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科技动态:微软游戏机,手柄已经过时了?

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Kinect Microsoft's hands-free Xbox 360 add-on is hitting the stores. Launch events like this one in Time Square are being used to get the world out around the world. Microsoft is hoping the Kinect connects with holiday shoppers. They recently raised their sale forecast to five million units. Mike Delman is the vice president for Xbox global marketing.

微软的无手柄游戏机Kinect Xbox 360已全面上架。如这场时代广场的发布活动,各地的宣传活动将全世界的人们带入到虚拟的游戏世界中。微软希望Kinect在假日购物季能够大卖。Kinect最近的销售量有所上升,累计已卖出500万台。Mike Delman是Xbox国际市场部的副主席。

We think once people start playing this, you watch them. And an interesting thing is it's not only the people playing, they get energized and are rolling enthusiastic about it, but you'll find people actually gathering around and it's fun to watch people play. So we think this is gonna be a really hot holiday gift, gift-giving idea.

我们认为人们一旦开始尝试使用Xbox 360,或是看别人玩Xbox。有趣的是不仅是亲身体验的人,连一旁观看的你也会觉得充满力量,心情愉快。而你会发现周围的人们愿意聚拢过来观看别人是怎么玩的。因此,我们认为这款Xbox游戏机将是假期档最热的礼物。

So as you can see, there is no hand controller with the Microsoft Kinect. My body is the controller. That's a big difference from competitors like the Nintendo Wii and the PlayStation Move.

要知道,微软的Kinect游戏机并没有手柄。人的身体就是遥控器。这是和其他竞争对手如任天堂Wii和PlayStation Move的根本区别。

Another big difference—price, at about $150 on top of buying an Xbox 360. It's more expensive than an Nintendo Wii, but CNN Stan Acamen believes there's a lot of hidden value for consumers.

另一个很大的差别就是价格。你需要花费150美元购买一台Xbox 360。这比任天堂Wii要贵得多,但CNN STan Acamen认为这款游戏机还蕴藏着很大的商机。

For something it's basically a big super fancy Webcam. $150 may seem expensive but it's definitely more advanced than any Webcam that you have, and in fact, you use it as a game controller, as a motion controller for your console, as a voice command center and also things like a video version of Skype. You can video chat with people. It really makes me feel like, more like a premium console add-on than just a Webcam.

对于一个巨型的神奇网络摄像头来说,150美元也许太贵了,但它可比任何一个你拥有的摄像头都先进多了,事实上,你是将这个摄像头当做游戏手柄,也就是游戏遥控器,语音控制中心和像Skype一样的视频软件在使用。你能用它视频聊天。这也是我最喜欢的一点,相比于单纯的网络摄像头,它更像一个先进的综合控制台。

It's a high stakes game for Microsoft. The $20 billion US video game market has been hard hit by the economic downturn. So the pressure is on for Microsoft to score big with Kinect.

但这对于微软来说也是高风险的。美国200亿的电子游戏市场正受到世界经济危机的影响,因此微软的Kinect是承担着巨大风险的。

Bobbi Rebell, Reuters.

Bobbi Rebell报道,路透社消息。

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