Why Would I Even Want a Kinect?

"I'm sure many people have been asking themselves this question since we discovered that the Xbox One will be coming with a Kinect and since it is mostly the cause for the price difference when comparing the Xbox One to the PS4. So after the original Kinect that didn't do much for the core game why should we even want this new Kinect? Well I'm going to try and tell you why I think it is important and why I think it should be bundled with every Xbox." - XboxUncut

[Thepharaoh]

Because everyone loves being spied on silly

[FordGTGuy]

Don't be a paranoid idiot, if the Kinect were built to spy on you they did a terrible job at it considering you can turn it off tape up the camera and microphone and throw it behind your TV and never mess with it again.

[Majin-vegeta]

Bubbled down for personal attack.

The xbox juan wont work without kinect.

[dazzrazz]

How would you know it was build for spying in the 1st place ? It's not like they gonna tell you "hey umm yeah we gonna be kinda looking into what you doing so don't be alarmed mkay ! " Microsoft was a 1st company to hop on board NSA program to give customer data under PRISM program. Now they are trying (and most likely will) pass the laws where companies won't be asked nicely to cooperate, simply they will have to do what NSA and other so called "security" agencies will desire to look at. If this technology was available in 80's and earlier such organizations like Stasi, Securitate or SB would be in heaven...

[RyuCloudStrife]

sheeple.. Ohh... Hi FordGTGuy :). You trust a company like M$ to never spy on you? PRISM.

[TheOneEyedHound]

Bubble down also. get the Xbot!!!

[Wizziokid]

You do know you get get things like your laptop webcam hacked.

It doesn't need to be MS, but they already got caught doing it with skype, this will be a bride for any clever hacker to gain access to your life.

[georgeenoob]

This shows how irrational fanboys can be. It's like they're just trying to find anything now since the no games and drm argument is gone.

Do you REALLY think MS is going to sit there and watch you sitting in a chair holding a controller? Don't you think a gaming giant has better things to do?

You act like MS is going to be the first to ever release a camera.

[grimmweisse]

@george

Having a camera that you can unplug and still use the hardware as opposed to having a camera that is mandatory is different.

Yes, MS has better things to do like do a 180, oh right, that already done that. People don't trust MS enough to have kinect as a mandatory piece of hardware, and i don't blame those people. All the negatives MS caused to the Xbox brand is self inflicted.

You honestly think MS wont use the kinect to their advantage, that is very short sighted. It already failed as a gaming gimmick, MS might as well use it for other things.

[georgeenoob]

@grim

That's the stupidest thing I've heard. So since the first Kinect didn't do so well, the second one must be to spy on you? Oh and incase you didn't know, the camera can be turned off when the Xbox isn't on. So tell me this, you seriously think MS are going to dedicate their time to watching millions of people sitting there playing video games.

Am I really the only one that thinks this is beyond stupid? Oh yea I forgot I was dealing with fanboys.

[Lannister]

@georgeenoob

Don't be silly. Me sitting there playing games is more than enough for MS to bombard me with stupid Nike and Pringles ads because I was gaming while wearing a Nike tee and eating Pringles.

[pompombrum]

Lol it's hilarious seeing the backlash from people now. Before the whole Snowden stuff, everyone on here was laughing at how ridiculous claims of spying was. Now who is laughing? Or crying, or facepalming.. either way doesn't sound so stupid that kinect could be used as a spying device does it now?

[XboxSeriesBest]

The only idiot here is you for damage controlling a fucking camera

[Ezz2013]

no that's the real reason
http://img.wonderhowto.com/...

[Jaces]

It's a gimmick just like everything else, PSeye included. Main reason I'm not buying the Bone day one. Forcing me to pay extra for something I don't want.

[PSVita]

I'd usually agree with you on the pseye but the light bar on the DS4 changes everything.

[greenlantern2814]

MS said that with connect they could get a better feel for you the user and it will recognize the people in the room and tailor the U.I to you. Personalized ads or movie trailers so in a way yes it is spying on you, but not for what people seem to think. The fbi is never gonna knock on your door " we where watching you through your Kinect and your under arrest"
It is a marketing tool for ms to learn how to better market to the user

[Ezz2013]

wait, you don't love kinect ?!
well, i advice you to not say that in front of your Xbox One
you don't want to piss it off

[TheOneEyedHound]

That's creepy, I just got Goosebumps.

R.I.P Hal

[Gazondaily]

Haha that's brilliant.

I'm actually quite excited for the Kinect; the voice control bits anyway. THAT IS if they work. Recording, snapping the browser/skype etc.

Although saying that, the voice commands on the original Kinect left me wanting to strangle a cat.

Kinect being mandatory has a lot of advantages. Obviously developers can cater for the hardware now knowing that every X1 owner has one and the tech itself has been improved.

I always imagine for example, playing Mass Effect and using the biotic powers like lift with my hands. Force powers basically. But...lets not talk about THAT Star Wars game.

[B-radical]

Im more intrested to put my face on game characters ahah

[no_more_heroes]

The problem is that everyone is going only off of what they see from Kinect 1 now.

