Richard, Kinect is built into the box if that clears your question. They showed some kinect videos showing joint orientation and muscle tension sensing etc. Oh, some games at last! EDIT: ...and athlete interviews?! EDIT 2: Duh, the Kinect is not built into the box but every box comes with a separate Kinect sensor. Sorry if…
But anyone with a kinect now already has this. No one is hacking kinects and streaming your living rooms video feed. What else is there to be concerned about.
I can unplug my Kinect when I want to play non-kinect games or watch TV, and my 360 doesn't need to connect to the Internet every day. This combo of features is worrying. There is no legitimate reason I can find for the requirement for Kinect to be plugged in at all times.
That's really not true. Developers who make Kinect games know that only people with Kinects are going to buy the game the same as on any other platform. Furthermore part of the argument you're making hinges on the idea that people will embrace the kinect if it's forced on them and go buy Kinect software. Motion control was…
Early Xbox One Kinect SDK for Windows is now live for registration. Really exciting! http://www.joystiq.com/2013/06/26/xbox-one-kinect-for-windows-sdk-applications-live-now-cost-400/
They wont sell a light version though, they want everyone to have a Kinect, they spent a lot of money on it, devs would be less likely to use it if not everyone had it, and the Kinect seperates their system from PS4 and PC games.
Lionhead is too small a studio to build an MMO. Edit: Other games confirmed today: Spartan Wars - Halo MOBA for PC / Phone. Gruntyland, kinect Banjo title. Fantasia - kinect music / motion game by Harmonix.