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Xbox 360's Kinect Will Be 'Sold Out a Lot,' says Ubisoft

Microsoft is pushing their new Kinect camera system hard, with a massive campaign and a launch event in Times Square to kick things off. Publishers seem excited by the device's prospects, and Ubisoft in particular is a huge believer in the motion camera. Speaking to IndustryGamers, Ubisoft's SVP, sales and marketing, Tony Key commented that Kinect will likely be quite difficult to get this holiday season because the demand will be incredible.

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gigaware4962d ago (Edited 4962d ago )

Probably like the 360 launch where stock was only readily available in late April of the following year.

Ryo-Hazuki4962d ago

whoever buys that crap is so stupid. Play it for a few days cause its different and then it will be collecting dust

BubbleSystemSuck4962d ago

i full played my wii for about one month... but only 4 weekens... in party with my friends...

after that... dust collector

Sarcasm4962d ago

Wow like, Kinect won't just be Sold out, but like, Sold out a lot, you know, that's like totally more than being just sold out.

NecrumSlavery4962d ago

The Wii got boring for me about 6 months after Smash BROS. Now there are more amazing titles for it, but I finally got tired of the gimmick of it.

With Kinect, if they can actually put out good games I think it'll succeed. I don't know how many 360's this camera will sell. If the Kinect doesn't sell the console it'll have a greater chance of dying. The camera is only part of the package. It still is a $400 dollar system all together(including a HDD which is needed regardless of what anyone says)

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solar4962d ago

or how about the PS3 launch at $600 and Sony not being able to meet supply and demand?

i like my PS3, but Sony crapped the bed at the PS3 launch.

i dont like the 360 but dont portray that MS was the only company that had oversight.

BillOreilly4962d ago

I personally think they will limit the number of standalone kinects so people have to buy the bundles to sell more consoles. It would be smart from a buisiness perspective. It doesnt matter to me as il wait for the games i want before i purchase, but i do want it if just for the dash and kinect adventures/sports. What can i say i love new cool tech and it looks plain fun.

donniebaseball4962d ago

Yeah the hype has been absolutely incredible. Kinect could be this year's tickle me elmo toy

lowcarb4962d ago

Kinect is this years tickle me Elmo.

Sez 4962d ago

Yeah it is. I'm not going to lie I feel like jumping on the Train and head to times square just to watch the event tonight just to see who going to be there.

diatom4962d ago

It's this years Wii.. to bad everyone bought one three years ago...

Perjoss4962d ago

Move = Wii
Kinect = Eye Toy (but successful)

THC CELL4962d ago

i hope you all keep your recipes.

STiRacer4962d ago

I'll have the colonels original recipe.

PeeWizzle4962d ago (Edited 4962d ago )

Recipes are important to pass down the family line. We've kept every recipe in our family history. I could prepare woolly mammoth based meals if the mammoths themselves were still around.

Omega44962d ago

No one can deny it will be massive.

Joule4962d ago (Edited 4962d ago )

But I can confirm it will play like crap.

@StiRacer

Why yes I can, I am powered by the CELL afterall.

STiRacer4962d ago (Edited 4962d ago )

"confirm" well that means you already have a kinect to have tried it out and "confirm" it plays like crap.

jugador said, "powered by CELL", impossible to troll any harder than that.

deadreckoning6664962d ago (Edited 4962d ago )

@Jugador- K thats ur opinion...but wats that gt to do with the article?????? LOL, PS3 fanboys...the insecurity never ends with these people. Can't believe they spent 5 straight months whining about Kinect. Thank God these people represent such a small number of gamers and have close to ZERO effect on what goes on in this industry...same for all fanboys as well. Such bitter people...N4G is the only place where their ignorance is rewarded lol.

whitesoxfalife4962d ago

well i can confirm mines and it dont play like crap its the best thing in the world since slice bread dammit

cliffbo4962d ago

i don't think many PS3 owners disagree with that Omega4. that's not the problem. it's the fact it's limited and last gen

lowcarb4962d ago

Ok I get the fact there limited supply buy last gen? No cliffbo this tech wasn't available last gen. Not even Eyetoy comes close to the power of Kinect lol.

karl4962d ago

yeah... we all know its gonna sell.

its kinda crappy that it will though...

bye bye hardcore gaming ... thx MS

thrust4962d ago (Edited 4962d ago )

two trolls one after each other , they must live under the same bridge.

or my bridge :)

Moentjers4962d ago

Oh I agree, a massive waste of money.

