It's time for Microsoft to reintroduce Kinect 2 on Xbox One for 2017

TheKingslayer.com Editorial: With Nintendo releasing the NX console, and Sony preparing Virtual Reality for sale on the PS4. It is now time for Microsoft to reintroduce Kinect 2. With Occulus Rift offering the optional use of it on PC titles, with Windows 10 establishing a holistic device experience. The Kinect 2 is a great way for Microsoft to have something new, affordable, and relative to where gaming is going with different ways for gamers to play. The fact that Playstation 4 VR is bringing back both cameras and motion controls. It makes sense with cloud gaming set to appear this summer on Xbox One with Crackdown 3. Microsoft can prepare gamers for full motion control gaming and VR in 2017 by reestablishing Kinect 2 on the platform.

[sammarshall102]

No just no...

I wish that all of them would stop fooling with motion controls, VR, and AR

[Kingthrash360]

Yeah please let the kinect just die.
As for vr and ar...I say give it a chance. We gave the kinect it's chance so vr and ar should have a run too.
But the kinect. ..no we know what it has what it is and what it does and most don't care for it.

[Unspoken]

The Kinect was a fine device. Kinect 2 did not have the dev support and on top was attached to the console to mitigate that fact, ironically.

Kinect needed to continue to be sold separately from the beginning and at least supported in the OS for the long haul not to mention it needed a small but strong library of first party titles to increase attach rate.

What they could have done was added support for it into Windows as an option so people who plugged their PC into their TV could have navigated Windows 8 with motion/voice controls.

They really dropped the ball on the potential here. Well, not all is lost as Hololens took its place.

[t-hall785]

Ok but let the pseye live lol . I say he has a point. Imagine crackdown 3 using vr if at all possible. Kinect is way more functional than its ps4 counterpart.
Still use my kinect daily.

[nitus10]

As motion and sound detectors go the Kinect is more elaborate and more expensive than the PSCamera, however the PSCamera is cheaper and is required for motion tracking for the PSVR while the Kinect is now an optional device unless you wish to play Kinect games.

Having "Yourself as a controller" to quote Microsoft PR sounds interesting until you really think about it. At least with a controller you do have force feedback and can imitate quite complex commands with button presses.

Voice commands are supported by both the PS4 and XB1 providing you have a headset and microphone which actually come with the console.

[Aceman18]

Kinect is one accessory that will nvr see the light of day on my X1.

[t-hall785]

@cloud funny thing is is that I have them both. I call a spade a spade. Kinect runs circles around the ps4 camera. Someone mentioned they both have voice commands. Lol the kinects voice commands are integrated into just about every app and I don't need a headset or even a controller for that matter to operate it. With the ps4, you have to have a headset on and it only works on the main screen. Useless.
Before all this vr craze, the ps4 camera wasn't even relevant. Now all of a sudden it sh!ts on kinect smh.
Whatever happened to all the privacy invasion talk. "Its watching you while you sleep" talk. Now its ok to have a camera all of a sudden...

[Ahmay]

@t-hall785. I don't own a Kinect or xbox. but I can agree its better compared to ps camera.. but voice command on ps does not require for both camera and headset.. each can do voice command on its own. :)

[t-hall785]

Never said it did.

[IamTylerDurden1]

You will see a downgrade in performance if Kinect comes back.

[donthate]

I would love for more Kinect support, as I use it every day for my Xbox Fitness and voice control. Kind of neat in Alien: Isolation, and weapon switching in Mass Effect 3 was awesome.

But I don't think MS is going to bring it back, at least as a gaming device. Unfortunately, it just didn't have the developer and consumer support it needed to be big. Kinect coupled with VR/AR would be awesome!

[nX]

Agree with AR, it has almost no use in gaming. Motion controls >could< be of great use in games but we've yet to see anything amazing with it.

VR on the other hand is perfect for immersive gaming and I'm glad that so many companies are pushing it at the moment.

[sammarshall102]

I think the concept of VR is great but the tech isn't there for great games yet

A lot of VR games look like Kinect games

I have a feeling that the early reports of nausea will be the downfall of VR. Who wants to get sick after using a headset for 20 minutes

[DigitalRaptor]

@ sammarshall102

You sure, or are you just guessing? Cause that's what it sounds like. There's already plenty of great experiences out there. A lot of them aren't traditional games, but the positive previews speak for themselves in that regard.

