.

[Lucreto]

It looks like great technology and something different.

Pity for me it won't work with my set up. I can't game in the dark as I get headaches but I don't for movies.

The video has the TV in the centre of the room. I have mine in the corner and I look at it as an angle instead of straight on. I won't get the full effect.

"Because the prototype is limited by the field of view of the Kinect and projector (~57 horizontal FOV), the system is mounted above and behind the user's head"

The window and a door are behind my head so it won't work and I don't have room for a coffee table.

It seems like the same limitations for kinect before it was released.

I am not ripping on the technology or Microsoft but it looks like Microsoft is still going for the hub view where the room has to be arranged around the xbox not a box under the TV.

[FITgamer]

It would be cool for movies and some SP gaming. Wouldn't be ideal for MP would just be a distraction.

[Gazondaily]

The extra field of view would actually be useful for mutiplayer gaming I think.

[mrmancs]

ha haa ha ha...

[Wizziokid]

Pretty cool but It's not something I would rush to buy tbh

[XabiDaChosenOne]

These concepts always sound appealing in theory.

[Kidmyst]

So can I connect this to a PC or PS4 since it says Consoles not just 720's? This is just one of those things I'd use for a bit then off it sits. Like 3d gaming, cool at times but not for overall long session. Price is a question too, is this a 1080P Projector? Can I project anything like watch a Movie? What is the life of the bulbs and replacement costs? Buy Illumiroom and Kinect2 for only $450.00!

[Gamer Muzz]

I'm just glad to see hardware developers trying to innovate the market.

[Ninjamonkey82]

I like this but how far am i gonna be sitting from the TV now :D ffs.

[FrigidDARKNESS]

Definitely would want to play this with the Star Trek The Videogame, BF4, Skyrim and several sci-fi movies a must buy for those looking for a new way to immerse themselves in games. The snow effects and the accumalation of it on the floor is awesome and mindblowing.

[DivineAssault]

eh.. not for me but hope its fun to use

[ATi_Elite]

WoW that's pretty dam Sweet.

anyone who says this is just a Gimmick has a hard time thinking outside the box.

I see great uses for this for Horror games and it can give you Peripheral view in FPS which PC Gamers already enjoy.

[iplay1up2]

Hope you have a big room with not much on the walls, and room darkening blinds.

[Jek_Porkins]

This looks pretty cool honestly, I can definitely see an added level of immersion with gaming. When I lived in Michigan I had a HD projector set up in the family room and I used to play Halo in there, it was amazing, so I can imagine that this will be on the same level.

I wonder if you'll be able to combine this and those augmented reality glasses the next Xbox is supposed to support?

[GiantFriendlyCrab]

weee flashy lights weeee, so amazing

after 2 days: meh its not fun anymore, and its distracting me while playing.

ergo gimmicky trash

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[cleverusername]

Imagine the pizzas u could order from that thing!!!

[the worst]

complete trash

[DonFreezer]

Simple as that.Use it right in horror games so that I can get scared to death and day 1 is a sure thing.

[iplay1up2]

Wow, you are an easy sell. This looks cool, but I bet after an hour you wont think so.

[ziggurcat]

leave it to MS to develop something that requires a massive amount of space that most people don't have in their homes.

and good luck distinguishing anything in the background that's projected onto your existing furniture... unless you have a blank, 20' wall around your TV, this is pretty pointless.

[iplay1up2]

Right. Not to mention you would need to have the room dark for it too work well. Lets have a bunch of people over and sit in the dark to play games....I will stick with Sony, and Nintendo. Thank you Microsoft, but no thank you. I will let my fanboy friends buy one, and play it till I have a seizure at their house. Then I will never play with it again. Has anyone else said GIMMICK.

[-Gespenst-]

It'd look a hell of a lot better if the edges of the televisiona and the furniture weren't so obvious. It's really distracting. In fact, overall, this just looks really distracting.

[strickers]

I bet the projector they are using for the demo is hellishly expensive. It looks good to watch from a distance but could be a distraction to actual play.
Does it have to be coded for?
It won't look much like the demo in any average set up. Will be Kinect real vs Natal demo all over again.

[Erdrick]

this would be a must have for any horror game/ movie fans - imagine shit crawling all over your living room walls...

[slampunk]

Totally agree mate..... racing games would also benefit as would nearly all games if implemented well...

