Xbox One Illumiroom projector too expensive for home use

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Xbox One’s Illumiroom projector concept would see your living room plastered with imagery to heighten your immersion in a game. Now, Microsoft’s Albert Penello has said that the tech is now for research purposes only, as it’s too costly to bring to the home market.


If you’re a bit like ‘Illumi-what-now-huh?’, then you can watch this showcase demo of what the projections would have looked like below.

The tech was said to be housed within Xbox One’s Kinect sensor as standard but now, speaking with AusGamers, Xbox One head of product planning Albert Penello has said it’s unlikely to head to your home.

He explained, “I wouldn’t expect you’ll see that. It’s really super-neat if you’re in the lab and you’ve got Microsoft money and you could totally set up this awesome lab, but… we looked at it, but for an average customer it’s, like, thousands of dollars [for the set up].”

Do you feel this is a big loss for the console? Let us know below.



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Source: http://www.vg247.com/2013/04/29/microsofts-illumiroom-full-5-minute-demo-showcases-the-techs-capabilities/

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iFruitPosted:

I would not buy that. To much money for the bulbs.

MortarPosted:

I kind of expected the price for the Illumiroom to be rather high. Maybe in the future it may become available to the public at a reasonable price.

-SkillzPosted:

Aggie Projectors arent that expensive. Just the bulb.

I would buy it.


I broke a bulb to a projector and I sold it because they were so expensive lol

SwiftPosted:

Projectors arent that expensive. Just the bulb.

I would buy it.

SIKSPosted:

570 Looks like it will cost around $30k-$80k!


No, not a chance, it will most likely be around the $1500 price range

DawPosted:

ChatsC Really? Illumiroom? thats sick! omg, never have seen something so amazing to bad the price might be outstanding, it's probably something separate, would be nice if it came with the console though. XD


They won't be selling it at all. Too expensive.

ChatsCPosted:

Really? Illumiroom? thats sick! omg, never have seen something so amazing to bad the price might be outstanding, it's probably something separate, would be nice if it came with the console though. XD

DV8Posted:

Daw
570 Looks like it will cost around $30k-$80k!


No lol. Thats waaaay too high. 1-3k is reasonable.


I understand, but it looks like it will be in the futuristic times of gaming, like the headgear kind of stuff they make people wear in those future movies.

DV8Posted:

Lightyear
570 Looks like it will cost around $30k-$80k!


If they ever release this for home use, it won't cost that much.

I think the maximum price would be around $2,000.


I understand, I kinda went insane with the price lol.

fexPosted:

It is soooo cool! This is the future im telling you