Simple solution, Microsoft: make compelling games that make good use of its features.

To be fair though, that's far more likely to happen this time around, what with every console coming with one and the device itself being far more capable than it's predecessor.

[mcstorm]

I agree. I am also looking forward to using Kinect 2 with the family like we did with the 360 Kinect. Im also looking forward to seeing what other developers can do with it as we saw some good things with Kinect 1 on games like Forza 4 and Horizon, Fifa 13, Fable Journey ect.

Kinect is not the main reason why I am getting the One but it adds extra options to the console and more than less is better.

[Lvl_up_gamer]

lets not forget that with some simple software updates to the XB dashboard...new and interesting features could be added to utilize Kinect with the TV/DR functions.

we are just a few steps away from a minority report type of interface.

[mcstorm]

@Lvl_up_gamer I agree we could be very well on our way to that if MS carry on supporting Kinect.

[Godmars290]

I'll ask this again; is there even an indicator light on Kinect which tells you that its on?

[sAVAge_bEaST]

I didn't see one.. But , you will be able to tell it's on, when you start to get an uneasy feeling,.. and your dash board is bombarded with personalized ads.

[No_Limit]

I want the Kinect because....I have nothing more to add. Xbox One Day One.

xboxuncut.squarespace.com as a source??? The great length you people go to dig up negative Xbox articles. Well done N4gers. LOL

[The_Klank]

Huh? This is defending the Kinect... but I guess you never bothered to read it.

[No_Limit]

Dang, I made myself looking like a fool. I saw the headline and I automatically thought it was a negative article. :/ Thanks for slapping me back to reality Klank.

[Hicken]

So, rather than even give ONE reason as justification, you essentially say "Just because."

And then you rant and rave about others?

[KillrateOmega]

You don't exactly have to go to great lengths to find negative Xbox One articles... :P

[Pascalini]

My laptop has a camera on the front

My phone has a camera on the front

---------

Are they spying on me too?

No

[sAVAge_bEaST]

right,. well, that's not the same.. Laptop, you can break/disable/tape, the camera, and it will still work

Same with Phone, that[s usually in your pocket/purse.

are they spying with those?.. probably, will M$? definitely..

-that mentality is kind of like saying -"I used a razorblade to cut my arm,, might as well use a bowey knife, too!"

[Wizziokid]

Laptop it's very possible to get hacked actually.

regardless how would you even know?

[JohnS1313]

That's different. You can disable those and still use your computer and phone. Disable Kinect on the Xbone and it won't work. You have no idea what they're recording really. Maybe the huge cloud system is the way they'll get the data. Save it all to the cloud. Nothing on the cloud is safe from this whole spy problem.

[Rhythmattic]

^^^ That ^^^

MS have backtracked in a good way by hearing what the gamers want..

RE DRM, 24 Hour online...

There needs to be a Two , No kinect, no HDMI in.. Just a gaming console for $350-400. Would it be that hard ?

[sAVAge_bEaST]

When the One-reveal, happened.. that is what I immediately thought, when they said Kinect.Kamera.Kloud. --that is the TRUE power of the cloud.

NSA super cloud data center, is opening this fall. in utah., the Utah Data Center.

[Grown Folks Talk]

You can turn Kinect off, cover it, face it away from you, ect, & the system still works. You can't unplug it.

[Gazondaily]

@rythmatic

No HDMI-in? Why remove that feature?!

There's no reason it can't be a games console with HDMI-in.

Silly thing to ask for imo.

[Rhythmattic]

Septic

"No HDMI-in? Why remove that feature?!
There's no reason it can't be a games console with HDMI-in.
Silly thing to ask for imo."

There is a reason.. Cost.

Removing it means a cheaper manufacturing cost.. Simple...

FWIW, I have a Home theatre system that has multiple HDMI inputs already... (No,One wont replace them.. AV,360,PS3,TV) Its More than One.
If they wanted to do it right , it should have 3 ins..... :)

Personally, I see the One's Kinnect/TV/Cable/HDMI In- thing as resources miss-used.

Its a Media Centre that Plays games. (My Opinion)

[BitbyDeath]

Neither of those are always on to begin with, so no, not the same.

[pompombrum]

Yeah laptops have a camera on the front and there was an alarming news articles just the other week about hackers viewing those webcams and selling on the feeds. So yes they technically could be spying on you.

Also both laptop and phone will operate with broken cameras.

[drsfinest72]

Anything anti Microsoft gets approved. This site is a damn joke

[_FantasmA_]

Well M$ is anti consumer, anti gamer, anti indie, and anti everything, so for us to not bend over, you really think we are in the wrong?

[M-M]

I agree with you somewhat, there were an even number of anti Sony/Microsoft articles before the next gen consoles were even shown. Microsoft put it on themselves, so if you want to blame the amount of negative Microsoft articles coming in, then blame Microsoft, not the site.

[sAVAge_bEaST]

This is a pro xbox article,, did you read it first? It is stating, how he wishes in the future, every device will follow with camera's and mics..

