Lenovo reloads for games console launch

PC vendor confirms plans to take on Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony with console launch

Game on: Lenovo has confirmed that its first console will use controller-less technology

PC vendor Lenovo is predicting sales in excess of one million units for its first video games console.

The device, provisionally titled eBox, will pit the China-based vendor against the likes of Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony.

A Lenovo spin-off group called Eedoo Technology, staffed by 40 Lenovo software engineers, has been tasked with bringing the eBox to market.

The console is controller free and uses a camera to track players' movements during game play.

The China-based vendor confirmed the plans in a newspaper called China Daily over the weekend.

A prototype of the console is expected to emerge in November and go on sale early next year.

Jack Luo, president of Eedoo, told the newspaper that he expects more than one million units of the eBox to be sold within two or three years of the launch.

"We are the world's second company to produce a controller-free game console, behind only Microsoft," he said.

"Our product is designed for family entertainment. EBox may not have exquisite game graphics, or extensive violence, but it can inspire family members to get off the couch and get some exercise."