The Xbox One Kinect for PC is almost here, though it’s technically not the same thing. While the device on the Xbone has been used primarily for games and its controller-free user interface, the version Microsoft is releasing for Windows users will apparently be used more for various apps.
When the Xbox One was first revealed, one of the aspects that seemed most promising was a follow-up to the Xbox 360 device which tracked body movement. The older version didn’t work so well, expecting us to be the right distance away for it to operate effectively. Microsoft worked on it and eventually created the Kinect 2, with improved tech specs, and released it with the Xbox One. It was an amazing peripheral , but Microsoft didn’t give us a choice over whether we wanted it.
The games made to work for it still weren’t so impressive, and aside from Kinect Sports Rivals and Fighter Within , almost nobody uses it for anything more than controlling the console itself between games. Now the Xbox One Kinect has been made to work with the PC, and Microsoft is hoping for a non-gaming audience to latch on to the device, which is being sold for more than some expected.
Xbox One’s Kinect sensor is available for PC from next week. Costs £159: http://t.co/d7H7tCtvG9
— Digital Spy Gaming (@digitalspygames) July 7, 2014
The new device will set you back $199 and it will not come with its own software. It was recently revealed that the Xbox One voice and motion sensor wasn’t worth enough by itself to make up for the $100 price drop that hit in June without it. So why is it suddenly worth twice as much, with no software included? Will another peripheral for your computer which is basically a web cam with voice and motion sensors be worth the price?
Microsoft’s device for personal computers is already being made available for pre-order on the Microsoft Store and will be released on July 15.
With the lower priced Xbox One, and the PC version of its Kinect coming soon, is Microsoft making a smart move? Would you buy the Xbox One Kinect for Windows, or does it just seem like too much for an advanced webcam?
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