Ubisoft should be carefull not to go down with the kinect hype

diatom4962d ago (Edited 4962d ago )

I can...

Casual games will need a console + kinect... too expensive and they already own a Wii.

For hardcore gamers, no games.

Should have sold to the core audience to establish a market first rather then chasing Nintendo.

lelo2play4962d ago (Edited 4962d ago )

Bubbles for Omega4 ... since most people disagree with all his comments and he never goes down. Every comment he makes I'm going to give him bubbles, to see if he reaches 2 bubbles.

whitesoxfalife4962d ago

ive been doing but everybody keeps disagreeing with him they killin his chances of getting bubble up

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sashimi4962d ago

Half a billion dollars will buy a lot of hype..

CrippleH4962d ago

Don't forget the 2 year Smoke and mirrors E3 that generated hype.

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Garethvk5d ago

We can hope. Especially if the rumors of Cillian Murphy and Alaska are true.

RaidenBlack5d ago

That'd be too good if true.
But Henderson also leaked that next Far Cry setting was targeting some asian island.

jznrpg4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

With their shitty practices I really don’t care what Ubisoft announces until they reverse their course

Relientk775d ago

Assassin's Creed Hexe is what I wanna hear about most. Yes I wanna play as a witch with magic during the 16 century witch trials in Germany (as per rumors). Sign me up

Huey_My_D_Long5d ago

Yeah, Hex sounds amazing to me as well, and I've been playing since AC 1. I'm real curious how are they gonna fit the magic into the game, maybe in similar way the dlc introduced gods and god abilities. but I love that I've heard its gonna have a horror vibe.

Garethvk5d ago

Hopefully it is full of good stuff.

RaidenBlack5d ago

The studio just completed Avatar and busy with Outlaws and also got their F2P Heartland cancelled ... IMO, Division 3 will surely come but it'll take more time.
I'd be most thrilled if Ubisoft greenlits a sequel or at least a remake of the studio's first game i.e World in Conflict

anast5d ago (Edited 5d ago )

I would get hyped about Hexe. If the rumors are true, UBI might get a gold edition purchase out of me.

Demetrius5d ago

Hopefully gameplay of ac shadows or star wars outlaws, if they finally announce the new far cry I'm definitely getting that, far cry still fun af and gorgeous games, yeah ubisoft has their faults but atleast they're not copying souls like games their titles still have identity

neutralgamer19925d ago

We will definitely see gameplay for star wars and AC. Farcry let's see

OtterX5d ago (Edited 5d ago )

I'm going to be an outlier amongst the rest of these comments.... give us something NEW! I'm pretty burnt out on Ubisoft franchises, unless you're giving us a new Rayman game!

*Edit - imagine what they could do with a Rayman 3D game in this day and age. I say now is the time to revisit the series.

RaidenBlack5d ago

Would love a AAA PoP too or a back to roots Ghost Recon (none of the open world stuff)

MeatyUrologist5d ago

Hell yes! Ghost recon in the style of the originals with real consequences, permanent and all!

jznrpg4d ago

I love Rayman, played it a ton with my kids years ago. But Ubisoft puts dumb crap in their games. MTs , paid tiers , always online requirement for single player games and as they stand now I could see them doing that to Rayman

OtterX4d ago

Yea unfortunately, you're right. :'(

Garethvk5d ago

Beyond Good and Evil 2: It is coming really; we promise.

OtterX5d ago

Their microtransaction monetization scheme on it will lie somewhere between good and evil!

Haha JK.... it'll be completely evil. 🙃

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Ubisoft say AC Shadows protagonists will be "romantically attracted to different types of people"

Ubisoft recently shared more details about Assassin's Creed Shadows protagonists, confirming that both of them will romantically attract and be attracted to different types of people.

Hugodastrevas13d ago

That should please everyone I'm sure...

RpgSama12d ago (Edited 12d ago )

Feudal Japan DEI LGBTQ+ Samurai, sounds very accurate for the time period. Surely a decision made only with historical accuracy in mind.

Crows9012d ago

Or even modern day accuracy.....

Lexreborn212d ago

You have no idea what you are talking about, bet you didn’t know nobunaga was bi-sexual. Or ran maru his is often depicted as androgynous was a “beautiful boy”.

