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Hands On: Kinect for Xbox One

We went in assuming that Kinect was a gimmick, very much as it was last time around. With the exception of the unfinished facial expression tracking though, and a couple of minor quirks that could very well be down to the fact that we were looking at in-development software in a room packed full of people, we came out with our heads swimming with game ideas.

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darthv723886d ago (Edited 3886d ago )

There is potential for this to be much better received by the gamers and developers.

And...with one in every box, that potential doesnt have to be squandered. Incorporating traditional with motion gameplay mechanics seems to be the sweet spot MS is aiming for this time around.

Being given the right balance of support from the ground up as opposed to being an afterthought like their first time out.

hankmoody3886d ago

Well said. Bubble time. Hope you don't get too many disagrees.

JokesOnYou3886d ago

"However, words mean very little, and it’s only when you actually see it in action as we did that you really start to believe that the bullet-point lists of improvements are actually true."

"Some people just don’t want motion-controlled games and that’s fair enough. But for those of us that do, there’s an absolute ton of promise here. More than we realised up to this point, in fact. It’s also promise that to some extent, we've seen fulfilled with our own eyes by the likes of Project Spark and Kinect Sports Rivals, two titles we had a chance to take a closer look at, and that really caused us to start believing."

-Good read from some open minded folks. I just want to mainly use it to add little gameplay elements to games like DR3, and KI etc does and of course the UI functionality sounds really cool.

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DeadManIV3886d ago

Honestly, i think the future is a version of this set up:
-Occulus Rift
-Virtuix Omni
-Kinect 2
Yes the Kinect 2 looks good, but i dont want it paired up with a weak xbox - innovation comes to PC

MysticStrummer3886d ago

How different would the picture be if XBox One came with Oculus Rift instead of Kinect 2.0?

I know I'd be more likely to buy a One if that was the case, and I wouldn't think twice about the extra $100.

tokugawa3886d ago

oculus rift makes me drool.

SilentGuard3886d ago (Edited 3886d ago )

Amazing technology for sure, but it still needs to show usefull and meaningfull applications for this technology to justify its incluision with every One at a premium price.

ElementX3886d ago

I think a 1080p cam will be good for a lot of things, including video calls.

strickers3886d ago

Balls. In 6 months after launch it will follow the first one. It will be classed as a pointless gimmick. It's not if it works or not. It's is the whole waving / shouting compelling, long term. I say only fanboys and non gamers will buy into the nonsense

andibandit3886d ago

well thats only like 95% of the worlds population

strickers3886d ago

Same for Move( although that actually works) and Wii is worst console I've ever owned/ used.

Studio-YaMi3886d ago (Edited 3886d ago )

Gonna say this again and a millions time more,if you don't feel what you're doing aka holding a controller then this is pointless,hardly something that you'll immerse in.

As for it's possibilities .. sure,it has many potential; just not in GAMES.

Waving your head/hands/legs is hardly enjoying your video games,much more like a chore or exercise to be called a gaming peripheral.

The face sculpting thing is kinda cool though,I'll give them that.

andibandit3886d ago

im thinking small steps, like lean you head to lean around a corner in a fps. id prefer 2 buttons to do it, but im running out of fingers

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Marvel: Ultimate Alliance Has Appeared On The Xbox Store

Activision and Raven Software's 2006 action role-playing game, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, has found its way to the Xbox Store.

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LG_Fox_Brazil8h ago

Used to love this one, but X-Men Legends 1 and 2 will always be my favorites, especially Rise of Apocalypse. Would pay some good money to play it today with online multiplayer, back then I had no way to get a modem

RavenWolfx23m ago

Yeah, I loved the Legends games so much.

ZeekQuattro7h ago

I remember buying them dirt cheap on the PS4 and then a few days later I read they were delisted. I was wondering why the bundle was price so low and got my answer when that happened.

Knightofelemia6h ago(Edited 6h ago)

Sad to say this is one game franchise next to the Xmen that needs a sequel. I use to play the hell out of Xmen Legends and Marvel Ultimate Alliance. Was great when my cousin had the OG Xbox play with four other people and then playing online. Great games glad to see it reappear even though I own the discs love the mechanics of this game.

Terry_B5h ago

It got a sequel..but for dumbass #reasons as a switch exclusive.

shinoff21835h ago

It looked so horrible to. They should've kept it similar to the first two.

Asplundh5h ago

Because Nintendo funded it, they did the same for Bayonetta.

Knightofelemia5h ago

I totally forgot about the Switch sequel.

jukins5h ago

Misleading. This page is whats available for people who owned the game prior to delisting.

Abnor_Mal4h ago

The first game was the best imo.

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Hades 2 Is Already Fixing The First Game's Biggest Problems

Ben Sledge from TheGamer Writes "I’m already impressed with Supergiant’s commitment to improving body diversity in the Hades 2 technical test."

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Nacho_Z9h ago

There's a reason they're called 'gods' and not 'regular people'. It's nice they've diversified even more but gods looking godly wasn't exactly a glaring issue with the first game.

Juancho519h ago

Hey! Gods suffer from obesity and diabetes too!

Blastoise8h ago

This is the dumbest article I've read in a long time.

Michiel19898h ago

No one had an issue with that besides a very select group of people that try to push their own agenda.

Crows907h ago

Exactly. Not even sure they're necessarily committing to body diversity either.

The designs look fine not stupid.

Inverno7h ago

The writer of the this article clearly doesn't know what a real god looks like and has never seen them /s

Tody_ZA6h ago

Thanks for bringing up a bunch of garbage thoughts that never crossed my mind when playing the first game because I was too busy playing the game to worry about the portrayal of the physical bodies of gods.

Foolish me, when I read the title I thought we were talking about game mechanics.

Piss off, honestly, with this asinine bottom of the barrel try-hard-to-be-relevant trash.

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Fallout 76 needs Ghoulification to make Appalachia more interesting

Players are taking to Reddit to let Bethesda know they want ghoulification added to Fallout 76 in a future update.

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