Kinect Makes Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller Free part1

The Kinect, for Xbox 360, is an outstanding success for Microsoft (NASDAQ: MFST). Xbox 360 is a home entertainment and video system. It provides an enormous range of video games as well as a huge on demand library of music and movies. The movies are standard and high definition versions. The box also shows TV shows and digital games. There are 25 million Xbox LIVE members.

Around 2.5 million copies of Kinect were sold in the first ten days after its release in November 2010. Its great appeal is it does not need a controller. It is the only controller-free games and entertainment system available. The user controls, games, music and television with their gestures and voice.

“We are thrilled about the consumer response to Kinect, and are working hard with our retail and manufacturing partners to expedite production and shipments of Kinect to restock shelves as fast as possible to keep up with demand,” said Don Mattrick, president of the Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft. “With sales already exceeding two and a half million units in just 25 days, we are on pace to reach our forecast of 5 million units sold to consumers this holiday.”