I don't understand this. Kinect is the future of gaming. Why?

And that is the final nail in the coffin of the most failed accessory in gaming history.

I still use my frequently for voice commands. The last time I used it for a game was Kinect Sports Rivals.

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Microsoft just released there Mixed Reality platform on Windows 10 devices...for them, its the future...Kinect is no longer needed. For those wanting a 1080p Skype cam for there Xbox...the console now supports 3rd party webcams...just plug and play...

I still use it. I got the free adapter from Microsoft when I got the One S. I like the voice commands for blu rays.

there could have been great potential for games with kinect...but microsoft just threw it out back when the wii came out and they needed something to compete with motion controls. And after they saw that it wasn't that successful they just forgot their device. there is no game with major support for kinect...they just didn't care about it anymore. I think it's a shame they didn't utilize it more. Headtracking in Forza 7 for example would be nice. I use headtracking with my cheap ass webcam for racing games on PC and it works really well. And what about that projection feature they presented at E3 where your game expands outside the boundaries of your TV...wasn't Kinect to be utilized with that? They just present stuff and don't stand behind their products and don't invest in them....

But, the PS Camera is still alive though.

As much as I like my Xone, I say good riddance.

RIP

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I use it for voice commands and Skype

It really is sad that we never saw the full potential of this tech because the media never wanted it to succeed. I still use it to turn on and off my console but nothing really more. It got more useless with every update they rolled out. What once was the center of the box now is just a piece of junk.
I still remember how freaking good Xbox Fitness was and how much fun I had working out, beating your friends and getting achievements for doing so. A lot of great party games came with the Kinect but sadly not enough content to justify it.

What took you so long Microsoft?

Pretty sure you can use microphone for voice commands. I guess it's an end to 'xbox on' command, and scanning voucher codes. I guess some people used them for streaming, but someone said you can use 3rd party cams for skype, so i'd assume they can be used for streaming games and VRgaming if it arrives on xbox ?

Would had thought it would remain in the game (for those initial millions of XBOX One purchasers forced to have one) until the next generation console cycle.

Kinect could have been made into something decent but MS is not very good at making games or planning for their hardware in general so it didnt have a good chance

Wish they never forced me to buy it day one total picece of garbage.

Goodbye Kinect, you only overstayed your welcome by....... by........ , just how long was the Kinect around again? Well, it overstayed its welcome the entire time regardless.

What took them so long? They should have killed it years ago. I'll never forget that E3 kinect reveal. One of the worst E3's ever thanks to kinect.

Great technology, with lots of potential, but implementation was poor. I never used it for privacy reasons, but it will return in another form as V.R becomes standard.

Another area to not trust xbox in, the peripherals...never again!

given the history, reliability, cost and controversy.... probably for the best. this is a new xbox one going into next year.

What do you do with a Kinect? Or Windows 8? https://www.youtube.com/wat...

about time

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The way I look at microsoft peripherals is that they make great technology and revolutionize things, just not for gaming. The kinect is used in a ton of places outside of gaming because of how well the tech is, it just isn't for gaming. Same with the hololens, that thing will incredible for businesses to do presentations and meetings, but for gaming, not so much.

Well that's a shame, though they clearly haven't been behind it for many years now.

Sad.

Microsoft must pull the Xbox one's plug..shame

Guess Microsoft VR won't need it for head tracking

Kinnect has basically been doa since 2013 when the xb1 was announced to see it was being crammed down gamers throats whether they wanted it or not and was gimped further saying things like "xb1 wont even work without kinnect" 😳

Honestly, each system from here on out should have voice commands. I love telling Cortana to turn off and on my xbox, especially when napping on the couch. I mean we live in the world of Siri, Alexa, etc. We don't need a stupid Kinect..Just voice recognition software/device. Would be a cheap accessory I'd pay $20 for

If only the cost of this went to the GPU.

Microsoft has a ton of money and a willingness to spend it on R&D. But once engineers come up with something the company seems to lack people with the imagination to properly utilize it. Kinect had potential if any of the in-house developers had the creativity to use it. Well I guess they'll get something done with Hololens, but past history says be cautiously optimistic.

About time

Not sure this is big news. It's been pretty dead for a couple of years. Tech dies all the time. I`ll put it in the same drawer as my NES Power Glove, Move controllers, and Wonderbook.

I’d like to announce the death of George Washington. I still use my Kinect everyday though.

Sucks for people who use it for non gaming applications, as well as people who livestream on XO and would like to have their face present

Not surprise. VR is headed down the same road. I haven't heard much from it lately.

Good riddance to bad rubbish. Almost killed the brand.

Xbox, On. Oh nevermind, where's my controller.

I submitted this story first, but it was denied? Nice job N4G

I actually liked the the kinect for what it was worth. It is light years better than the ps camera and now I see it going for nearly the same price currently on Amazon. Could have perhaps been something great, missed opportunity. But you live and you learn I guess.

One less distraction to focus on what's important

Microsoft pulled the plug 🔌 on Xbox OG
Microsoft pulled the plug 🔌 on HDVD
Microsoft pulled the plug 🔌 on 360 software support
Microsoft pulled the plug 🔌 on always online & no used games policy
Microsoft pulled the plug 🔌 on kinect
Microsoft are now over promoting Xbox one X, which leads me to believe that they might pull the plug 🔌 on xbox-one Base, if the X gets popular? Yea/no

It sold 35 million and made it to the guninies world record, tell that to a sony fan and see what their response will be.

Can't say I didn't see this coming but it is also too bad. I liked the Kinect. Had potential that was never fully tapped though.

If was fun for like 2 or 3 games. It truly was Microsoft's answer to R.O.B. in terms of software support flops.