I completely disagree about comparing them to Kinect games too. Until you put the headset on and experience a completely different perspective, you cannot say that these VR games look like Kinect games. Games look different in a 3D space than they do if you are watching a compressed YouTube video of the game on your 2D screen. VR also offers 1:1 control so definitely not the Kinect game experience.

[kaizokuspy]

I don't know much about AR, but I'd love to see an civ revolution or a magic the gathering run on it. That be worth a buy, either on ar or vr. I'm not picky. My body is ready for the next step in gaming

[IceKoldKilla]

@sammarshall102 So you haven't used it yet... OK, you can't say anything. I tried it and man is it unbelievable! Oh and pre-orders keep selling out.

[donthate]

You do know that VR is a subset of AR, right?

That is AR with FOV entirely covered in holograms is VR i.e AR is actually more flexible.

[vegasgamerdawg]

MS already has Kinect 2.0, it's called Windows Holographic aka. AR. Same technology is used, look it up. They renamed it, that's all.

[IceKoldKilla]

No. The Kinect on Xbox One is Kinect 2.0 already. Do your research.

[Volkama]

It's true, Kinect and Hololens are the same thing. Strap a Kinect to your face if you don't believe me, there will be holograms all over your room. You just won't see them cos it isn't transparent.

[_-EDMIX-_]

That would be stupid to not continue working on motion, VR, AR exedra.

But I think it's complete suicide to try to rush kinect 2 just to gain some sort of attention this is not about a popularity contest it's about creating the best product and I don't believe they could do that in such a short amount of time just to have a response to PS VR.

They had many opportunities for it to become a thing and if it's not materialize and then need to move on and work on Hololens becoming something.

[GHOSTxx420]

Yea i dont care for vr yet either, atleast i havnt had anything WOW me yet.

[Utalkin2me]

Lucky you, you have gotten to play with VR...

[Majister-Ludi]

Motion controls alone definitely need to die. Microsoft is smart to focus on AR. If they can make it work like they intend it could change so much beyond gaming.

[showtimefolks]

no to kinect. time to move on

xbox is finally gaining some positive PR so kinect will once again take them few steps back. it was a gimmick device than and now

[otherZinc]

I love the Kinect, use it everyday.

[Why o why]

For what it was intended for?

People may bemoan move but at least it can be used to play a wider range of titles in a more complex capacity. An input device may have changed how kinect played out. . They were adamant one wasn't needed so we ended up with a lot of flailing and an os navigation tool

[Volkama]

An OS navigation tool that isn't very good for navigating the OS.

[Fatal-Aim]

Kinect packs a lot of latency issues and its expensive for something so mediocre to both hardcore gaming and to what the others are doing. So no. Kinect is dead. Find a new outlet.

[Fatal-Aim]

@ t-hall785

This is exactly why the XB1 is in the position it is in right now: too much talk about everything else and not enough focus on GAMES. No one wants to spend all of their hard earned money on a peripheral that is not catered to GAMES. That's more of a casual market.

[t-hall785]

I find that funny. Ps4 has relied on 3rd party for the last 3 years while the x1 has been pumping out games. Ps4 is just now hitting its stride. That's the reason I got an x1 at launch and waited to get a ps4 last November.

[Fatal-Aim]

And how does that apply to everybody else, t-hall? Why hasn't Kinect sold many units even after it was removed from the XB1 package? Simple answer: it caters to everything BUT games. So like I said before, people don't buy expensive, in-accurate peripherals that has nothing to do with games. That's for casuals, and now you are witnessing this as a cold, hard fact.

[t-hall785]

You can't classify people who use kinect casuals. Im as hardcore as anybody in here. Probably 1 maybe 3 people who've commented that actually have both systems. Do people who have the ps camera classify as casuals too? It gives you more functionality. Point blank period. I have multiple people who use my x1. You know how we sign in? We sit in front of the tv. We both agree that kinect IS NOT for games. And up until a month ago the ps camera wasn't either. Its convenience.

[Fatal-Aim]

But unlike Kinect, the PlayStation Camera is not "expensive". You are looking at $100 vs $45. When you factor in games, Kinect doesn't work nor does it support any games. The PlayStation Camera, on the other hand, does work for games (long before VR) since it has a different way of supporting games than Kinect; it uses the light bar on the DualShock 4 as well as the Move's sphere in certain motion controlled games, and now it uses PSVR's 9 LEDs to track the headset. So you see, it actually works great and precise for hardcore games. Even if Kinect was cheap, its completely useless for games, but because its overpriced and useless for games, no one gives it a single thought.

