'the kinect worn like a head band'

quad_red · 14-07-2010 03:22PM #1

"The Kinect is worn like a headband that allows the user to play computer games using hand gestures and voice commands".

Er... what?

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/0714/breaking44.html

4davis7 · 14-07-2010 04:25PM

Im gonna wait til other ppl buy it and see what the review are like.
i think its gonna be like the nintendo wii were its brilliant for the first while but then it gets a bit boring.
thats just my view!!

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Trevor451 · 14-07-2010 04:30PM

kinect is going to be awful :rolleyes:. The wii even has better excluisive games comming out this year than the 360.

TheMooseInNam · 14-07-2010 05:35PM

Devs are holding off on Kinect for the moment. So, for the first year or so it'll be basic enough games that use kinect. By this time next year, once devs see that it has sold well, then expect more hardcore games being developed using kinect.

I'm going to buy it just to be able to browse the menus like in Minority Report... what can I say, I'm a gadget nut

super_furry · 14-07-2010 05:41PM

Still don't think it'll be anything but a fancier Eye Toy.

Atavan-Halen · 14-07-2010 05:45PM

Ah so it's a fancier Atari Mindlink?

Trevor451 · 14-07-2010 09:43PM

TheMooseInNam wrote: »

Devs are holding off on Kinect for the moment. So, for the first year or so it'll be basic enough games that use kinect. By this time next year, once devs see that it has sold well, then expect more hardcore games being developed using kinect.

I'm going to buy it just to be able to browse the menus like in Minority Report... what can I say, I'm a gadget nut

just to let you know you cant use it while sitting down :rolleyes:

mailrewop · 14-07-2010 10:06PM

Trevor451 wrote: »

just to let you know you cant use it while sitting down :rolleyes:

that's not entirely true, its up to developers to include it. games where you need to stand up, you won't be able to sit down but for things like zune and menu navigation you can use it sitting down.

sprinkles · 14-07-2010 10:07PM

quad_red wrote: »

"The Kinect is worn like a headband that allows the user to play computer games using hand gestures and voice commands".

Er... what?

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/0714/breaking44.html

And that's the state of tech reporting in Ireland. Terrible.

Mcjmetroid · 15-07-2010 03:32AM

Jesus christ how did they make a balls of this

Kinect depends on the price but no I don't believe it will sell very well. I'm hearing walmart in the US are doing bundles up to $200... If you consider over there that that's what the wii costs I'm not so sure.

It really doesn't help that the software is stuff the wii did 3 years ago either.

The move for ps3 is a trickier one to call.

Zeouterlimits · 15-07-2010 09:17AM

sprinkles wrote: »

And that's the state of tech reporting in Ireland. Terrible.

Indeed, good lord...

Star Lord · 15-07-2010 12:39PM

The writer is actually from Oxford according to the by-line... *facepalm*

Shiminay · 15-07-2010 01:06PM

I'm getting another go at Kinect next week (it was still called Natal when I last looked at it

). I'm completely blown away by that "worn like a headband" thing - how can anyone not at least use google and look at the thing in action?

mcgovern · 15-07-2010 01:55PM

DamoElDiablo wrote: »

The writer is actually from Oxford according to the by-line... *facepalm*

I think he is just reporting from Oxford, where Kinect and Milo were shown.

Karmafaerie · 15-07-2010 03:41PM

I love gamers.
We (yes I said we) never fail to amaze me.

There are no exclusives (despite the fact that Activision/EA/Rare/Lucas Arts/Ubisoft are all stating that they're working on Kinect titles, or that the Dance game thing - while not my cup of tea - was voted best E3 game, and Forza 3 has Kinect support, as does Fable 3, and that's just three of the thirteen or so games so far released, with MS promising a lot more to be anounced before launch. Oh and if you'd read the article then you'd remember Milo, which is one of the most promissing and far reaching ideas for a game in years.)

You can't use it sitting down (despite the fact that MS have repeatedly said that's not true and that you will be able to sit down.)

People will get bored of it like they did the Wii (despite the way that the Wii is by far still the best selling home console).

Kinect if it works properly, will be a massive deal.

Do you think that developers will ignore Kinect if it's selling well?
Hardly.
As I said when you have all the biggest developers working on Exclusive Kinect games, then I'm sure that you're gonna get something to play around with.

If you don't like the idea of something, fair enough, you don't need to make things up, or latch onto half truths to prove your point.

WolfForager · 15-07-2010 03:43PM

I just feel sorry for the millons of families who didn't learn their lesson from the wii and are gonna buy a 360 and kinect expecting it to change their lives.

15-07-2010 03:54PM

Looking forward to seeing it in action next week

Trevor451 · 18-07-2010 06:52PM

Pity most of the launch titles will be 2 player only and all are sports/fitness/party games (casual games). Even the CEO of nintendo turned the technology behind it down because he was was worried about latency. It seems also that in last years E3 they demoed object scanning in one of the natal trailers which most likely wont make it in to games because Sony has a patent on object scanning

Vargulf · 19-07-2010 02:16AM

What Kinect, Wii, and PlayStation Move all need are XXX Adult Video games!:D None of these "family fun" games. Untill we have porn video games I'm not interested in all this motion crap.

allanb49 · 19-07-2010 11:47AM

is there any demos of it in ireland?

dammitjanet · 19-07-2010 04:11PM

Kinect had such potential, i remeber thinking "wow Milos is gonna be my new best friend cause he is deadly"

No milo, no interest, i have wii gathering dust already...

19-07-2010 04:22PM

allanb49 wrote: »

is there any demos of it in ireland?

There is, going to play Kinect a press event next week, dont know if its open to the public as of yet....

sprinkles · 19-07-2010 04:38PM

Vargulf wrote: »

What Kinect, Wii, and PlayStation Move all need are XXX Adult Video games!:D None of these "family fun" games. Untill we have porn video games I'm not interested in all this motion crap.

Just get a GF

-=al=- · 19-07-2010 05:02PM

don't think ive played the wii in months, if not even once this year yet... interested in the kinnect thing though, chances are ill pick it up for christmas or so

allanb49 · 20-07-2010 07:56AM

Fieldog wrote: »

There is, going to play Kinect a press event next week, dont know if its open to the public as of yet....

Oooo Where is this press event and what time :P

Grumpypants · 20-07-2010 08:23AM

sprinkles wrote: »

Just get a GF

Kinect will work out cheaper in the long run !

Microsoft have announced that they wont have any hardcore games untill 2011. I wont be buying it untill i have at least 1 game i can play. No interest in jumping in a raft.

chrislad · 20-07-2010 10:00AM

I'm in the same boat. The Star Wars game looks interesting, if a bit limited. Nothing there to make me go for the Kinect, certainly not at the 150e mark that's going around.

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