One of the things that kind of amazes me, is that everyone is up in arms over the always on connection, but not about the mandatory always on kinect. I don't like the idea of kinect always watching me, combined with always on internet. Apparently, if kinect is not connected (or the eye is taped off) the xbox won't start…
Ooh, teriyaki brings up an interesting point--you can argue whether or not the data mining would be put to some orwellian use all you want... ...but you can be CERTAIN someone will find a way to extract purchasing habits from the data and use it to target ads at you...even if it's something like: "This person stands and…
Yeah, there is no f-ing way that I would let kinect staying on all the time. Some might say that they wouldn't use it illegally, but no way is it going to happen in my home.
It is one of the more substantial rumors surrounding the next XBox. Supposedly the console won't run without an official Kinect hooked up to it. From a development standpoint, this makes perfect sense. Peripheral devices always get less support. As popular as the Kinect has been, it is still severely limited by the fact…
Wait, WAT!? I thought that was a joke?! It can't be true, the console is going to come bundled with a Kinect? What the hell? What's the point, shouldn't it be an extension IF I want it? So how much is the console going to cost? Rumors are 300 to 500, that means the console itself is cheaper or something? Or the Kinect…
I think the real question here is why they would require the Kinect to be permanently attached. Current speculation is that it will tie into DRM. But I'm actually more concerned about the obvious marketing and advertising advantages that Microsoft probably wouldn't be able to resist. I'm worried that they would use an…
It's more about cost and practicality. Sixaxis wasn't expensive, and Move wasn't either (heck, you can get the full Wonderbook setup for £30). Kinect was £130 and is now not much cheaper (£100). It's an expensive piece of hardware that a lot of people have no interest in, and therefore don't want to pay for.