[kneon]

@t-hall785

You can also log in to a PS4 just by sitting in front of the camera. That's old tech that doesn't require anything more sophisticated than a webcam.

This was a feature on some laptops about a decade ago, but it never caught on.

[t-hall785]

What games are you playing with the move? Lol exactly. Kinect isnt for playing through a game all the way per say but it does have functionality in some games. For example in dead rising 3 if a zombie grabs you, you can push the controller forward and get them off of you. The fitness app was very responsive and will wear your ass out. That wave racing game on kinect sports was actually fun and is very accurate and responsive. As far as being expensive, 100 bucks is the price of a game with a season pass. We play games. Its an expensive hobby. It was well worth it to me to pay the extra hundred for kinect. We have people paying the price of almost 2 consoles for vr...not expensive? Like i said earlier, a month ago all the eye was used for was getting naked in the playroom.

[trooper_]

t-hall, what does the ps camera have to do with anything?

[t-hall785]

Everyone in here says let kinect die because its not used for gaming. Motion controls are stupid. Well even with vr coming guess what. Motion control is still stupid. Still a gimmick. People like me don't use kinct for gaming. Never wanted it for gaming. I want it for its multimedia use. And that's ok. PS camera was used to compare and contrast is all. Sometimes its easier to make a point when you can make a comparison.

[DragonbornZ]

And some more D4 episode too.
I swear man they could create exclusives games like the walking dead or Life is Strange and utilize the Kinect.
And if the stories were good and they utilized the Kinect as well as D4 did, Id be on board with every. Single. One of em.

[nitus10]

"I swear man they could create exclusives games like the walking dead or Life is Strange and utilize the Kinect."

Really! How?

One of the biggest problems with motion tracking is that "You are the controller" to quote Microsoft PR. It is all well and good flailing arms and moving your body at a party to control a game but a controller is so much more precise and has force feedback.

You as the controller need more room to move and you would get exhausted much more quickly especially in games that require allot of movement. Maybe that type of exercise is great for some but for the majority of people it is not.

[DragonbornZ]

The thing is the games I mentioned above, their gameplay is just like D4, and if they were utilized with Kinect like D4 they'd require minimal movement, just a hand and a couple hand gestures.

I played through the whole gaming sitting down (there's literally no standing gestures or any way to get exhausted) with Kinect,and it was a really different experience, was so much fun. I switched to a controller a couple of hours in to see what it was like, and switched back and finished it with Kinect.

When I played I could eat and drink at the same time while playing, my room mates were moving around behind me at the time watching me play, and it worked really well, responded really smoothly. The only issue I had was that the menu voice controls were butts. You say something and it doesn't hear you and it literally does something else, but the motion controls were way above what I was expecting. Damn near perfect.

I say this as a guy who's played through D4 with Kinect though.
It was honestly a really fun experience and it would work sooo well with TellTales games if utilized like it was in D4.

[DoomeDx]

What on earth is D4? Are people really getting that lazy that every game gets converted into a single letter and a digit?

Not everybody knows every game lol

[DragonbornZ]

Haha I don't know why I didn't put the whole name.
Games name is D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die
And its the opposite. Actually pretty long lol

[DoomeDx]

Note to devs: Make game names easier to remember lol

[Herbalistic]

Kinect is one of the reasons why Xbox One suffers in performance compared to the PS4

[Lennoxb63]

Its more cause they sacrifice too much bandwidth into the OS. Sure its quicker and more responsive, but it needs to have something shaved off in order for the console to take advantage of more of its power.

[Adexus]

I really hope not, should be left dead and buried.

[FoxyGotGame]

The very idea is stupid...

I'm eternally grateful some people will NEVER be in the position to make those kinds of awful decisions.

#Fail

[Notellin]

I wish someone would make this decision at Microsoft. Oh wait they already did by making the kinect an optional accessory that no one will ever buy.

[Lennoxb63]

I agree to a certain extent. It will be more convenient to talk to Cortana (when she launches) without having to use a headset.

Also Hololens will probably take advantage of the Kinect camera in some way.

I use the Kinect all day everyday, but at the same time I understand why people don't want it.

[kraenk12]

There won't be any HoloLens for XBox. Did you really believe that marketing BS?!

