Kinect Confirmed for PC

[A Pious Cultist]

This won't sell.



No really, it just won't. No one is going to get to level 70 with arm waving and the general mass market for the Kinect don't game on their PCs except for browser games.

 

[IamQ]

Didn't they comfirm Kinect for PC like...half a year ago?

 

[Jkudo]

Maybe it doesnt use the kincect the same way the xbox does, so it doesn't need that much space?

Possible, it needs six feet in order to track your entire body.
No idea how kinect could be used for Divine Souls.

 

[kasperbbs]

Well im a PC gamer and i dont see myself playing this with kinect ,theres like one meter of free space behind my monitor. And couldnt it be done with a simple webcam instead of this 150$ dollar worth piece of junk?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0srY37kkMw

 

[samsonguy920]

I, for one, applaud this effort, but I would like to see it put into use for other pc uses than just games. It could turn into quite the handy tool for those with certain handicaps as well as add more flexibility to interfaces.
Not too sure how well it will work for an MMO but, eh, I ain't gonna judge this thing anymore. I suddenly get the feeling I've been like the cranky old fart who thirty years ago thought Personal Computers were overdone doodads.

I miss my Commodore 64....

 

[Firia]

I have often said, "why would I ever buy a 360 when I have a perfectly good PC?" (I own a ps3, and if I had the scratch, I'd own a Wii as well.) The 360 to me has always been a console PC. Everything worth its salt either is co-released on the PC, or eventually comes out on the PC. The Kinect doing this thing where it's out on the PC only helps prove my point.

 

[katsumoto03]

Fuck off, Microsoft.

That is all.

I second this.

Besides, who would even buy this? Such silliness, Micro$oft.

 

[teh_Canape]

you know what would be cool?

a working powerglove for PC

or even a U-Force, that one worked pretty well on the NES

but kinect?

sorry, but no

 

[Mr. Socky]

Of course... I didn't really care when it was for just Xbox 360, either.

 

[v3n0mat3]

I'm not even going to get the Kinect for the Xbox. Why the hell would I get it for my PC?

One word, PORN.

*scratches chin*

Hmmm...

 

[Superior Mind]

My PC is set up in a corner of my bedroom not in the front of my fucking lounge. How the Hell do they expect PC owners to utilise the Kinect unless game mechanics are driven by eyebrow movement and nostril flares?

 

[GeorgW]

I don't see any way kinect could improve that game. It's nice that microsoft is finally realising that the kinect has other uses than dance central, but this just seems stupid.

 

[The Hairminator]

Now it's getting interesting.

 

[Anton P. Nym]

You have to wonder about all the nay-sayers here... I mean, if they were remotely close to a typical population sample the Wii would've tanked and there wouldn't be an Xbox 360 or PS3. I met their earlier generation while they were pooh-poohing those new-fangled pointing devices, what're they called, some sort of rodent nickname or something... oh, yes, the "mouse", which they assured me would never amount to much because serious computer users used keyboards.*

I'm not saying that Kinect is the next mouse... I am saying that the nay-sayers tend to follow the conventional wisdom and therefor miss the big changes.

I'll wait and see what happens before making any big pronouncements, myself.

-- Steve

* They also tended to be command-line interface die-hards equally opposed to MacOS and Windows 3.1. On that I agreed with 'em... which shows I can screw up big too.

 

[BabyRaptor]

If I don't have enough room for the Kinect in my living room why in the world would I have enough room for it in my bedroom or office?

This, pretty much. This technology does not inspire me enough to not only spend money on it but relocate everything in my apartment to make room to use it.

 

[Tom Phoenix]

Not that much of a suprise, really. Considering how limited the console market is in Korea, it's little wonder that Kinect has to be used with PC games to try and garner any success. Of course, it is still unlikely to pay off very much.

 

[tawmus]

If motion control is the future, uggh. I have not once been playing an RPG and think man this would be so much cooler if I could dance around like an epileptic. If I want motion controls I'll go outside and shoot some hoops.

 

[LightOfDarkness]

If you can see your monitor from 6-9 feet away, you have too much disposable income/stop using your TV as your monitor.

 

[lacktheknack]

If only there was more room around here... I was really interested in Dance Central.

 

[Veylon]

You have to wonder about all the nay-sayers here... I mean, if they were remotely close to a typical population sample the Wii would've tanked and there wouldn't be an Xbox 360 or PS3. I met their earlier generation while they were pooh-poohing those new-fangled pointing devices, what're they called, some sort of rodent nickname or something... oh, yes, the "mouse", which they assured me would never amount to much because serious computer users used keyboards.*

I'm not saying that Kinect is the next mouse... I am saying that the nay-sayers tend to follow the conventional wisdom and therefor miss the big changes.

I'll wait and see what happens before making any big pronouncements, myself.

-- Steve

* They also tended to be command-line interface die-hards equally opposed to MacOS and Windows 3.1. On that I agreed with 'em... which shows I can screw up big too.

Oh, yeah. I remember checking out a programming book from the library and the author spent the better part of a chapter decrying this "mouse" thingie and it's inexplicable popularity. It was surreal.

Still, the mouse, like the keyboard and controller, has a couple key advantages over the Kinect. They take very little energy to use and are quite precise. Holding your arms up, even motionless, gets tiring rather quickly. The price tag and large space requirements are further strikes against the thing. I don't doubt that eventually, something like the Kinect, but better and cheaper, will become standard. It'd have to be something where you can point and motion directly at your screen while sitting at your computer.