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  well then there really is no need to get a Xbone then, is there. The new kinect is the only part of the ... : deathofrats
  • agreed! : Corajitos
  • yeah, seriously : sleepytea
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    eh i doubt game developers will make kinect games. its really meant for a living room : Chandler55
    • Oculus Rift + UDK + Kinect could make for some interesting indie titles : Corajitos
    • more room in my study than my loungeroom :( : radula
  • Yes. You'll essentially be able to build a Windows 8 HTPC with a Kinect and... get this... CUSTOMIZE THE... : satsun
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  Crazy, heck MS may start to actually make PC games again, wouldn't that be something. One step at a ti... : valcan_s
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    Aren't they charging $250 for the PC version of Kinect currently? : Vegtro
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      Yes, despite the hardware being the same as the Xbox one. Only difference is firmware I think. You do get... : TheIneffableBob
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        the hardware is a bit different iirc, it's got a FOV better suited to the close range PC stuff rather tha... : derelict515
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          This says the lenses and FOV are the same and that near mode is all software http://blogs.msdn.com/b/kin... : TheIneffableBob
          • I stand corrected. In any case, it wasn't changes I thought accounted for a $100 difference. The Xbox ver... : derelict515
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    Actually, I asked them about that. We'll have a story on Shack soon, but the TL;DR version is "no." They'... : AndrewYoon
    • Then fuck them. And shame on them. : RevRaven
    • I love MS like hard core, cause I love their programming technology stuff etc, but this really pisses me : valcan_s
    • clearly a strategic move against sony gamers that own a pc : Chandler55
    • Not surprised. Making AAA games on the PC directly competes with the Xbox. : sanchez
    • Going by previous experience, this means day one releases on PC for all titles : 60days
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    How is that crazy or a particular step in any direction? The current Kinect is available for PC at all, ... : Herman Toothrot
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      For a new generation, there are a lot of things you simply can't take for granted. Like having a console ... : AndrewYoon
      • It has nothing to do with the console, the fact is that Kinect for PC is used in a bunch of projects incl... : Herman Toothrot
  • theres already a kinect windows - its got a slightly wider angle for "near mode". This one seems way more... : 60days
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  Question: Why? : rtricoche
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    did you not see any of the crazy stuff people did with Kinect on computers? A crazy hack was on tech blog... : derelict515
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      Nothing really came of that besides the crazy tech demos and hacks, though. MS eventually released off... : pyide
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        Not sure why you think nothing came of it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinect#Third-party_development... : derelict515
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          So, which of those things have you experienced for yourself or would you buy a Kinect for Windows to expe... : pyide
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            I didn't realize the only progress that counted was things that made consumers buy hardware. Plenty of th... : derelict515
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              Well they obviously want people to buy it, or they wouldn't spend the time and resources to create, manuf... : pyide
              • Well they obviously want people to buy it, or they wouldn't spend the time and resources to create, manuf : derelict515
  • Answer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQREhd9iT38#t=23s : the archvile
  • Why the fuck not? Total body and head track + oculus rift sound sweet to me. : spazzium
  • To access your cable box of course. : jdcope
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    honestly i think the things they're doing with kinect are going to have ramifications in all of computing... : EvilDolemite
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      The responsiveness, sensitivity, definition, and latency is why people don't care for it right now though... : pyide
      • i was referring to the demonstrated one, the new one. the current version definitely has severe drawback... : EvilDolemite
  • better question: why not http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWmVrfjDCyw : ballystix
• That's pretty cool. : dumb.
• i'd still rather have a steambox. : megreedy
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  Zero interest in them doing so. Checked with at least 10 other PC gamers and same thing from then. No o... : wytefang
  • well, okay. i mean, they were going to launch it. but 11 PC gamers said they weren't interested. so yo... : EvilDolemite
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    keep us updated on any other things that you find people aren't interested in after previously being unin... : derelict515
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      Will do. But regardless of whether or not I tapped into simplistic anecdotes, this very same extremely i... : wytefang
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        I dunno, 2 genuine, active, mostly smart guys in the office seemed utterly blindsided by 'new and shiny' ... : abrasion
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          How did they rag on the PS4? It's not that different from the One, most of it's media features are simila... : EnhancedInterrogator
          • They just described how boring it sounds :/ : abrasion
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  Keep that shit on the shitbox one... don't bring your fail hardware to pc gaming please don't fuck over c... : celery4183
  • agreed!!!1 : EvilDolemite