Gamers around the UK have queued overnight to get their hands on Xbox Kinect, a new hands-free motion control system for the Xbox 360 console.
Stores opened at midnight for fans to buy the £130 controller, which Microsoft says offers a revolutionary new approach to gaming.
It uses a camera, motion sensors and a microphone to allow users to control the Xbox 360 without holding a device.
Kinect faces a battle with Nintendo\'s Wii Plus and Sony\'s Playstation Move.
Nintendo is launching a 3D version of its popular handheld DS console but that is not scheduled for release until March 2011.
\'Family fun\'
Microsoft hopes Kinect and its stable of family-friendly games will win the company a dominant share of the lucrative Christmas market.
Stephen McGill, Microsoft\'s director of Xbox for the UK and Ireland, said Kinect would \"revolutionise\" home entertainment and communications.
\"It\'s about technology getting out of the way, being incredibly invisible.
\"So you just stand in front of the TV, or sit down, however you want to play, and you just move your body, the game responds to you. It\'s incredible.
\"Playing Kinect is natural, intuitive and brilliantly fun, and we\'re very excited to bring it to hundreds of thousands of families across the country this Christmas.\"
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