Microsoft reveals new Xbox IllumiRoom concept

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Why did it look like the girl was playing Nintendo's "Mario Kart"?  is this real, or a fake fan video?

Why does it look like the girl is playing Nindendo's "Mario Kart"?  Is this real, or a fake fan concept? 

If this is real, it could be an awesome concept for expanding play surface.  Everyone complaining that they don't like it need to realax, it's an option, not a requirement.  And, I am very confident that this is just one of MANY new features if it is released, they wouldn't just throw this on and expect it to be the end of the system update... there will be plenty of other enhancements as well.

I welcome anything that they throw in as an addtional option, I mean, If the system is going to have to stay at a reasonable price point to sell competitively, then why should you scoff at an amazing new optional feature.

I understand that some have projectors, but if you're playing at a friend's or family member's place, do you really want to take the projector with you too, for a few hours of game play, just to have to lug it back?

Everyone relax, and just rejoice at new options and features in a reasonable price range. :-D

Interesting though.

I see lots of seizures ahead!

Kinda confused what's projecting the extra images n stuff, is it the kinect? Didn't see lights emanating from it, but then again this is a concept video...

Hhhmm.. can't do that with the MOVE. Really nice effect, but it might not be that effective in a brightly lit room or a room that has a lot of sunshine coming in. In the dark however, this could be pretty awesome.

oh man, they innovated the s..t out of kinect since it s released, to shove it in our bank statements, and still innovating, stubbornly, a piece of thing, that failed to satisfy with every innovation it s suffered... soon kinect will cook your meal and do your laundries, even watch your kids for you , and yet it will not satisfy me! i hate it like that!

Though it's a cool concept, I wonder about the whole "play in a well lit room" that is usually in any game manual.  Seems like the lights have to be off with this thing.

Please make it real! I want one so badly!

I really hope this makes it's way to final production.

Another step closer to the holodeck!

Looks awesome as a concept but like stereoscopic gaming will probably not see extended use as that should make you nauseous pretty quick. Constantly having the room spin around you without your body giving you the same signals is only fun for a short while.
Looks like it would be awesome for home parties though. Why did the PS1 have the best music Visualizations of all the playstations? I fondly remember popping a CD in there and influence the vis with my controller. As much as I like the calming and beautiful Earth rendition on the PS3, the whole music visualization was obviously an afterthought. Consoles are supposed to be the media center of your living room after all.

Cool, hope this is going to be implemented!

damn irritating

Really irritating.

It's a cool IDEA, in the real world everyday gaming I don't think so.

And lets not forget, most of us don't have "catalog livingrooms", I don't think many devs will wanna waste that much processing power.

Cool idea, if it actually works properly.

Yay ~ lights surrounding the TV lol~!! I don't have THAT much wall space in my small room.. oh ~ and I have a PS3 and not the box so this has nothing to do with me anyway.. *Actually I just watched the video and the light effects look pretty cool~!!* :o

Amazing how much people complain. This is a cool piece of tech. It can expand your field of view beyond a 16:9 display. That is helpful from both a gameplay perspective and a graphics perspective. It is a cool tech that could be really useful. I would like to see it implemented in a new console.

The "future of gaming"??? How is this interesting at all... if you want to feel like you're inside the game then get a projection screen the size of your wall and expand the resolution so that it also takes up room below, above and to your sides. That looks really moronic to me... I can't believe this is what they are wasting their time and money on in terms of "innovation". Ughh... just another thing that's making me not care about the next Xbox... I've never not bought a console in each generation except for the Sega Saturn because that thing was pointless to get really... aside from Panzer Dragoon Saga and maybe two or three other games. This next generation might have me sitting with just my PS4 and Wii U though... I'm scared that this might be the case since I was so happy about the first two Microsoft consoles. Xbox Live really stepped the game up for multiplayer and has been the benchmark ever since. I hope Sony manages to make something as good or better so I don't feel like I'm missing out on great online experiences. So far I've been pretty damn disappointed with the Wii U's online functionality, but I only have NSMBU right now... I still thought they'd make the game co-op online though... why the hell not!? We're in 2013 guys... it's not hard to code the game to work online... they really don't understand how important an online gaming community is to the long living success of a console... I stopped buying games for my Wii only a year after release, and there were only a handful that I bothered buying. It's starting to look like I might not be supporting Nintendo for too much longer either... what a sad year this could end up being for gaming... I've been a hardcore gamer since birth... what the hell am I going to do! Good thing my PC is still rocking.

Interesting and can lead to something different. Afterall it's a plus not a must.

I don't really dig it. It is cool and a little bit different but it's not that innovative. I don't think extending the game outside of the television/monitor is such a big deal. The focus should not be breaking the monotonous rectangle yet but improving it. I don't mean graphics alone but content as well, at least maximise it's potential first before thinking about what isn't on the screen. Other than that, kudos for the forward thinking.

As shown in the video below (which does not use any special effects),  PMSL is it April already??!!

against a naked wall I can see this work, just a screen in front of a white wall, that's the ticket

looks interesting, but i'll keep my screen and controller for now, thank you.

none of these new fangled controller-less games with strange wall climbing graphics for me. haha

I''m just curious how this is better than just using a projector?  I have a 1080P projector and I can't see how this is better than using that.  I guess if you don't a whole wall to project on, but than it's only used for effects like the waving, snowing, and other accentuating effects which, although interesting, don't really add to the game experience.  I don't mean to crap on Microsoft for this, it is an interesting effect, but I don't really see it as being of much use.

3D sucks cos you need to wear glasses.
3DS sucks cos you don't need to wear glasses, but it's not a Vita.
Vita sucks cos it's just a PS3 portable.
Razer Fiona sucks because it's just a tablet that costs too much.

Pong is pretty much enough for every player, most of the people just don't realize that.

The only downside this thing is that 360 has dated graphics... so making such a device is like playing Pong in 3D.
Microsoft, please make a new console first (and if possible make that thing available for PC).

Regarding making better games, not gonna happen, casual gamers are the present and the future of videogaming industry. They don't play cracked games and just need advertising to buy and enjoy something. The dream client.

i dont need features like this,i just need my game to play right instead of graphics over content

When something this cool is made and people will still bitch about it it really goes to show how hilariously arrogant people are on the internet. 

Interesting idea, though I still think VR (Oculus Rift) will be far more immersive.  It will also be available within a couple of years easily.

If you haven't looked into the Rift yet, you should.  From what everyone says, it's incredibly light and comfortable.  Once they get the resolution higher it will likely be the coolest thing for 1st person gaming (and potentially 3rd person games).

If the Kinect is looking directly at you, then how does it produce those kinds of effects on the wall behind it?