Kinect will land on the PC platform in the future

Steve Ballmer, Microsoft’s chief executive, confirmed in an interview with the media recently that Microsoft will expand the scope of Kinect’s application beyond the Xbox 360 platform. In the near future, PCs can also use Kinect. Somatosensory peripherals.

Ballmer said in an interview with the BBC, "We hope that (Kinect) can get out of the game field, and it can also be applied to social networks, movies, television, music, etc. We are trying to make everyone get this complete experience. Not just traditional gamers, all family members can use this technology."

When asked "Do you guys provide Kinect for PCs in the near term?" Ballmer confirmed that Microsoft is planning to extend Kinect to the PC platform. “We will let Kinect officially land on the PC platform at the right time and will announce this good news to everyone.”

For the scope of use of Kinect, Microsoft's attitude is very different from the initial. Kinect was hacked shortly after its release and was then applied to the Windows, Linux, and Mac systems. At that time, Microsoft denied that Kinect was cracked and said that Kinect could not be used on other devices. It is recommended that consumers use Kinect on Xbox 360 to obtain The best experience. Today, Microsoft finally gave up its attitude of using Kinect only on the Xbox 360 and turned to the PC platform.

Ballmer announced at last week’s CES 2011 that Kinect’s 60-day sales volume exceeded 8 million units. This shows that consumers are looking for Kinect.