Kinect Confirmed for PC
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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.
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.
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
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0srY37kkMw
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....
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....
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. 
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
a working powerglove for PC
or even a U-Force, that one worked pretty well on the NES
but kinect?
sorry, but no
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?
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.
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.
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.SomebodyNowhere said: