This November, Microsoft will launch Kinect, the latest addition to its Xbox 360 gaming system, with the hope of stealing the crown from Nintendo's Wii console as well as the Sony motion-gaming platform that is also coming out this fall.
The difference is that Kinect requires no hand-held controller, instead using a specially designed camera system to track players' movements, gestures and voice commands.
The goal is not to replace the system's core gaming functionality — the option to use a traditional controller remains — but to make the 360 more accessible to casual players and non-gamers.
"For lots of people, the controller is a barrier that prevents them from getting onto our console and having fun," explains Kudo Tsunoda, the creative director for Kinect, during a demonstration at Microsoft's head office in Redmond, Wash. last week.
The Xbox brand has done a lot of good over the years, but their various blunders are pretty wild to look back on in their magnitude.
Ironically number 9 can save them at this point (releasing games on multiple platforms)
Phil Spencer is the worst that has happened to Xbox.
They built a respectable brand up to Xbox one. Then this guy took over and things became a joke
Really good video.
I remember the days with RRoD was big news on here, N4G.
Microsoft had it turbulence number of years.
Looking at the success of Sea of Thieves despite being 6 years old, time to release Halo, Forza horizon 4 & 5 on PS5. It'll help their revenue
I found this video painful to watch. Can someone list them out?
Top 10 for me from are:
1. 2013 reveal presentation
2. Bundling Kinect 2 with Xbox One
3. RRoD or why rushing to market with hardware is always a bad idea.
4. Buying studios only to close them.
5. Ads on the Home Screen
6. Letting Halo die.
7. Letting Geard of War die.
8. Every console name
9. Charging for Xbox Live on Xbox 360 when Sony let PS3 players play online for free.
10. Cancelling release of OG Xbox games after the Xbox 360 launched.
Microsoft recently revealed its plans to incorporate Copilot directly into video games, with Minecraft being the first showcased example.
F*** AI
"Hey Copilot, what's a good meme to prove I dislike AI".... https://giphy.com/clips/sou...
Two trillion dollar company that just can't wait to put as many people possible out of work as fast as possible.
It feels like every single thing they do is making gaming worse and destroying the industry.
Why all the hate? Im actually excited about this! Always wanted this kind of immersion, and an AI companion with me all the time helping me out knowing the status of my skills/inventory/progress and giving me tips on the best approach or how to craft something specific is game changing for the industry.
Hate all you want about AI, but this is just the start and I can see the potential already. You wont be complaining in the next 5-10 years about this, but rather complain if a game hasn’t implemented it.
Microsoft's Activision subsidiary announced today that it is opening a new game development studio to take advantage of the huge talent pool growing in Poland. It'll be the second Activision studio based in the region, joining Infinity Ward Krakow, although this studio is, in fact, not working on Call of Duty.
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Good written article.
And...
This is review / preview anyway?
No mention of the lag that was apparent at the E3 demo. Apparently the CBC either didn't notice, didn't think it was worth commenting on or it simply isn't there anymore. They did mention that the voice recognition didn't work consistently. That's a pain.
just got owned in the Halo pic fest thread so i thought i'd come here to lick my wounds. lol
Personal opinion aside, I think Kinect is getting a lot of mixed reviews. Like darkride66 said, no mention of lag in this article, yet they comment on voice recognition. Other articles are the complete opposite.
I don't own a X360, but if I did, I think my owns hands on experience would be needed. Its a new way to play games, I think its worth looking into.
Day 0.. Move Day 1