I believe the first Kinect didn't match anyone's expectation, including Microsoft's - however, the updated Kinect technology looks remarkable and as a 'standard' feature, developers could have all kinds of fun taking advantage of it. No, not waving your arms around in the air, but actually mapping your face to use within the game, taking note of your reaction to certain scenes and where you are looking on the screen.
Again potentially... it could be HUGE! - or, it could be pretty under utilised, which would be a great shame.
I agree with you Ken, although some people (and analysts!) are willing Microsoft to match or even undercut the PS4 pricing - it will do more harm to the system than good if it cuts out Kinect and uses a much smaller hard drive for the reasons that you explain.
When both systems are launched, I believe Xbox One has the most potential to offer something new and fresh for consoles, while the PS4 seems to be playing it quite safe (which there is nothing wrong with by the way).
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Re: Rumour: Kinect-Free Xbox One Bundles to Launch In 2014
@hydeks I think for the 'hardcore' gamer, the design of PS4 is probably spot on, but for the living room - not so much
Re: Rumour: Kinect-Free Xbox One Bundles to Launch In 2014
@hydeks Thanks for your comment
I believe the first Kinect didn't match anyone's expectation, including Microsoft's - however, the updated Kinect technology looks remarkable and as a 'standard' feature, developers could have all kinds of fun taking advantage of it. No, not waving your arms around in the air, but actually mapping your face to use within the game, taking note of your reaction to certain scenes and where you are looking on the screen.
Again potentially... it could be HUGE! - or, it could be pretty under utilised, which would be a great shame.
Re: Rumour: Kinect-Free Xbox One Bundles to Launch In 2014
I agree with you Ken, although some people (and analysts!) are willing Microsoft to match or even undercut the PS4 pricing - it will do more harm to the system than good if it cuts out Kinect and uses a much smaller hard drive for the reasons that you explain.
When both systems are launched, I believe Xbox One has the most potential to offer something new and fresh for consoles, while the PS4 seems to be playing it quite safe (which there is nothing wrong with by the way).