So yeah, feudal Japan had tons of lgbtq and kawaii enough… A BLACK SAMURAI! All without the need of offending a Caucasian because the world is diverse.

VenomUK12d ago (Edited 12d ago )

This story has cracked me up so much! Bravo Ubisoft, bravo! 🤣. So last week everyone was upset that in the long-awaited first Assassin’s Creed: Japan game the protagonist is black. But NOW he is also LGBTQ+ ! It’s like the Ubisoft creative team sat around a table and said “How can we best impress our Kotaku/IGN/Polygon friends and antagonise gamers? Let’s make it woke x 100!’ And then they all silent clapped!

Just you wait until the Star Wars: Outlaws details come out, there better not be anybody complaining about Kay Vess’ dating preferences and the gay droid armies.

Christopher12d ago

It actually is.

Japanese were very Greek in their sexual experiences.

lodossrage12d ago

Lexreborn2 is right

Go read up on Japan's feudal era homosexuality and bisexuality was a very common thing in that time.

I just have to laugh because the same people complaining about this are the same ones crying about wanting "historical accuracy". When it's clear most of the whiners don't even know history themselves.

Christopher12d ago (Edited 12d ago )

Facts don't care about downvotes, btw. You either claim to understand historical accuracy or you just admit you don't like the stuff people did throughout history.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wi...

thorstein12d ago

Japan had no Christian stupidity about sexuality.

That's where your nonsensical puritanical view comes from: the Abraham's faiths.

It's feudal Japan, they don't believe in your religion's made up nonsense.

I mean, if you're going to embrace a particular viewpoint, you should at least be aware of where it comes from. Most of the world doesn't care about your ideals.

In those days, they certainly didn't care about your religion.

Get over yourself.

RpgSama12d ago

All of you guys missed the point, I even said I'm very sure they did it ONLY because they wanted to be historically accurate. Stop defending this, we all know why they did it and who they want to pander, it's not out newfound respect for history.

lodossrage12d ago

@RpgSama

Nobody is defending anything.

People are just pointing out the fact that after they just cried about the game not being historically accurate, when they SHOW they're accurate, they cry about it because they don't like certain parts of history

Not to mention you contradicted yourself RPGSama. You just pointed out you said they "ONLY because they wanted to be historically accurate". Then turn around and accuse them of pandering and/or having an agenda. Those two things are opposing statements

Cacabunga12d ago

Dumbest decision ever.. always online was a pass for me but now not even for free I’ll try it..

LordoftheCritics12d ago

It's made by Ubisoft Montreal.

Obviously we'll be allowed to bang anything that moves.

RiseNShine12d ago (Edited 12d ago )

Yeha pretty sure.

H912d ago

People actually telling you that Japan had sexual deviancy which is correct however what's hilarious is that they will act as if it holds the same moral value that the LGBT community holds today, oh the things men used to say about themselves when they are attracted to other men, it's not empowering in the least bit

senorfartcushion11d ago

It was more common to be attracted to the same sex before the crusades.

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Tapani11d ago

You are completely lost on Japanese history. Japan was one of the most liberal places in the world, and in many ways still is. You can slice and dice it from your western hubris and whatever point of view, but the reality is that history tells great stories about freedom of choice and people not being judgemental on this island. Also one of the reasons I want to raise my family here, no need to have those whatever Western woke bullshit here, because everyone just respects each other without using all that nonsense.

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CrimsonWing6912d ago

Geezus, just make a good game… holy sh*t this is becoming insufferable.

Crows9012d ago

Oh yeah!!!! What about being inclusive???

I'm sorry
..please replace the word inclusive with stupid.

Hofstaderman12d ago

You asking UbiSoft to make a good game? This is not 2002.

thorstein12d ago

I thought you crybabies wanted "historical accuracy." Now that your going to get it, you're going to cry more.

PRIMORDUS12d ago

It's past the point of retarded, everyone seems forced to do this bullshit now in games. 😑

Barlos12d ago

Hell no. A good game or film is secondary now to the agenda and the 'message'.

