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Deep Inside Xbox 360 Kinect and Why It's the Future of Microsoft

A in-depth and informative article about Kinect.

0mega45428d ago

Kinect Is marketed the wrong way
and it it will not succeed as a controller replacement
but as a entertainment enhancement

i believe the games which use a controller and kinect for things such as head tracking will be the most successful
the intermediate games will be the most accessible for the majority of xbox gamers

i just hope they don't forget to support the hardcore audience
that the core audience is supported as well as sony is supporting them with move support in hardcore games

Poseidon5428d ago

if this is the future, i want no part of it, i love my controller.

DelbertGrady5428d ago (Edited 5428d ago )

Who said anything about abandoning the controller? Of course they won't do that. Wouldn't make any sense to exclude. Even if some hardcore games have motion support, in one way or another, there will most likely be an option to turn it off and just use your controller.

commodore645428d ago (Edited 5428d ago )

MS has always implicitly retained the xbox360 controller for those who prefer to use it.

Kinect has been misaligned by the press and the haters as trying to replace the controller. Of course, this thinking is quite ignorant.

While Kinect has the 'ability' to control menus and interactivity, it does not purport to replace anything.
Kinect, in its pure form, ENHANCES the aspects that we are used to, while retaining the familiar.

For precisely that reason, MS has retained the handheld controller as its primary interface, for the 360.

The kinect functionality is an addition to the features of the 360.
It does not seek to 'replace' anything.

It seems there's a lot of haters, fanboys and websites that are missing this crucial point.
What's with that?
Why are people so bitter and negatively one-sided?

corneliuscrust5428d ago

try to bring sense and logic in here commodore, don't you know you'll just get disagrees for it? :(

IdleLeeSiuLung5428d ago

Then why are you here in a "controller free" article trolling if you don't care...?

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Wizziokid5428d ago

Casual's will eat Kinect up, that's a given but I would rather stick with my pad and a real game.

jack_burt0n5428d ago

"More Kinects are locked in a blue box, a sign warning passersby in all caps, DO NOT OPEN CRITICAL TEST IN PROGRESS. It's a heat test. Kinect has a tiny built-in fan that kicks in on demand in hot environments, when the heat produced by the three sensors and the atmosphere around it mix to create conditions warmer than Microsoft would like."

"Xbox, pause." The Alice in Wonderland keeps playing. "Xbox. PAUSE." Johnny Depp's freaky visage continues flitting around onscreen."

interesting stuff.

mrv3215428d ago

You have no idea how much fun I'm going to have with the Natal, if I'm ever on MW2 with a MIC I'll just be shouting XBOX OFF, XBOX OFF... and watching as people start leaving the game because they bought Natal and their XBOX switched off and they have the MICs coming through the TV.

This is too much hype, after 2011 we will not speak about Natal the same way, no core games, little casual support an overall failure... and plus the next XBOX is coming out 2012 from what I can tell.

AssassinHD5428d ago

I suspect the voice recognition software will capture voice samples from the people who will be using it. I can't imagine that it would take commands from anyone else. If it does however, that would be incredibly funny.

DJMarty5428d ago

You need to post a youtube video, so I can laugh at u.

Kinect is retarded

siren5428d ago

Unfortunately, your comment shows a lack of understanding of modern audio software and technology.

One of the things mentioned in the article and utilized by multiple software and hardware products is noise cancellation and also a system which knows what audio is being output by a device so that it does not take the output as input, it cancels that out as well.

Sony even implemented similar technology into the PS3eye. While this technology is not perfect, it would likely be sufficent to solve the scenario you described.

Beyond this scenario, a simple solution to the problem would be to disable voice commands while within the context of an application (game). This would prevent any incoming voices from ordering the system to take an action.

Lastly, as is already known, Kinect requires additional CPU and memory from the system to function. As a result, games like MW2 will not have the Kinect device enabled while the user is playing. As such, it will not be able to handle voice commands.

The last thing that even if none of the above were in effect that would likely prevent your idea from working is that most gamers utilize headsets while playing. In this scenario, your speech is not likely to reach the Kinect device.

dollydolman5428d ago

The idea of Kinect is nice, but I still don't believe the technology is developed enough from the demos that I've seen. Seems to me that if the environment it won't work, and things randomly happen when they shouldn't. I might be wrong when it comes to the final release models, but as it stands, I don't think it will be great.

DJMarty5428d ago

The Idea of Kinect ain't new, both EyeToy & PSEYE do controller free gaming, voice and body tracking.

Sheikh Yerbouti5428d ago

I'd rather wait for the Holodeck.

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The Evil Within Deserved More: A Great Horror Series Left Behind

The Outerhaven writes: While I hold Bethesda's The Evil Within series as some of the best Survival Horror games available, it's clear that Bethesda has no intention of revisiting the series. While Capcom is still working on its Resident Evil series, I look back at the now-dead survival horror series from Bethesda, wondering why the series was left wide open, and yet still not revisited.

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SimpleSlave6h ago

An OK horror series left behind. It had some great ideas, but it never knew how to play to its strengths. Instead, it came out like just another RE4 clone.

I would love for a third entry to come out, but it needs to learn to lean in on the psychological aspect and move away from the generic "pew pew" ideology at the center of the gameplay loop. It doesn't need to abandon it; it just needs to put it into better context, is all.

Also, try a first-person perspective instead. Too many 3rd-person games with nothing to offer but an avatar taking precious screen space. At least make it an actual option and not that janky-ass mess the second game pretended to have.

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John Marston Voice Actor Teases "Exciting" Red Dead Redemption News

During a livestream on his personal Twitch channel, Rob Wiethoff (who voices John Marston in the Red Dead Redemption series) hinted at "exciting news" to be revealed next week. According to Wiethoff, the news will be announced "before Friday".

