The Xbone

[TeeKup]

I still think the Kinect is a stupid gimmick. I played games well enough this long with traditional controllers. I don't need some stupid voice activated camera to do shit for me because I'm too lazy to press a button.

[Dwood]

I don't have things to hide about my life and what-not, I just don't want people snooping on me. Is there anything wrong with privacy in the first place? Some people keep their Xbox's in their bedrooms, and that could be bad to have an Xbone misinterpret you and your wife etc.

[PlasbianX]

I still think the Kinect is a stupid gimmick. I played games well enough this long with traditional controllers. I don't need some stupid voice activated camera to do shit for me because I'm too lazy to press a button.

Im not trying to start a war here, but do you have the same issues with hands free sets in cars? Or with things like Google Voice / Siri on phones? Its the same thing.

[PlasbianX]

I still think the Kinect is a stupid gimmick. I played games well enough this long with traditional controllers. I don't need some stupid voice activated camera to do shit for me because I'm too lazy to press a button.

Im not trying to start a war here, but do you have the same issues with hands free sets in cars? Or with things like Google Voice / Siri on phones? Its the same thing.

[TeeKup]

A car and an xbox are not the same thing Allen. :/

[ODX]

There's plenty of features behind Kinect, one I'm most wondering and looking forward to is the recognition of my roommate picking up a controller, or me being able to speak a command or two when I don't have the controller in my hands.

You're experiences with Kinect are either limited to the shitty one they released for the 360, or even limited further to reading about/watching videos of it. Unfair to make judgemetns really, but that's what Modacity does best I suppose....

[TeeKup]

The only games I know of that received any modicum of recognition of NOT being gimmicky for the Kinect were Child of Eden and Rise of Nightmares. Most of my friends who have the Kinect complain about its inability to pick up half of what they're saying anyway.

I won't judge Kinect 2.0 until it releases, Kinect 1.0 however is a different story. Honestly, Kinect 2.0 might be everything the first release was meant to be, if that happens I'll gladly put my foot in my mouth.

[Donut]

You know ODX, there was a game already that could detect when more players pick up controllers and let them seamlessly jump in at the push of a button. It works a hell of a lot better than a sensor just assuming somebody picking up a controller wants to play and the guy already playing is cool with it.

[Bodzilla]

Not everyone has a smart phone, I personally only have my phone on whilst I'm out and about and when I do have the phone with me, it's not normally on anyway because I'm usually busy and don't want people calling me every 5 minutes.
As for PC, it's easier to secure your pc than it is securing a console because you have access to all the controls.

Doesn't matter if it's on or not, they can listen to you.

the only way to guarantee it is to pull the battery out.

[=sw=warlord]

Reason the phone is usually off is the battery doesn't hold charge very long.