!["I spent my everything. I broke." - Tetsuya Mizuguchi on burnout and creating the "new-wow"](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/tetris-effect_1-1.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Kinect
!["I spent my everything. I broke." - Tetsuya Mizuguchi on burnout and creating the "new-wow"](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/tetris-effect_1-1.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![The Art for Snoop Dogg's Latest Single is Basically the Box Art From an Old Kinect Game](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/riseOfNightmares_hed.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![The Kinect is now even deader than before, as Microsoft shelves adapters for Xbox One S and X](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/xbox_one_kinect_black_hrimage.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Microsoft is no longer manufacturing Kinect](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/kinect-windows-2.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Xbox One 500GB Kinect Bundle with three games will run you $399 for a limited time](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/xbox_one_kinect_black_hrimage.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Third-party and Microsoft's internal studios working on unannounced Kinect titles](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/xbox_one_kinect_black_hrimage.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Borderlands characters now playable in Dance Central: Spotlight](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/dance_central_spotlight_borderlands_the_pre-sequel1.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Fruit Ninja Kinect 2 is coming to Xbox One next month](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/fruit_ninja_kinect_2.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Xbox One price "will never go back up", Pachter predicts](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/xbox-one.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Take $50 off an Xbox One with Kinect in the US starting next week](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/xbox-one.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Microsoft will no longer offer original Kinect for Windows once stock is depleted](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/kinect-windows-2.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Infinity Blade Saga coming to Xbox One in China - report](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/infinity_blade.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
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Xbox One vs PlayStation 4 vs Wii U: Which One Would You Buy Right Now?
We asked each USgamer team member to reveal which current-generation console they'd buy right now - and why. The results surprised us all.
![Kinect SDK 2.0 and new adapter kit now available for Windows 8](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/xbox_one_kinect.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Standalone Kinect for Xbox One is now available](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/xbox-one-kinect-standalone-1.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Swery's D4 is out tomorrow, watch the launch trailer](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/d4_dark_dreams_dont_die.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Purported footage of canned Kinect-based Gears of War strategy title surfaces](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/gearsofwar.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Lindsey Stirling is on the Fantasia: Music Evolved soundtrack](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/fantasia_music_evolved_f8O3yah.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Kinect is dead, but accessible games are still crucial](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/kinect-1.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![You can buy a standalone Xbox One Kinect in October](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/xbox_one_kinect.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
!["I don't want the Rare brand to mean Kinect Sports," says Xbox boss](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/kinect_sports_rivals1.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Xbox One sales have doubled since dropping the Kinect like a hot rock](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/xbox_one_kinect_wXkueCM.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![The Australian ratings board says Fruit Ninja Kinect 2 is a thing](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/fruit_ninja_kinect.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Xbox Fitness really does not f**k around](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/xbox_fitness.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Standalone Xbox One Kinect is expensive for PC](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/kinect-v2-pc-windows.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Microsoft thinks you will still buy a Kinect for your standalone Xbox One](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/kinect_UPEA2Cs.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Rare has Microsoft's full support after Kinect snub & new games in the works](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/kinect_sports_rivals.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Here's how the Xbox One's 10% GPU increase works without Kinect](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/kinect_UPEA2Cs.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![In order to sell Kinect you have to sell Xbox One first, says Spencer](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/phil_spencer_e3_2014.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![This Xbox One advert is turning on people's consoles by accident](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/aaron_paul.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Xbox One exclusive fitness game Shape Up debuts at Ubisoft's E3 2014 conference](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/shape_up_ubisoft_xbox_one.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Go on - tell Microsoft what you really think of Xbox One](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/xbox_one_controller_nAI5nrJ.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Bungie is dropping Kinect to improve Destiny Xbox One's resolution](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/kinect_UPEA2Cs.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Fantasia: Music Evolved releases in October](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/fantasia_music_evolved_header.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Microsoft Cortana knows who she is - and that she's better than Siri](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/microsoft_cortana.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Kinect-free Xbox One now offers 10% more GPU power to devs](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/xbox_one_controller_nAI5nrJ.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Xbox One is more interesting without Kinect, says GameStop](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/kinect_UPEA2Cs.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Will dropping Kinect result in more Xbox One games? Harrison seems to think so](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/kinect_UPEA2Cs.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Kinect could have been built into Xbox One](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/xbox_one_kinect.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Maybe if Rare made a Banjo Kazooie game, it wouldn't have suffered lay-offs](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/kinect_sports_rivals1.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Microsoft isn't 'forcing' anything on Rare as it evaluates what's next after Kinect](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/conker2.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Games developers really kicked Kinect when it was down this week](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/kinect-1.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![This developer feels Xbox One Kinect's future may depend on indie studios](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/kinect_UPEA2Cs.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Kinect is dead: even these awesome mods couldn't keep it alive](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/kinect_header.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Xbox One price reduction will help Microsoft play catch up with PS4](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/xboxonenew.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Better Without Kinect](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Kinect-thumb.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
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Better Without Kinect
Eurogamer's Tom Bramwell explores how Microsoft is making the best of a bad situation and expects us to smile.
![This Kinect-powered virtual office shows that Microsoft's sensor can still do neat stuff](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/kinect-virtual_office_space.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![This analyst feels Microsoft's gone back to its Xbox 360 strategy after Kinect drop](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/kinect_UPEA2Cs.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Xbox One could become more powerful without Kinect processing](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/xbox_one_kinect.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Vive le controller: Xbox One interface to be streamlined for a Kinect-free future](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/xbox_one_controller_nAI5nrJ.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)