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jznrpg6h ago(Edited 6h ago)

PS5/Pro/Switch 2 version of RDR2 seems most likely. I’d love a RDR3 but that seems years away

Cacabunga5h ago

Id be happy for just a 60fps patch

OmegaSoldati4h ago(Edited 4h ago)

Agreed, but at the same time RD2 came out in 2018. Could it be a remake of Red Dead 1?

Spoiler:

Marston died in the end of Red Dead and Red Dead 2 is set before that. Im curious now. What news could it be?

Profchaos6h ago(Edited 6h ago)

Their contracts are iron clas if they leak anything legit they are threatened with immense legal action.

My hopes for what this is are minimal its probably a meet and greet with the cast

I dont see why they would be involved in a upgraded version of rdr2 when the dialogue hasn't changed

thorstein3h ago

He seems to have been cleared to do this as he purposely picked up the game, streamed it, and made the announcement.

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Switch 2 accessory makers are “working hard” on magnetic analogue sticks to combat stick drift

Nintendo Switch 2 stick drift is already an issue, but accessory makers are already working on magnetic joysticks.

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Neonridr3d ago

I've never had stick drift in any controller I've ever owned. All my joycons (3 sets) from my Switch are perfectly fine. My Switch 2 ones are good. Never had a dualshock / dualsense have it (did have a dualshock get a stuck trigger once). Even my Valve Index controllers which were notorious for drift were fine for me.

Goodguy013d ago

Varies. Just because you've never had one doesn't mean others won't. I've had PS, Xbox, and Nintendo controllers indeed drift on me. Remember the drift lawsuits that Nintendo has had.

Please stop trying to say that traditional potentiometers are absolutely fine when hall effect/tmr sticks are beyond superior lol, not sure why so many people keep trying to defend potentiometers when hall effects are so pro consumer.
Companies like nintendo, sony, and mcsft don't want to implement them simply because they want you the consumer to keep buying them. Most casuals will just buy a new controller if theirs difts, easy money for the big 3.
I've gone hall effects and have never gone back, can leave my controllers out absolutely fine without worry of dust ruining the sticks.

Neonridr3d ago

when did I say that traditional joysticks are absolutely fine? I'm sharing my own experience here. I never said that others don't experience issues, nor that this is somehow acceptable. Strange leapfrog from A to B on that one.

People love to say it's a huge widespread issue, yet you only hear about it because the minority is vocal whereas the majority don't report anything because they are fine.

I'm happy you switched to hall effect sticks, if that's what works for you, then awesome.

Christopher3d ago

Cool? Pretty sure this is for those who are having it happen. Not sure how your anecdote addresses other peoples' problems.

Neonridr3d ago

people around here act like everyone will get drift. I'm willing to wager more people won't get drift than will.

Pyrofire952d ago

lucky you. I've only had minor drift once in my L Joycon which I fixed with some card stock, but drift is an undeniable problem as a whole.

repsahj2d ago

My 2 sets of Joy-Cons from my OG Switch started to drift with just a month of use. That is why I bought Dobe Joy-Cons with just $25, and until now they are still fine. I hope this will never happen again on my Switch 2.

jznrpg2d ago

My left joy con for the OG Switch got stick drift right away as well. I never had issues with my PS5 controllers since launch until I got my kids PS5’s and they had stick drift with 2 controllers. They drop them because they are kids and although I have them wash their hands before gaming they still get gunk under them somehow. I got their controllers modded because they would have issues no matter what I have them do.

jambola1d 12h ago

"people around here act like everyone will get drift. I'm willing to wager more people won't get drift than will."
no, nobody is acting like that, you're jsut exaggerating it and lying to downplay a problem

-Foxtrot1d 8h ago (Edited 1d 8h ago )

Nintendos biggest defender on here so it figures

gold_drake1d 9h ago

you know, i said the same thing not too long ago and then BOOM both controllers ha.

one on the moving stick and one on the look around stick.

both suck arse. ha

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jznrpg2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

The tech is already there. I had a couple of my PS5 controllers modded with Hall Effect modules and they work great. They should come standard with them these days but they don’t.

OtterX2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Nyxi already made some fantastic Hall Effect controllers for Switch 1. I don't know why Nintendo couldn't have it by now if Nyxi has had for years.

spoonard2d ago

Cheap, frictionless sensors ALREADY exist. Why are they "working hard to combat stick drift"? Stick drift should be a thing of the past at this point. The technology is here...NOW. It has been...for YEARS! Why is stick drift even still spoken about? It shouldn't exist!

Chocoburger1d 20h ago

Because its a scam for Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft to sell more overpriced controllers.

jambola1d 12h ago

because pathetic fanboys will continue to defend and support

Doomeduk1d 9h ago (Edited 1d 9h ago )

WD 40 if it's shagg.d anyway why not ? I ordered a new ps5 pad after Helldivers 2 and POE 2 became unplayable due to drift but in the meantime I fired a bit of WD on my balls just below my stick rotated in a clockwise fashion massaging it in so to speak and also did the pin reset thingy and all clean no drift and hit that cancel purchase button like I meant it

UltimateOwnage1d 8h ago

Honestly I’ve used my original Switch JoyCons and Pro Controller since launch and only in the last year did I see drift start to show up on one of my JoyCons. I’m sure it happens depending on how much and how firm the joystick is used, but it seems like a minor issue that goes with wear and tear after thousands of hours of play. I wish there had been Hall Effect sticks on Switch 2 just so there’s one less thing to worry about, but I’m not really concerned about it.