Fans have been calling for Microsoft to release Xbox One without Kinect at a cheaper price, but according to Xbox UK marketing chief Harvey Eagle, Microsoft has no plans to do so, as it sees Kinect as an “integral” part of the console. Read More »
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Look at How Fast Kinect For Xbox One Reads A Redeemable Code
Microsoft’s Major Nelson demonstrates how fast you’ll be able to redeem your codes on Xbox One. Pretty slick stuff. Read More »
Xbox One Kinect lets you stand pretty close to the sensor
Almost half amount of distance compared to its precursor for two players. Read More »
Microsoft Boasts Kinect’s Advertising Abilities
Is this the real reason why Microsoft refuses to release an Xbox One SKU without Kinect? Read More »
Xbox One Weaker Than We Thought, 10% Of GPU Power Walled Off For Kinect, Apps
Microsoft plans on making that extra 10 percent of GPU power available for use in games “in the future”. Read More »
Ubisoft’s The Fighter Within Trailer Leaks
Ubisoft’s new Kinect exclusive, The Fighter Within, has seen its new trailer leaked before the appointed time. We have it for your quenching pleasure below the break. Read More »
Microsoft May Release Xbox One Without Kinect In April 2014
Although Microsoft has been adamant about keeping the Xbox One/Kinect bundle together for as long as the console is being sold, and even after all the 180s, a new rumor suggests otherwise. Read More »
Microsoft: “We Believe In Kinect 100%”
Microsoft has basically sidelined Kinect by making the motion device non-mandatory, something we’ve been asking for for months now, but the company still believes in the peripheral, with Xbox frontman Major Nelson taking to Reddit to talk about the reversal. Read More »
Xbox Store Attacks Gamers: “You Look Pretty Stupid Now”
After Microsoft U-turned another Xbox One policy, making known that the console will no longer require Kinect to play games, the official Microsoft Xbox One store in the UK took to twitter to attack gamers, stating that NSA scaremongers look “pretty stupid now”. Read More »
Another 180: Xbox One Does Not Require Kinect To Function
Microsoft has been all over the place in recent times, reversing, changing and outright abandoning Xbox One policies, and today the company announced yet another stunner: Xbox One will play games without Kinect, although Microsoft said that the console would still come bundled with the peripheral. Read More »
Microsoft Confirms That It Has “No Plans” To Release Xbox One Without Kinect
Microsoft has confirmed to Gamefront that it has no plans to release a Kinect-less Xbox One. Read More »
Xbox One Records Your Last 30 Seconds ‘Highlight’ Gameplay With Kinect And More
At an Xbox One Comic-Con panel, Microsoft revealed that the console will be able to directly record your last 5 minutes of gameplay compared to PS4′s 15 minutes. Read More »
Kinect Costs Just As Much As Xbox One To Make
Microsoft is bundling Kinect with every Xbox One, and according to an anonymous Xbox One Developer, speaking in a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) session, the new Kinect sensor costs almost the same amount of money to make as the console itself. Read More »
Microsoft Cannot Drop Kinect
Today IGN ran an article claiming that it had gotten insider information claiming Sony got rid of the PS4 Camera to beat Microsoft at price and, with a negative tone, the article tried to paint the move as a bad thing. One could argue that the PS4 Eye would bring some great gaming experiences to the console, and because Sony ... Read More »
Xbox One Still Require Kinect To Work, And The “Cloud” Becomes Unsure
Microsoft’s Xbox One will still be bundled with Kinect, a peripheral the company says is needed in order for the new Xbox to work. But what about all the cloud stuff, now that Xbox One isn’t always-online? Read More »