[javauns]

what marketing bs?

[Lennoxb63]

There's a video of the Hololens connected to the X1. So try again.

[MasterCornholio]

@Leno

There's also a video of illumiroom and Oculus Rift on the X1.

Doesn't mean they will become a reality for the system any time soon.

[kraenk12]

@javauns

Their faked E3 presentations...Minecraft etc. That marketing BS which they only showed to fool XBox owners to believe they will have something better than VR.

[FoxyGotGame]

@Kraenk12

"There won't be any HoloLens for XBox..."

There won't be a HoloLens for Xbox 'One' - /FIXED/

[ZayZay_11]

no

[DigitalRaptor]

Do they want to carry on selling XB1s?

Then the answer is no. Part of the reason why there is so much discussion about the gulf in performance on these consoles is because of things like a focus on Kinect. Unless they plan on introducing native VR or the HoloLens for the console soon, then any focus on Kinect is a huge waste of time.

[Chocoburger]

Why would anyone think this way? Kinect 1 and 2 are both failures. Let's move on from them.

[MCTJim]

actually Kinect sold more than 24 million units...hardly a failure.

[Davi123]

Because anyone apparently, doesn't know, how the XBone should become relevant again. So everyone are trying something to see if someone approves.

[cfc78]

Can't think of a worse idea other than asking for a Kinect 3 lol.

[slavish0]

so many comments from people that dont even own a x1. i think diversity is good. each system offers something different. Sony has vr, m $ should support kinect imo. Nintendo will have its own distinguishing feature like it always does. Buy the system for u dont bitch about the other that aren't for u imo

[ARESWARLORD]

No just no don't even start with that bs. Kinect is dead

[Immorals]

The voice commands are worth it for me, even if the facial recognition thinks I'm one of my friends. Only game I use it for is Fantasia, however!

[nitus10]

You can do voice commands without the Kinect you just need to use the headphones and microphone that comes with the XB1 or use your own. Likewise the PS4 also has this feature although from what I have heard the XB1 voice commands are better then those of the PS4's in the details but both can do the fundamentals.

For facial recognition you need the Kinect for the XB1 or if you have the PS4 you need the Camera.

[vikingland1]

@Immorals
I think you and I are the only two people that like fantasia jk/ I also liked fruit ninja kinect.

[TheColbertinator]

Hahaha good one. Let Kinect join the Powerglove,Eyetoy and Tony Hawk's RIDE plastic board in the gimmick pile.

[Lionalliance]

hahahhahahahahahahahhahahahaha ha.... no.

[deleted8888]

Brilliant strategy, let's bring something that failed twice again now that completely unrelated VR HMDs are getting buzz. Motion gaming via a camera is nothing like VR.

[jairusmonillas]

Kinect is a joke.

VR is the real deal regardless of what some "minority" people say here VR is going to be a success.

[Hitoemi]

When mainstream average consumers embrace it, which wont happen because the entry price is still too high for the average consumer in today's economy, then its a success. Until then its just speculation and smoke.

[nitus10]

As far as prices go name me any device under US$800 that can provide a private virtual screen that can be up to 5 meters in the diagonal?

The PSVR will even sell to non gamers since it does not need a TV or monitor and can be used in cinema mode to view movie and picture content. In cinema mode you can even play and display normal PS4 games.

Note: 5 meters is approx 196 inches for those still clinging to imperial measurements.

[kraenk12]

I guess that's what kept smart phones from becoming mainstream...

[kraenk12]

@nitus10

Don't fool yourself...while the virtual screen will seem bigger its resolution will be lower than your TV!

[jairusmonillas]

Nice try but Samsung's Gear VR is only $99

Google's VR cardboard is even cheaper.

VR is already mainstream whether the clueless minorities like it or not.

[Subaruwrx]

Reading that article gave me a headache. Dude - learn how to write. Arrgh, my head hurts.

[DEEBO]

My kinect for the one is useless.

Maybe that AR headset can use it.

[hiawa23]

I love Kinect on x1 use it all the time, but just not for gaming. I love voice commands, and I would love to see the camera used in gaming for scanning your face on your character in games but that is abour it. MS just needs to keep the updates going and continue securing good games.

[Hitoemi]

Sure you do just like I use trig everyday....not.

[hiawa23]

Point?

[Nucler100]

I thought VR was trash until I actually tried it. Legitimately blew me away. Extremely immersive. It's only going to keep going up from here too.

