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IGN's Hardware Ratings - Move vs. Kinect

I just thought it was interesting.

IGN does hardware reviews (for some reason) and the review scores they gave the Kinect was actually a whole point lower than the Move. I own neither, so I can't really put in my two cents about each hardware. But, in my opinion, the Kinect is a better piece of hardware. Is it marketable? I don't think so. Microsoft has stubbornly ranted about a 5 million unit sales by the end of the year. Personally, I think that's irrational considering how much the piece of hardware costs. Even analysts weren't dumb enough to predict a 5 million unit sales number. I think Microsoft is way over their head on this one. Move is easy to sell because it's simply the controller that accounts for hardware sales.

Playstation Move - IGN Score: 8.5
IGN's Hardware Review for Move: http://gear.ign.com/articles/111/1117286p1.html

Xbox 360 Kinect - IGN Score: 7.5
IGN's Hardware Review for Kinect
: http://gear.ign.com/articles/113/1132213p2.html

Come this December, we'll see the NPD sales numbers and just how WRONG/RIGHT Microsoft is. Obviously, with such a bold prediction, if Microsoft falls well short of their 5 million unit sales prediction...fanboys all over the world will be laughing at them--especially if they lose in overall sales to the Playstation Move.