In terms of gaming, the others are releasing new hardware, so MS didn't have much chance. But in terms of general entertainment and taking it to the next level, thats a whole different story.
But, although there are a ton of haters, I think MS have done an incredible job in broadening the appeal of Kinect beyond just the casual gamer. I am now excited to get Kinect to try out some of the new stuff. I know people are always opposed to change, but Kinect really is starting to make the motion sensing and voice control look natural, the Ghost Recon demo looked amazing. I think we are looking at the future. Also some of the new innovations in Kinect fun labs have been going unnoticed, they can very well incorporate into future games, such as the head tracking 3D effect.
Overall, it was a bit disappointing to not see more controller based hardcore games, but I am really impressed with what MS have done to appeal to the core with Kinect and also take entertainment to the next level with Live and futuristic Voice+Motion support.
