Microsoft Kinect is set to launch this coming October in time for the busy Christmas holiday games-buying season, Microsoft has confirmed this week.
Microsoft's Kinect motion-sensing camera for the Xbox 360 will launch worldwide "somewhere in October" confirmed Microsoft Saudi marketing manager Syed Bilal Tariq.
As yet, Microsoft Kinect's price has not been confirmed.
New name for Natal
In an interview with website GamertagRadio, Tariq was asked when Natal would be available, to which he replied that the device would be launched in Saudi Arabia on the same day as the rest of the world: at some point in October.
The launch, "is going to be somewhere in October and we will be in a position to confirm the date at E3, which is in June, but definitely it is going to be October 2010" said the Microsoft marketing man.
It was suspected that Kinect would be on shelves in time for Christmas, but this is the first official confirmation from Microsoft.
We expect to hear a lot more about plans for new Xbox 360/Kinect hardware bundles at E3 in June.
Update: Project Natal was the codename for the device, with the final public name of Microsoft Kinect announced by Microsoft at E3.
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