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Could Microsoft's Kinect be reborn as a virtual reality controller?

The Kinect port's removal from the Xbox One S might have lead some to believe that the accessory has reached the end of its life, but a recent Microsoft blog post suggests otherwise.

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OC_MurphysLaw3589d ago

Seems to me it could be really good for use as a room tracker as well as work in tandem with hand controls to better track positioning. I don't think it would good just on its own though.

jessionpc3588d ago

Yea good idea, lets use a complete and total piece of junk to support a brand new bleeding edge consumer device.

It's gonna make motion controls great again. /s

freshslicepizza3588d ago

seems to be working so far for psvr and i believe kinect 2 is more advanced than the ps4 camera.

OC_MurphysLaw3588d ago (Edited 3588d ago )

@jessionpc if you actually read up on kinect you would understand that the tech behind it is not junk in the least. The issue was to make Kinect work as intended it needed far better resources from the compute side...even in Xbox One it was not enough to make the system fast and responsive. Additionally for gaming we know that some kind of controller is needed for any kind of advanced games. without a controller the experiences are just too limiting and that was another fatal flaw of the Kinect system.

TheCommentator3588d ago

Right on, Moldy. A five year old stick with a light up clown nose on the end of it versus a room scanning 3D night vision camera sensitive enough to track individual fingers and even facial expressions. Which one is the total piece of junk, the device made for this generation of hardware or the one recycled from a failed attempt at plagerizing the Wii remotes?

Goldby3588d ago

its difficult to have room tracking with only one camera.

Theres a reason HTC wants 2 cameras put in opposite corners

Razuel3588d ago (Edited 3588d ago )

what dlacy said.

MasterCornholio3588d ago

I see why not. I mean Sony brought back move with PSVR so I don't see why Microsoft can't do the same.

Errorist763588d ago

Doesn't seem to be a bad idea if they can get the latency down even more and improve stuff like finger tracking.

Aenea3588d ago

Yes I think it would! In fact a while back I assumed MS would be using Kinect for VR in the future!

Also, I've read the original article a few days ago and it seemed they found a way to track your hands and fingers so they could actually show up on screen accurately. Though it's still heavy in the R&D phase and I had kinda hoped, when I saw the article's title, that they were ready to release it in the wild so we might still be a few years off before this will be ready for consumers but the idea of not needing special controllers and such sounds awesome to me!

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Xbox boss: Memory crisis could impact next-gen hardware pricing

Xbox boss Asha Sharma has discussed how component shortages will impact the company's plans for Project Helix.

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Lexreborn22h ago

This kind of proves this is an after thought product, most products like this are in r&d 5 years before they start mass producing. So they typically have the cost of components and things worked out long before assembly starts.

This is an assumption still, but I wouldn’t be surprised if project helix is similar to Scalebound,perfect dark and sod3. They had an idea but no actual execution other than concept stage. Being impacted by the ram shortage likely would also put this device 3-4 years out.

I’m not even sure MS has that endurance with Xbox yet

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Guild Wars Publisher CEO Warns AI Can't Replace What Makes Games 'Instinctively Fun'

TNS - NCSoft CEO admitted that AI is rapidly becoming a core part of game development, but he added that it cannot replace what makes games fun.

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Lionsguard1d 1h ago

To be fair, there are also human made games that release and lack any fun at all either.

jznrpg22h ago

But all of the great games have been made by humans

jwillj2k418h ago

One is by choice, the other is a feature.

PRIMORDUS22h ago

Guild Wars 2 been playing for 14yrs, 1st beta. This is just one company I support, Arenanet and NCSoft, even though I torrent, there are a few PC companies I will buy from. "PlayStation’s Horizon MMO spin-off, Horizon Steel Frontiers." I feel this will be good, NCSoft is a good developer/publisher.

CrimsonWing693h ago

It’s a tool. Use it elevate things and get it done faster. I’m sorry but not every game made by humans is good. If this can help things, then I fully embrace it.

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FuRyu Reveals Crymelight as New Title in 'Cry' Dark Bishōjo Action Game Series

FuRyu revealed during the Indie Live Expo showcase on Sunday that it is developing the CRYMELIGHT game as the latest installment in its CRY series of "dark bishōjo action" game series.

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