It's not enough to be simply entertained these days, there has to be an overarching real world narrative. I mean look at Dr Who as a recent example. Disney have completely destroyed it all in the name of 'diversity'.

senorfartcushion11d ago

You sound like you don't have a very active sex life ,😅

CrimsonWing6911d ago (Edited 11d ago )

Are you projecting? 😝

senorfartcushion11d ago

It's the only thing that explains the incel crap. They can't simply be angry virgins who don't get any, so then a lack of a sex life i.e. a dad of three or something, is also a good additional explanation. They're either lonely and don't get any or too busy to get any. There's a horrible news for sexual control with incels, and they're angry because they simply aren't the right people to achieve that control. They're weaker animals.

notachance11d ago

dude’s too busy commenting on other people’s sex life to actually stay on topic.

That or he’s angry but didn’t have half the brain needed to refute back so he went for the classic ad hominem fallacy.

senorfartcushion11d ago

Notachance

It's a fact that remains true. The only way it can't be true is if humans were not greedy and heavily reliant on procreation.

Your username is fitting.

CrimsonWing6911d ago (Edited 11d ago )

dude, let’s be real, you’re on a video game news site going into the comments section and taking time out of your life to go to war with people you think don’t f*ck. You sound as much of a virgin as any incel does.

Let’s be real, bub you’re just as pathetic as the rest of them. Anyone who would look at this who doesn’t waste their time on a video game news site or video games in general probably thinks the only thing you f*ck is your crusty ass pillow.

C’mon, man. Anyone who f*cks doesn’t immediately go into a comment section claiming others have no sex life. It’s just one of those things if you are getting your d*ck wet. It just comes off like you’re projecting in hopes to god nobody figures out you can’t get any, so you try to flex, even though you’re completely full of sh*t.

I mean, that’s the only thing that makes sense to me 😅.

senorfartcushion11d ago

I'm engaged without children - I'm doing just fine.

This is just nerd sites now. Users are just so angry and for basically the same reasons. Most people go through phases with this type of stuff but it's scary seeing the same attitudes being regurgitated over and over again. From what I've seen it's a strange mix of sexual frustration, lack of proper financing and the need to have 100% control over both so that they aren't taken away from the users.

CrimsonWing6910d ago

@fartcushion

Look, man, people are allowed to have opinions and show frustration with stuff. It has no bearing on them not getting sex or not making money.

I have no idea how people commenting on being tired of hearing about SJW sh*t being shown in the spotlight like some carnival sideshow where publishers are wanting some pat on the back for means they’re financially unstable and don’t have a sexual relationship.

What, are you on the spectrum? Like how do you come to that conclusion and make multiple responses to the discourse with “virgin alert” or “you need to have sex?” That right there is kind of sus to me.

I don’t know in what world you lived in where this hasn’t been a nerd site, but people are allowed to comment their thoughts on things and still have relationships. You’re just as much of a nerd as everyone in here.

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darthv7212d ago

Is that genuinely a selling point for people?

RpgSama12d ago (Edited 12d ago )

They sure as hell want to see if it is, time and time and time again.

VincentVanBro12d ago

You have to understand they’re incapable of writing a good story so this is the best they could come up with

thorstein12d ago

Well, after last weeks crying about historical accuracy. Now Ubi days, " Oh, okay, historical accuracy: here you go."

Now you're saying you don't want the accuracy? Can you guys just make up your minds?

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notatallsurprisinggg12d ago

It's a genuine click-bait snippet to rile up people like you to push traffic.

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Ubisoft to Focus on "Return to Leadership" in Open World Genre, Expand Live Service Experiences

Ubisoft says they are focusing on two "core verticals," and that's to return as a leader in the open world genre, and live service games.

enkiduxiv20d ago

Calling Ubisoft a leader in open world gaming at any point in time would be like calling Dollar General a leader in retail.

excaliburps20d ago

Well, to be fair, they did pump out good open world games before. It was used as a template so much that people now know what it means when you say it's like an Ubi open world collectahon.

shinoff218320d ago

What though? I can't think of one game they had where I liked anything about it. Atleast since the ps3/360 Gen

Kornholic20d ago

If they have never been the leader in open world gaming, then explain me this: why does almost every open world game follow the same tired old Ubisoft open world formula?

Follow the Leader.

Aphrodia19d ago

YO dont' talk bad about the General. There'll be problems...

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isarai20d ago

You were never the leader bro 🤣

shinoff218320d ago (Edited 20d ago )

I don't think they were ever the leader tbh. I've never really cared for any of their open world games. I do wanna try watch dogs 2 because it looks like it's set in San Fran. Looked interesting

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