As for Kinect. Ehhh idk.

[nitus10]

Have not tried PSVR yet mainly because I have not seen a demo booth where I could try it. I actually want to try the cinema mode as well as the VR mode.

As for Kinect. I have tried it and my son an I both felt like idiots jumping up and down and swinging our arms, although depending on the game it would be great at parities. 😉

[Nucler100]

I was disoriented at first because I wasn't expecting to be as immersed as I was lol. It really is amazing though.

And yeah, my experience with Kinect basically mirrors yours. It would definitely be more of a party type of thing.

[kneon]

What I found most amazing is how even a low poly world can get you completely immersed.

[Nucler100]

Exactly! lol. That was what I was skeptical about going in, but you completely forget that you're in a game.

[iTechHeads]

Lol.

[FITgamer]

Their sales have already been down YoY for 2016, this would make them drop even more. No doubt.

[gamer7804]

Microsoft should put a bit more focus back on the kinect, making quality titles or experiences. My family really enjoyed some of those. They also should re-introduce a 1 vs 100 style game for xbox live gold with prizes.

[Hitoemi]

The dumbest Idea Ive heard so far all year. Reintroduce a fail piece of tech. At least Nintendo waited a couple decades.

[Kingoftherodeo]

nahh kinect is done as far as games for it go, head tracking for ar maybe? AR and VR totally different vr is made for entertainment purposes ,AR isn't focused as entertainment first, it can do it but that won't be its main bread and butter.

as far as VR go i saw maybe two games out of all those that caught my attention as theres a few games that don't even requiere vr. everyone seems to be making the damn same game either a some space game, horror game or a game with very simple graphics. i think the best and most fun looking one is rigs. if I'm dropping 400 for vr i expect top games for it not just another screen to play ps4 games on vita already does that

[Tehcnala]

All I want is; a badass experience and a ps4 version of the xbone elite controller. Nuff said

[Buddica80]

Sony could buy the patten but till then ur stuck with the same design since ps1....

[OC_MurphysLaw]

If MS has a way to tie it into being used with VR like say for Occulous then sure...there would be reason I suppose but ultimately I would only want its re-introduction if there was actual other technology that would use it properly via IR tracking of devices / controllers similar to how Move works with PSVR.

[nitus10]

If you are interested in shooters on rails then maybe two PSMove's would be useful. Personally I prefer to control my movement which would only require one PSMove and navigator or just the dual shock 4.

I am also aware how to allow movement (forward, back and to the sides) with two PSMove's but a joystick will always provide much finer control.

[Lord_of_Cinder]

That would be a bad move. Kinect has already a bad reputation. Also, with the huge industry movement towards VR, kinect is just nothing compared to the experience of VR.

Also, right now, VR has already more support than kinect, 3D and motion controlers combined plus a huge strong support from the porn and marketing industries and huge companies like Samsung, Sony, Facebook, Steam, HTC.

AR on the other hand you just need to ask, why is no other company besides MS investing on it unlike VR that has a strong support. I mean, did people saw what happened with the pre orders of Oculus, Vive and PSVR? No one cant deny the strong demand and support, no one.

[rlow1]

To be fair to MS, they came out and said starting out it would be better suited to commercial projects.

[Buddica80]

Sony added move to be used....how many game does move have on its own?

[nitus10]

Not quite sure of the total number but I would say well over 100. https://en.wikipedia.org/wi...

In fact most PS3 games can be played with the PSMove plus the navigator.

[D-riders]

This doesn't make sense with move being used for PlayStation vr

[MasterCornholio]

Funny how PSVR is resurrecting the move.

[gamer7804]

more like ominous... psvr just isn't ready for primetime yet. i want a pure image, not something where you can see pixels/gridlines.

[Buddica80]

Maybe if everyone didn't complain about the kinect in the beginning they would have dumped funds into it. Sony it's self said it was surprised by the reaction cause they eventually will do what we all haven't accepted to begin with. I regret not getting the kinect and probably going to regardless what's said about it.

[MasterCornholio]

Isn't it Microsoft's fault for creating a device worth complaining about?

If they demonstrated with the first Kinect that the device could improve core gaming no one would complain about Kinect 2.

They should have made it optional like Sony did.