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That piece of shit gimmick killed all the momentum of the Xbox 360. Who knows what games could have been released if it wasn't for that waste of time & money. Glad it's dead, officially.

All the aspiring ghost hunters better get one before they are hard to find. (For those who are scratching their head at my comment the Kinect is also used by paranormal investigators to try and map out phantom forms from the grave. Check out those ghost shows on the TV.)

the only time i used the kinect was to show a little boy with one arm the dodge ball game. True story.

I thought the Kinect was awesome. Never played it much (PS and Nintendo guy) but it always looked fun to me. I wonder what gripes Xbox owners had with it?

I said a long time ago that I'd get a Xbox One if they released Ghost Recon Summit Strike or GH First Assault with the 360 BC program or now with the OG Xbox program. Servers will also need to be reopened but I no doubt, gladly would get a OG Xbox One used off EBay for either of those 2 games but till then I'll stay with the current gen games on another platform. And for those that are into the BC games...do enjoy but remember the more BC games you play, the more time you spend in those titles will be less time you spend in current gen games and with this it forces Microsoft and Phil Spencer to beg and plead with Sony for Cross-play that will never happen. And let's be honest Microsoft and Phil Spencer begging every other week is not a good look or good for anyone that owns Microsoft products or anyone else for that matter.. Maybe think of your Xbox brothers sitting in empty multiplayer lobbies waiting for you. C'on and step into the current gen you already got the console.

Thank the lord!!!

Like I said before it released, great technology but useless for gaming. It sold great initially as people were so aroused by the concept that they didn't stop to think about how the hell you'd ever play most games with it. I hope tv's use it in the future though that would be awesome for channel browsing or simple things of that nature.

my family still enjoys using it, it was great with the fitness apps and family games. Sure it was never a replacement for a regular controller, but it was a fun add-on . I wish they would have supported it more during the xbox one era.

halo lens is never going to catch on right now in the consumer market. The tech isn't there yet and market isn't ready for it .

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We've all known its been dead for a long time, they're just finally getting around to admitting it.

Kinect with psvr cos that cam sony use is shockin.

MS really should have just had the courage to call the XBX the "XBOX 2".

Kinect was the entire backbone of the X1, and the XBX is about 6 times stronger than the X1. It should and needs to be a new generation. Otherwise people will just think it's a deluxe version of something from 4 years ago... Just like the Wii U.....

It never actually lived .. #dealwithit

I had a Kinect and still have one, I tried to become an active gamer and the fitness games were great on it, it just so happens that I'm a controller guy at heart and went back to it. Now the Kinect is used by my son for the voice com's because he don't look after his headsets.

well its about goddamn time

If they had dropped it for the Xbox One release they would have kept a lot of their 360 customers from going to Playstation. A few guys I know who mostly play FIFA COD etc just bought the console which played them for £100 cheaper, that went for a lot of people iIf imagine.

This thing ruined Xbox for me. Loved Xbox 360 from 2005 to 2011. Had plenty of first party and exclusive 3rd party games. Then this thing came along as Microsoft just put there attention on this rubbish. The exclusives dried up and the 360 era was over for me once the original kinect released.

I honestly believe if kinect didn't happen and Microsoft just kept doing what they where doing. Me and my friends would of been all in on the Xbox right now and the PS4 would of been solely for exclusives only. Not because I preferred Xbox live or anything. It's just that we had been on Xbox for 6 years at that point and where comfortable until Kinect came along and ruined everything.

Still remember when people were afraid that it would be spying on them 😂 good times.

They tried to bring it out to compete with the Wii and it didn't take off like the Wii did nobody was interested in it and rightfully so glad they killed it off.

Gamers have spoken....we won't support shit gimmicks.

Smh.

I think they gave up too quick. Kinect is not that good foe gaming but its still nice technology if used properly. I actually don't know why I am even defending them I have a Kinect 2.0 rite now that dont work at all. Smft.

I'll miss telling my Xbox to power off but I won't miss it interrupting our movies

I forgot the Kinect even excited, I remember trying the Kinect when it first came out for the x360 I had fun but I also felt stupid for jumping around like dumbass

Saw this coming the moment they release new hardware without the port.

I still use mine for tv, general moving around from app to app, voice and the games that utilize voice, but this should be no surprise to anyone. The camera should have never been a requirement. I like using it instead of the headset for MP. XBOX ON, XBOX OFF, TAKE A SCREENSHOT, RECORD THAT. XBOX go to this or that, so I am fine with the camera. Will use it with the X1X.

Mine broke. 2 times

Tell me again how the multiplatform strategy was supposed to fix everything. Look at your results and compare them to Nintendo, which keeps thriving with exclusives. Your loyal fans are gone. And let’s not forget the pile of IPs you purchased only to let them rot.

The worst thing is this is down from last years numbers/expectations which was down from the previous years numbers/expectations. You think about how long “down” has been a consistent part of the communication and you realize those subscriptions are what’s holding that boat together. The price cut of gamespass is still a price raise in a string of price raises. They are trying to use players to offset the missing revenue. Now call of duty is out of gamespass, which is literally WHY they bought the company. To draw people to the subscription. They realized they missed a boatload of money and that wasn’t sustainable. Now you pay for it like you would have if they never bought the company… so why buy the company? Mind you those billions still need to be paid back. Yeah it gives you a chance to say we make the biggest FPS… but the internal conversations must be brutal at high level on topics that really matter. Like revenue. Profitability. And ROI for the shopping spree.

Is this like the 10th quarter in a row they're down 33% on hardware how is that even mathematically possible. You would think their mediocrity would Plateau