What a brave new world, M$ is forging,

[The_Klank]

This is DEFENDING the Kinect, god it's no wonder 'some' people complain about all the 'negative' articles when they don't even bother to read anything.

[KillrateOmega]

Maybe you should've read the article first, genius.

[Karpetburnz]

I suppose if you like being spyed on and love gimmicks, then the Kinect is for you.

[_FantasmA_]

Question: Why would I even want a Kinect?

Answer: I don't.

[Wizziokid]

For me Kinect is pointless tech which I'll never use, that's why I don't want one.

[SynestheticRoar]

I don't appreciate ugly and intrusive tech in my living room. It would violate the sophisticated design of my entertainment center.

[Foxgod]

The reason to want kinect is, because it comes with an awesome console that features great games, as well as the best looking game of 2013, Forza 5!

[deepio]

I personally think Kinect has a lot of potential and being someone who has a kid in the house, I actually welcome it. But, I think MS will have a struggle on their hands to win over the masses. The reason for this is Kinect 1/Wii/Move. People have already experienced what they think motion control is, and it they lapped it up, but now most of these accessories/systems are sitting around unused. Many people see this as a gimmick, so will they shell out money again? If MS are going to win the masses they need to be bringing out some intuitive software to really showcase its capabilities.

[christocolus]

Here we go again with all the fan wars.can't you sony fans be more reasonable. Why all the extra talk. just read the article and leave.no one is forcing anybody to make comments, the article is pro xbox one and yet the comment section is filled with almost all negative comments frm sony fans.its a mater of opinion you don't have to agree with what d article says but why the insults and nasty comments .I noticed when there is an article pro ps4 on this site you don't see this sort of reaction and comments from xbox fans .the other day hideo kojima was insulted by ps fans for sayin he loves kinect and even ted price (insomniac) is being insulted for makin an exclusive xbox one game but when bungie makes ps4 their new platform of choice to demo destiny you don't see xbox fans throwing all this hate.and after reading this article I realised the first comment was a jab of some sort at kinect and the second was in defence of the hardware and from there on the war began. Soon no one will want to come here anymore. A lot of hate here. Damn. I for one will buy both consoles but xbox one first maybe and though I never really liked the first kinect i am very excited for kinect 2 and am looking forward to owning it.

[pompombrum]

Here we go again with the fan wars.. another naive person assuming all the negative responses are Sony fans. I play my Xbox 360 far more than my ps3 and I'm negative in kinect articles.. why? Because I want to buy the Xbone without being forced into spending extra on an accessory I have zero interest in. There are many others in the same situation as me too.. time to accept that the Microsoft/Kinect hate runs a bit deeper than a bunch of ps fanboys.

[christocolus]

I'm guessin you have'nt tried out the kinect 2 or seen it physicaly. I know the first one was not so good but this is an overhaul. Good devs are praising it.i.e hideo kojima,ubisoft etc People who were skeptical about the first one are embracing this. Why don't you wait to see the type of software that will be created for the device. MS is being tight lipped on a lot of things relating the xbox one and its hardware and its for a reason. Devs will adopt it and hard core games may use it in ways that may even surprise you. So why the hate? In the end the price will be justified(my personal opinion) and believe me if ms messes it up,ill be among the first to go rougue on dem.all I'm sayin is give ms d chance to justify the necesary inclusion of kinect 2 wit d console.kinect 2 is what kinect one was always supose to be...& dude i aint that naïve...

[Pascalini]

You simply just turn the camera off!

Just like you can do on your laptop

Your xbox one will still work with the camera turned off.

-----why do people here find this hard to understand?

[pompombrum]

Can you even turn it off? I thought you could only pause it. Either way, why not just let people disconnect it completely from the console and have the console function? Or better yet, not force every Xbox gamer who wants to buy the Xbox One into buying a kinect device.

[SilentGuard]

MS want's you to join its obsessive Kinect fetish.

[tigertom53]

xbox one is a great family counsole many great family and kid games that use kinect. kinect sports kinectiamals, Disneyland adventures, dance games, fitness, and many more. as well as some good hardcore games. so if you have a family or like casual games X1 is the way to go if u just like to play hardcore games then gust get a PS4.......

[XboxSeriesBest]

The Kinect only caters to exhibitionist and tools.

[LackaJaKane]

Hopefully microsoft funded kung fu superstar to become an x1 kinect showcase

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[SilentGuard]

After reading this piece, I'm still left with the question "why would I want a Kinect?." Even an article trying to push and put a positive light on Kinect 2.0 can't come up with a compelling reason for having the Kinect. Just more gimmicks. BTW, if I can tape up and put behind my tv the Kinect and never use it, then I should be able to unplug it and box it up.

[oscarcat59]

I find the Kinect interesting and will get it day one. As for NSA watching me well I look very sexy in my underware playing a game lol Who cares. NSA Is not interested in seeing kids or adults playing a game and if they are I better be paid for the entertainment. Never knew so many were this paranoid. If you are going that paranoid route the pc cam and phone is a better tool for that so through them away and go back into your cave. If you don't like the Kinect don't buy it.