Kinect to be bigger* than Jesus! It really† works!

[Eel O'Brian]

That manual shows the person having to move their coffee table just to play kinect. Ok, final prediction: Kinect sells well this holiday, afterwards has terrible word of mouth and sales stagnate and rapidly decline until Microsoft sweeps it under the rug and announces two more halo games.

they won't give up that easily, first they'll try to wheedle devs into working kinect functionality in controller based games in a desperate attempt to appeal to mainstream gamers

then, when that inevitably fails, it's bargain bin city and all the ball-slapping xbla games you can handle

[maxy]

I can just see it now.

"Dude, maxy, this isn't working, let's play something else"
"I had to move all of the furniture around for this and you didn't have the common courtesy to bring a change of clothes when you came over!"

Sorry,your Nintendo empire is crumbling,don't worry xbot empire is expanding...but only young big titty girls for now

[EmCeeGrammar]

I can just see it now.

"Dude, maxy, this isn't working, let's play something else"
"I had to move all of the furniture around for this and you didn't have the common courtesy to bring a change of clothes when you came over!"

Sorry,your Nintendo empire is crumbling,don't worry xbot empire is expanding...but only young big titty girls for now

It's going to be funny when Microsoft backpedals and introduces their own wagglewand next gen. STANDARD.

edit: I think I'm just going to copy this every page this thread grows.


edit 2: I'm actually not against the Kinect technology on principle. Dance and Fitness games look like the could be fun tied to ideal camera tech.  If they ever get around to having a depth camera device that works as advertised I would probably be interested. It'd be important though, that it would supplement a wagglewand as well.  It's really distinguished mentally-challenged how Microsoft is going out of its way to mimic the wii's pointing functions and software catalouge without thinking if it couldn't have been done better in an obvious way.

[Brehvolution]

@ that gif

[Third]

kinect

[demi]

I believe it was from "beta" video that I saw on GameTrailers

[TripleA]

So who's buying Kinect next month?

[Howard Alan Treesong]

http://www.vg247.com/2010/10/05/entire-kinect-manual-photographed-play-distances-power-details-more/

The required play distances are confirmed in the document: “The sensor can see you when you are approximately 6 feet (2 meters) from the sensor. For two people, you should play approximately 8 feet (2.5 meters) from the sensor.”

The manual also provides height information for placing: “For the best play space and sensor performance, place your sensor between 2 and 6 feet (0.6 and 2 meters) high, the closer to the low or high limit the better.”

If the camera can’t see you, you should “turn on lights to brighten the play space,” “try wearing different colored clothing that contrasts with the background of your play space,” and “prevent lights, including sunlight, from shining directly on the sensor.”

"For best results when using Kinect, please paint the back wall of your room green and glue ping-pong balls to your clothing."

[Howard Alan Treesong]

[TripleA]

http://www.vg247.com/2010/10/05/entire-kinect-manual-photographed-play-distances-power-details-more/

The required play distances are confirmed in the document: “The sensor can see you when you are approximately 6 feet (2 meters) from the sensor. For two people, you should play approximately 8 feet (2.5 meters) from the sensor.”

The manual also provides height information for placing: “For the best play space and sensor performance, place your sensor between 2 and 6 feet (0.6 and 2 meters) high, the closer to the low or high limit the better.”

If the camera can’t see you, you should “turn on lights to brighten the play space,” “try wearing different colored clothing that contrasts with the background of your play space,” and “prevent lights, including sunlight, from shining directly on the sensor.”

"For best results when using Kinect, please paint the back wall of your room green and glue ping-pong balls to your clothing."

[pilonv1]

No one ever had to move their coffee table to play Wii.

But they had to move their Wii from in front of a door or off a stack of paper.

[archie4208]

[youtube=560,345]euNOPKYFbPc[/youtube]

Halo 5 is going to be amazing on Kinect. 

[Hitler Stole My Potato]

pew pew pew

Kinect is making the Virtual Boy seem like a good idea.

[Bildi]

http://www.vg247.com/2010/10/05/entire-kinect-manual-photographed-play-distances-power-details-more/

[Cravis]

Dude in the FPS kinect video is like "Pffffttt... F*ck this."

[chronovore]

The funniest bit is that H.A.Treesong is going to be playing Dance Central like a mad freak.

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As will I.  :'( :'( :'(

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[Howard Alan Treesong]

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2010/10/kinect-launch-titles-revealed-ms-hopes-you-like-dancing-fitness.ars

Dancing games

    * DanceMasters: November 4
    * Dance Central: November 4

Sports games

    * Kinect Sports: November 4
    * MotionSports: November 4
    * Deca Sports Freedom: Holiday 2010

Fitness games

    * EA Sports Active 2: November 16
    * Zumba Fitness: November 18
    * The Biggest Loser Ultimate Workout: November 4
    * Your Shape: Fitness Evolved: November 4

Racing games

    * Sonic Free Riders: November 4
    * Kinect Joy Ride: November 4
    * Adrenalin Misfits: November 4

Misc

    * Kinect Adventures (bundled with hardware): November 4
    * Kinectimals: November 4
    * Game Party: In Motion: November 18
    * Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1: November 16
    * Fighters Uncaged: November 4

FITNESS AND DANCING AND DANCING FOR FITNESS TONIGHT!
(everybody's dancing for the fitness of the dancing and the)
FITNESS AND DANCING AND DANCING FOR FITNESS TONIGHT!

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[youtube=560,345]#t=1m34s[/youtube]

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[demi]

Harry Potter has achievements that require Kinect

[Howard Alan Treesong]

Harry Potter has achievements that require Kinect

Are K-cheevs an extra 250 on top of the 1000, or are developers allowed to carve points from the flesh of hard-working hardcore gamers and give them to undeserving sub-casuals.

[demi]

Harry Potter has achievements that require Kinect

Are K-cheevs an extra 250 on top of the 1000, or are developers allowed to carve points from the flesh of hard-working hardcore gamers and give them to undeserving sub-casuals.

They are part of the 1000

Some games have had Vision Cam specific achievements.

Unfortunately Kinect will be around longer than the 2 months the Vision Cam was

[Phoenix Dark]

Drunken Master would be a killer app for Kinect

[maxy]

http://uk.gamespot.com/shows/now-playing/?event=now_playing_microsoft_kinect20101026

Looks pretty good, actually. Like, it's not completely broken.

 

I'm the only one here that is supposed to like it

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Motion controls are garbage

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[Beezy]

Dance Central freestyle

[AdmiralViscen]

Those GameSpot guys are fucking lame. I'll wait for a Quicklook

[Beezy]

Dance Central casual goty