[RosweeSon]

Time they reintroduced Xbox one barely hear about it with all these PlayStation and Nintendo rumours about a so called Gimmicky console that hasn't been seen yet but still at least they are being talked about and all we've got to say for Xbox is bring back Kinnect yeah that'll help them. They actually need to just continue with good games for gold offerings make it worthwhile paying to be online, slim line console and get a line up of games that make people sit up and listen or more importantly start buying consoles I'll play all the consoles but haven't gone near an Xbox one Yet.

[Orionsangel]

No, that's enough. It's time to concentrate on making tons of great games and law off the gimmicks.

[Godmars290]

So MS is going to rollback the changes they made to the XB1 to improve its performance?

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[Trekster_Gamer]

They need backwards compatibility for Xbox 360 kinect titles!

[QuickdrawMcgraw]

I am not sure if MS should or shouldn't...but they have to do something to stem the tide...

[ScorpiusX]

MS needs to keep Kinect Relevant and support it cause if not those tool at Cupertino are going to unveil their Kinect like concept and the world is going to swallow it up like them arse actually created it . It will be the whole tablet episode again for MS . MS just needs to support and not Cupertino any kind of entry in t6he space .

[glennhkboy]

No! That THING increase the price, development time of games, lower the (already under-power) performance of the hardware. There is no use for that THING outside the US.

[Artemidorus]

It's not April fool's yet.

[quenomamen]

New hardware ? Thought they was trying to slide out the hardware bidness and focus on software ?

[thexmanone]

Yes, i use it everyday. Maybe not for games, but it sure is nice to have.

[Liamario]

What?! Kinect is dead. Deal with it. What nonsense.

[DillyDilly]

It's like Sony dong another hand held some things you just do not do

[Dannylew]

jhahahahahahahahahaahahahah kinect 2 on 2017 hahahahahahahaha

[rocketscience007]

Let kinect remain dead.

[GrimDragon]

Hell to the noooooo!

[Lonnie18]

It's like Xbox fans are wanting for something, anything! I mean all the other systems are doing new stuff or has projects in the pipeline but not Microsoft lol...and no a Kinect 2 would be a bad idea.

[Atomicjuicer]

Kinect was creepy and unhelpful.

GearVR is where its at in my opinion. I got my headset for 50 and the porn is INSANE on it. Like nothing youve experienced.

[Gwiz]

Kinect was even worse than RROD,they didn't even give Kinect a chance LMAO.

(rightfully so :P)

[MagicBeanz]

That is the absolute last thing Microsoft needs to do.

[rlow1]

It would be interesting to see how many people here are saying they hate the Kinect, or let it die but don't own one. How can you judge the experience if you never really have tried it day in and day out? Microsoft took a risk and bundled it because peripheral have not done well in the console market. As for cameras and capabilities the Kinect is far superior over the ps4 camera. It's like comparing a Ferrari to a family sedan......you can't

[Scatpants]

I have one and most of the games either barely work or aren't any fun. Just about everything they've tried to do with it so far has been a big failure. It might be good for body tracking for VR though. Too bad the X1 doesn't really have a VR option yet. Maybe they'll make some kind of adapter to make the Oculus run natively on the X1 one day.

[MrPerfect813]

I wish they would just go with a cheaper Kinect that took voice commands, tracked controllers, and did basic recording. Leave all the "you are the controller" stuff out.

[mochachino]

VR produces new more immersive experiences. Kinect is like trying to control a game while handicapped.

[Scatpants]

No one is going to buy Kinect games. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, I'm probably dumb.

[strickers]

Ha ha ha ha!

[psnoob]

LMAO. It will be funny if they release another kinect

[corroios]

A better title would be what kind of specs would the Xbox One had if Microsoft didnt spent billions on the Kinect 2.0.

I have no doubt that CPU, GPU and RAM setup would be much better and we would not hear news about DX12 or the cloud or upgrades.

Kinect was one the biggest mistakes of Microsoft they went after the Wii casual gamers, but it failed hard.

[theamazingleopard368]

oh god kinect can die in a fire

[DOOMZ]

Hell NO!

[Wallstreet37]

Keep that coffin sealed and buried and make room and open a casket for that bs with the tiny FOV holocrap lol

[captainexplosion]

I would kill for a good Kinect Sports game.

[PFFT]

Or they can always find a use for it kinda like Sony did with its cam and Dild.... Wands. They are a must for PSVR. But yeah i do agree Kinect needs to die.

[Yourmommasaid]

Kinect may have "advanced technology" inside of it but never precise. How ironic...