The 5min demo showed some awesome ways the tech can be used and I'm surprised at all the hate that this is receiving?!

[brianunfried]

What if you're already using a projector for gaming, guess you're out of luck.

[skipper]

I think it LOOKS cool, but doubt it will be cool after a few minutes. In fact it will be too distracting. People say Nintendo is gimmicky, sheesh. This is a big gimmick if I have ever seen one.

[FlyingFoxy]

This is nowhere near as immersive as Oculus Rift, Oculus Rift seems impressive but it all depends on if it makes you feel sickly when using it.. if not then it will be the true new experience to play games with.

With IllumiRoom you can't interact with anything off screen so it's just an effect, Oculus Rift fills your whole vision so has potential to be a ton more immersive and give you a feeling of being in the game. As soon as reviews come out i'll be placing my order, no worries for PC power as i'll probably upgrade my i7 920 rig to a new system later this year with plenty of DDR4 goodness!

[Kyur4ThePain]

I can already see the legal ramifications of this. Imagine trying to keep your balance when your eyes tell you you're moving but your ears say BS. I see many people falling over and getting injured.

[ShadowGhost]

I hate to be a party pooper but this tech isn't new. Sony had something similar to this by having some devs use some coding with the PS Eye on PS3 by having somethings pop out of walls in a room and more. Here's the vid:

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[StreetsofRage]

Now that's what I been waiting for. This is real virtual reality. We're still in the infant stage but I'm glad Microsoft had the balls to start it.

[wastedcells]

I'm still pretty sure ill pick up the next box but this looks horrible lmfao.

[Bonerboy]

A very cool and novel bit of tech. I have been curious about this. With a proper room ie an empty, clean white photo shoot style room without sharp corners (which most people wont have but wouldnt be hard to throw together) this could be amazing for games. Amazing!

[Chapulin]

Price and I wonder how long before you have to change the bulb on the IllumiRoom. That is the only reason I do not own a projector.

[kungfuian]

I'm sorry but this tech is absolutely pointless! Follow me here because from a logical perspective it just doesn't make sense.

Why have an expensive tv with a great image plus a projector with crappy visuals surrounding it when you can just get a projector and have a huge beautiful projected image and no tv? If you want a wall of immersion why not just use a regular projector on a blank wall and/or hang a white sheet up over your stuff!

Even if you argue that the peripheral vision images on a huge wall really don't need to be as detailed, I could simulate that in software with a projector and a slowly less detail outside image (a much smoother transition than the abrupt high res to tv frame to projected image we have here).

In fact, why not just do that now on you tv. Every game from now on can have really nice detail in the center of the screen and a black boarder of less detailed bullshit around it. Let me tell you why, because gamers wouldn't go for it. We want high res images on the entire screen. By this logic a full wall projector is a way better solution.

I'll say it again, this tech just doesn't add up!

[talisker]

People: Games, games, Microsoft show us games!
Microsoft: What? We'll show you a flashy thingy.
People: Woooow, a flashy thingy! Buy, buy, buy!

[THC CELL]

No call of dduty player will take there eyes off the screens during a match,fail

[SnakeCQC]

tbh isnt it better to just get a projector if you want one? 720p ones are quite inexpensive and the price point will probably be similar to this

[puamdefokejpn]

This,..even 1080p ones,.. I think this is kinda dumb,.. Limiting the fov of my game, while this crap projects - ' kinda shitty' the rest of the picture onto my furniture,..

I get the ilinumi light on tvs,.. but even that would get distracting quick,..

[SnakeCQC]

I doubt most devs are going to implement it properly. I mean look at the kinect which was simpler to implement did not even work properly in the supported games. Ms devote your resources to a few first party titles and free online if you want to improve the experience for the end user

[DOOMZ]

At least XBOX is trying to change up the game, love it!

[just_jeff]

So does this mean the Kinect 2.0 will be wireless? The Kinect needs to scan your wall and link up to the projector. Does that mean the kinect 2.0 needs to stay with the projector?

Wait... I'm guessing Microsoft, if this is truly meant for the next xbox, will release their own projector that is also a kinect. So you won't have to keep moving your Kinect around... This could get expensive, lets hope they hold on to this idea and bring it out at a later date when this tech is cheaper and "better."