Kinect
The Kinect is now even deader than before, as Microsoft shelves adapters for Xbox One S and X
Xbox One fans wanting to use Kinect features should move to snap up remaining adapter stock.
Kinect headlines
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Microsoft is no longer manufacturing Kinect
Kinect will no longer be manufactured, according to Microsoft.
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Fable creator Peter Molyneux says Xbox 360 Kinect was "a disaster, trainwreck"
Peter Molyneux, arguably one of Kinect’s biggest early supporters, has quite the stark opinion of the peripheral today.
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Xbox Scorpio ditches the power brick, Kinect port
It’s not unfair to characterise Xbox Scorpio as a more powerful Xbox One S.
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New Kinect allows you to stand three feet closer than the original
The new Kinect will require you to stand only 1.4m (four and a half feet) away from the sensor if you’re playing alone instead of 1.8m (six feet) like the original Kinect, a leaked Brazilian Xbox One installation manual has revealed. If playing with a friend, you’ll have to stand about 1.8m (six feet) away […]
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Xbox One voice commands not available in all markets on release date
Microsoft has announced Xbox One voice commands will only be available in five regions at launch. So those in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France and Germany will be able to use their voice to control the Xbox One dashboard and the like at launch, but those in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, […]
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Kinect a major focus in Unity's Xbox One support
Now that Microsoft is really into this whole indie thing, the folks behind the ever-popular Unity engine are working to make a version that specifically supports the Xbox One, much like they did with the 360. And as they do this, Unity Technologies CEO David Helgason tells OXMUK, they’re going to make sure that devs […]
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Apple may or may not be trying to buy Kinect masterminds PrimeSense - rumors, etc.
A report out of the Israeli business rag The Calcalist says that Apple is in the early stages of purchasing PrimeSense, a tech company based out of Tel Aviv that is responsible for the 3D sensors in the current-gen Kinect. The report says the deal would be for $280 million, which the paper acknowledges seems […]
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Xbox One: Call of Duty Ghosts to support Kinect voice commands
Call of Duty: Ghosts will support Kinect voice commands on Xbox One, Activision’s Eric Hirshberg has confirmed. It’s not yet clear if you can ‘bark’ orders at the dog, but we can hope.
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Xbox One: Microsoft aims for 1 billion lifetime sales, 100 million Xbox 360 units
Microsoft’s senior vice president of Interactive Entertainment Business Yusuf Mehdi has stated that given the broad multimedia focus of Xbox One, there’s no reason why it can’t shift between 400 million and 1 billion consoles in its lifetime. He said the company is also angling for 100 million Xbox 360 console sales in the next […]
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Xbox One: Kinect 2's visual DRM functions found in patent file - report
Xbox One will come bundled with Microsoft’s new Kinect sensor bar, and a new patent filed by the company suggests the device will impose certain DRM restrictions based on who it sees in the room, and more.
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Xbox One will not support Xbox 360 peripherals, Microsoft confirms
Xbox One will not support old Xbox 360 controllers or other devices, a Microsoft spokesperson has confirmed in a statement issued this morning.
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Xbox One Kinect is always on and listening
As more and more details are released and clarified by Microsoft regarding the specification of the Xbox One features and functionality, it has been revealed that the microphone for Xbox One’s Kinect will always be on.
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Microsoft publishes job ad for 'top secret, high risk' Kinect team
Kinect is still a big deal over at Microsoft, as the company has just published a new job ad for candidates to help them take the motion-controlled tech to the next level. The advert also makes no secret that the team will “fail” at times, but that each failure leads to new ideas. It’s also […]
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Ubisoft's Hip Hop Dance Experience is tricky
You’ve owned the club. You strolled in there, busted a mean running man and left. Now it’s time to do it in your living room. No dancer can be taken seriously without an array of games that force you to do the robot. Ubisoft’s Hip Hop Dance Experience has received a new trailer, and there’s […]
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Red Bull Crashed Ice Kinect heading to XBLA, playable at PAX
Red Bull Crashed Ice, an extreme sports party game based on Red Bull’s very own winter sporting event has been unveiled and is in development at Stoked studio Bongfish. The game will also be playable at PAX Prime next week.
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NBA 2K13 supports Kinect, but not Move
As expected, upcoming basketballer NBA 2K13 will support Kinect voice commands. However, PlayStation Move support has been axed.
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EA Sports: 'Kinect will be seen in more of our games'
EA will deliver Kinect’s voice and motion control in more of the publishers titles moving forward, EA Sports boss Andrew Wilson has confirmed.
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Madden 13 has over 6,000 Kinect voice commands
Madden 13 developer EA Tiburon reckons the game is better with Kinect, and has discussed the implementation of voice commands in the game.
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Steel Battalion: Heavy Armour pre-order incentives detailed
Capcom’s announced exclusive pre-order incentives for those who pre-order From Software’s upcoming mech combat sequel Steel Battalion: Heavy Armour.
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Kinect latest
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The Kinect is now even deader than before, as Microsoft shelves adapters for Xbox One S and X
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Fable creator Peter Molyneux says Xbox 360 Kinect was “a disaster, trainwreck”
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New Kinect allows you to stand three feet closer than the original
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Xbox One voice commands not available in all markets on release date
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Apple may or may not be trying to buy Kinect masterminds PrimeSense – rumors, etc.
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Xbox One: Call of Duty Ghosts to support Kinect voice commands
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Xbox One: Microsoft aims for 1 billion lifetime sales, 100 million Xbox 360 units
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Xbox One: Kinect 2’s visual DRM functions found in patent file – report
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Xbox One will not support Xbox 360 peripherals, Microsoft confirms
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Microsoft publishes job ad for ‘top secret, high risk’ Kinect team
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Red Bull Crashed Ice Kinect heading to XBLA, playable at PAX
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Kinect anniversary video released, Windows SDK beta moves into phase two
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Nyko’s range-reducing Kinect accessory Zoom now available to purchase