One Million Kinects Sold in Just Ten Days
- Thread starter Andy Chalk
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Well I've always said I'd rather like something then hate something, its more fun to enjoy things then it is to be angered by them after all. Who knows, maybe I'll give Kinect a try, I can't see it being used for hardcore stuff, but not all Casual is bad. I mean hell look at Tetris.
Dude, trust me, when playing with friends, Tetris can get pretty hardcore, especially if it's Tetris DS.DynamicPenguin said:
Wow, I'm 16 and I know what an eye-toy is... Now I feel old... Also, 1 million in 10 days is like 100,000 a day. In the grand scheme of things, it's not that much.Sober Thal said:
I hope to God this piece of garbage crashes and burns. The less motion control crap we have to deal with, the better if you ask me.
Responses that I was expecting before reading the comments.
*cough*
"Why are people so dumb for buying this piece of turd!? Don't people see how terrible it is? It deservers to be left on shelfs to rot along side COD: Black Ops and Halo: Reach! People are so dumb!"
It looks like that my prediction was correct.
*edited for a sourpuss*
*cough*
"Why are people so dumb for buying this piece of turd!? Don't people see how terrible it is? It deservers to be left on shelfs to rot along side COD: Black Ops and Halo: Reach! People are so dumb!"
It looks like that my prediction was correct.
*edited for a sourpuss*
God forbid Valve jumps on this train of thought.Tdc2182 said:
"Half Life 3, Move edition"
OT: Well it sure looks like we're in for a lot of terrible games. Damn.
*looks at controller*
I'm just going to keep living in 2005.
I don't buy it. I don't know anyone who has bought a Kinect, and THEY don't know anyone who has bought a Kinect.
Call me paranoid, but I think Microsoft is just covering their little mistake.
Call me paranoid, but I think Microsoft is just covering their little mistake.
[quote="Jumplion" post="7.245225.8957304"
However, another part of me (the fanboy part I guess?) wants Kinect to fail just to tell Microsoft to shove it. They really have no idea how they're approaching the Kinect, with few if any "hardcore" games being announced, let alone released for it, and aren't pushing the true potential of the hardware.[/quote]
Actually, I would say that the lack of a large number of hardcore titles announced so far shows that MS knows exactly how they are approaching Kinect. It may not be scratching your particular itch, but by focusing on simpler, family fun style games instead of shoving Kinect support into every 360 title that gets shipped out MS is obviously focusing on both expanding the 360 player base and showing off what Kinect does best right now. Once developers have had more time to focus on integrating Kinect properly into more standard game types then I don't doubt MS will begin a real "Kinect for hardcore gaming" push.
I would guess we're going to see the reveal of a hardcore Kinect in the spring and wide Kinect support in more traditional games will be the focus of next year's E3. It will be interesting to see at that point just how well Kinect does handle more hardcore ideas, success or failure.
However, another part of me (the fanboy part I guess?) wants Kinect to fail just to tell Microsoft to shove it. They really have no idea how they're approaching the Kinect, with few if any "hardcore" games being announced, let alone released for it, and aren't pushing the true potential of the hardware.[/quote]
Actually, I would say that the lack of a large number of hardcore titles announced so far shows that MS knows exactly how they are approaching Kinect. It may not be scratching your particular itch, but by focusing on simpler, family fun style games instead of shoving Kinect support into every 360 title that gets shipped out MS is obviously focusing on both expanding the 360 player base and showing off what Kinect does best right now. Once developers have had more time to focus on integrating Kinect properly into more standard game types then I don't doubt MS will begin a real "Kinect for hardcore gaming" push.
I would guess we're going to see the reveal of a hardcore Kinect in the spring and wide Kinect support in more traditional games will be the focus of next year's E3. It will be interesting to see at that point just how well Kinect does handle more hardcore ideas, success or failure.
Fills me with glee to see the luddites crying about its success. I feel like writing a series on where next gen gaming is gonna go perhaps after finals. Motion and 3d are where its going btw lol.
It's funny how this little camera being even remotely successful pisses off certain people so easily.