Peter Molyneux Claims Xbox One Kinect is a "Joke" and "Unnecessary"

[seditary]

So Microsoft replaced his money sack with a sack of turd?

He certainly didn't say anything like this when he was getting money out of it.

 

[Callate]

Anyone remember Milo, the interactive kid in the demo for the... um.. kinnect, which was present by, er, Molyneux.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpC2TXhJGkE

I was thinking the same thing. Back when it was the 360 and was still referred to as Project Natal. Apparently, things have turned. I don't know if the reality of the technology was very different from what PM was promised back then or if it's just one more case of Molyneux being Molyneux, promising the sky while he's still drawing up schematics for a ladder.

Still, it's interesting to get his opinion and thus far I think he's right on. Aside from maybe Fantasia and use as a glorified remote control, the XB1's version of the tech doesn't seem to have a lot to recommend it as yet, certainly nothing to price it $100 above its competition.

 

[Arawn]

Yes, and you can see the bad taste in most responses here as well.

About half of Europe doesn't have the One in the shops yet, so that might inpackt sales a bit.

I do find it interesting that shops are out of Xbox One. Between Best Buy, Target, Wal-Mart, and Gamestop I can find at least 3-5 units on the shelf. They like Sony had a windowed release, but feels like it wasn't a choice for either company rather a low supply.

As for Mr Molyneux, I can't say he's helping the situation. True he's not the most popular man in the world, but people do know of him and his games. That alone might make some listen to him further poisoning the waters for the Kinect. I really want to give the device a chance, but it reminds me of Wii. While a cool function, shouldn't be the basis of a system(controller). Wii motes, Kinect, and Sixaxis can add to interface, but forcing all games to use it would be lunacy. Keep it simple. Instead of finding new ways to interact, make the games more engaging.

 

[Drejer43]

If peter molyneux says something is unneccessary you know you dun fucked up

 

[ThunderCavalier]

I love Molyneux sometimes. He has some great passion and, like a lot of people, he recognizes that we play on these consoles to play games, and I can respect that.

That being said, Molyneux, you really don't have any room to talk when it feels like the combat was "unnecessary" in Fable 2 and 3.

 

[Chareater]

You know what else was a "unnecessary add-on" peter? THAT GOLD GRIND AT THE END OF FABLE 3.

 

[KingsGambit_v1legacy]

A bit like the touchpad on the PS4 controllers. Ancillary and surplus to requirements, not really adding in a great deal. It has potential to I suppose, but MS have hamstrung themselves by selling their hardware for £100 greater than the technically superior and kinectless PS4.