Topic: Microsoft's Xbox Kinect - Nov 4th 2010

[Shaymin]

Weird that the Entertainment/Devices division at Microsoft has seemed to latch onto "Kin" as their name for everything. First you have the Kin One and Kin Two which were essentially Microsoft commissioned, and now Kinect.

Also, I smell crickets tomorrow when they announce the launch price.

[TJ Spyke]

Wasn't the most recent rumor that it would be around $150? I don't think it will succeed if it costs that much, even $100 would be a stretch IMO.

[Mop it up]

Did anyone else think of K'nex when they heard the name?

[BlackNMild2k1]

MS tried to beat Nintendo to a Nintendcats???

pbpbppbpbpbbbbbbhahahahahahahahhhaha!!!
E3 is gonna be so great. It's a shame I'm gonna miss it(LIVE).

[TJ Spyke]

The names should provide laughs. Speaking of K'nex, "Kinectimals" sounds a lot like Danimals.

[UncleBob]

http://yfrog.com/f/izlz7g/

Really?

[BlackNMild2k1]

Are you saying that MS Kinect cost $189.99 and comes with Nintencats?

[BlackNMild2k1]

http://www.vg247.com/2010/06/14/rumor-kinect-to-have-two-versions-most-expensive-cost-189-00/#more-100204

We've known about a tilt feature of the Kinect Camera for a while, but why does the camera have a motorized tilt? what would that be used for?

edit: and look @ how deep this thing is.

[MaryJane]

Motorized tilt would be useful for exercise 'games' that require you to lie on the floor, and to adjust when you are sitting or standing to play a game.

[KDR_11k]

I read up on the game lineup at IGN, wow, that's catastrophic. Anything that sounds even remotely interesting is on rails.


Also anyone who thought MS would stay with the Natal name because they used it so much in press talk doesn't know MS. They always use the codename for a project in public and then later rename it. Windows Longhorn anyone?

[Spak-Spang]

I actually really liked that box art/poster.

Not, that it will help the overall project.

[ShyGuy]

I think this is going to be a massive failure.

[broodwars]

Kinect Adventures and Kinect: Star Wars sound like they could be good, but man that's a really lame launch line-up.  It looks like Move will probably top it in terms of launch software.

[KDR_11k]

Kinect Adventures and Kinect: Star Wars sound like they could be good

They're on rails.

[broodwars]

Kinect Adventures and Kinect: Star Wars sound like they could be good

They're on rails.

That didn't prevent the two Resident Evil Umbrella/Darkside Chronicles games from being good.

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

Dead Space Extraction must be ahead of its time.

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

Kinect Adventures and Kinect: Star Wars sound like they could be good

They're on rails.

That didn't prevent the two Resident Evil Umbrella/Darkside Chronicles games from being good.

But no one was expecting them to be $150+ future-motion-control good.

[SixthAngel]

I can't believe a Star Wars game is finally coming out with motion and it isn't for Wii, the place that has had a proven swordfighter on the system for about a year already.  Now that LucasArts only make starwars games you think they'd have one for all of the motion controlled sytems if they were halfway on the ball.

The animal games could be kind of cool if they show you on the tv with them but it would be really wierd since you can't touch them or anything.  I never was interested in Nintendogs so I really don't know what people want in this kind of thing.  Any thoughts you guys?

[stevey]

I think this is going to be a massive failure.

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

You can now play a Star Wars game where you hold NOTHING.

Congrats?

[broodwars]

Kinect Adventures and Kinect: Star Wars sound like they could be good

They're on rails.

That didn't prevent the two Resident Evil Umbrella/Darkside Chronicles games from being good.

But no one was expecting them to be $150+ future-motion-control good.

Funny, considering everyone was expecting them to be $200/$250 (the cost of the Wii) future-motion-control good.
 
Like I said before, I don't give a damn about Kinect, but in the grand scheme of things there are worse things that lineup could have than an on-rails Star Wars game...like all the other games in that launch list.   : :

[Ian Sane]

This might sound weird but when I first saw "Kinect" written down I had to stop and think about how to pronounce it.  I initially thought it said "Kinetic" since that's a real word and all.  I know it's just a respelling of "connect" but it was not immediately obvious to me.  Hopefully of Microsoft's sake I'm an exception and most people will immediately know how to pronounce it.

Anyway judging by those Kinect games this whole thing saids somehow EVEN LAMER THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD! HA HA!!  Yeah, this is going to bomb.

[BlackNMild2k1]

Maybe the 3rd parties can save MS (as usual) since I think we've just seen what Rare has been upto.

Still waiting on Kinect: Milo & Kate though, that should be rather interesting presentation.

I also wonder if Sony is gonna come out with another Kinetic game for Move just to confuse MS's new name for Natal with a silly game that Sony has had for Eyetoy since 8+years ago.

  This might sound weird but when I first saw "Kinect" written down I had   to stop and think about how to pronounce it.  I initially thought it   said "Kinetic" since that's a real word and all.  I know it's just a   respelling of "connect" but it was not immediately obvious to me.    Hopefully of Microsoft's sake I'm an exception and most people will   immediately know how to pronounce it.
 
  Anyway judging by those Kinect games this whole thing saids somehow EVEN   LAMER THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD! HA HA!!  Yeah, this is going to bomb.
 

The new name is from MS new Kin line, like that horrible looking social interactive phone they got.


edit:

And the Kinect reveal reaction summary

[SixthAngel]

I thought people were complaining for a long time that E3 was getting too expensive.  Apparently now MS has Cirque make a special performance just for a preshow thingamajiger.  I get the feeling its goin to be all spectacle with celebrities and shows with little actually shown by MS.

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

Because everyone has the space to conduct a circus in their living room, let alone space to play Kinect by themselves.