The Xbone

[ODX]

Sigh, let's just wait a few years to see if Kinect 2.0 really is pointless like you all seem to judge it as. Then you can call me stupid and dumb for thinking it's neat and has a ton of potential yet to be seen.

(See, I said in a few years because this site will probably be dead by then and I won't hear it ;D)

[Btcc22]

But if it is then we could be having the same conversation about Kinect 3.

[PlasbianX]

Sigh, let's just wait a few years to see if Kinect 2.0 really is pointless like you all seem to judge it as. Then you can call me stupid and dumb for thinking it's neat and has a ton of potential yet to be seen.

(See, I said in a few years because this site will probably be dead by then and I won't hear it ;D)

Nah, cause Teekup will still hunt you down on facebook and bitch to you about your opinion. (Cause it happened)

I do feel its too early to judge though, i have a feeling devs will find a much better use for it than they have in the past.

[Amit]

Why not use the Kinect 2.0 to its fullest potential?: Spying on people.

[TeeKup]

Holy hell Allen, drop it already.

[Ki11a_FTW]

I'll probably end up getting the xbone, I would like to try out destiny and the new Halo.

[ODX]

Oh hey look, Kinect isn't useless and is already showing some cool potential. Sidenote, this game itself is like Little Big Planet on steroids.

Project Fucking Spark

"Microsoft just flaunted some of Project Spark's gaming powers at Gamescom 2013 in Cologne: motion and voice capture...Microsoft's Team Dakota group showed how to use facial capture, body motion capture and voice and sound to create animations, dialogue, cut scenes and more."

See the problem you're all having with Kinect is you're thinking it's gimmicky as you're imagining it being paired with reality simulator/photorealism/"hardcore" games, something it doesn't quite fit in with. Hopefully seeing it with a real game, something creative and genuinely fun, I pray you all can see that it does have a ton of potential. Definitely picking this game up whenever I buy an Xbox One.

[Amit]

See the problem you're all having with Kinect is you're thinking it's gimmicky as you're imagining it being paired with reality simulator/photorealism/"hardcore" games, something it doesn't quite fit in with.

The problem I have with Kinect is exactly that. Hardcore games are what are primarily played on consoles and here you have Microsoft shoving something that hardcore games don't really take advantage of down your throat. You must use it or you can't run our console. The hell kind of mindset is that? Not only does it drive the price of the console up, it's still just a gimmick because that's the type of games that are developed for it: gimmick games. Project Spark is pretty interesting, but the whole idea of it is a gimmick: build your own games purely through Kinect 2.0.

[ODX]

Hardcore games are what are primarily played on consoles...

Oh christ just stop. That's not the damn point at all, consoles are not built for just hardcore games even if that's what might appear to be played most. They are built for GAMES, aka, entertainment and fun. Microsoft notes this and is moving forward with the general gameplay experience by researching and experimenting further with Kinect.

You know game input won't just be done by a controller forever, right? We have to start somewhere, and I god damn applaud Microsoft for their efforts. My opinion still stands that Kinect is pretty cool and has tons of potential, Amit you're just being a little too stubborn to see it.

Project Spark is pretty interesting, but the whole idea of it is a gimmick: build your own games purely through Kinect 2.0.

The whole idea of it is a gimmick? How does that make any goddamn sense, it's a GAME, not a reality simulator, something that only Nintendo would usually make. It looks pretty damn awesome, and there's only so little we've seen so far. It's not all about using Kinect, you probably don't even have to use Kinect in the game at all. But seriously, how is it a gimmick? Was Little Big Planet a gimmick because it was just building levels? Because that's the impression I'm getting from you . (and we all know LBP was fucking awesome)

[ThePlague]

I can understand about the not being controlled with a controller for the future, but with kinect it's completely different. The future is in things like the oculus rift, which actually immerses you into the game. Up next would be controls based on sensory outputs, such as your mind. Yeah sure, the kinect can be included to handle things like your movement and shit like that, but if anything it will be in controls built into gloves, or weapon controllers. Something to further immerse you into the game. Like that walking pad thing that you strapped into and you could actually walk with it in the game, shit like that.