Microsoft also once required games to be at least native 720p with 2xAA.
That didn't last long, either.

The code is more what you'd call "guidelines" than actual rules. Welcome aboard the Black Pearl.

where did you hear that? One of the most interesting Kinect games in the launch lineup is a shooter.

It may work, it'll just be a rail shooter like the old arcade Time Crisis games. Hopefully it'll turn out better than the SWs Kinect game... http://cache.gawker.com/ass...

I say "shoot these controls suck!" hahaha

Really don't get why the R.U.S.E devs aren't using it. Unless it can't or has issues tracking hand gestures.

So you're suggesting that we as players of a shooter on Kinect REMOVE our hands from the controller to gesture the throwing of a grenade instead of pressing a button? Does that make sense to anyone?

Basically everything you suggested can be done quickly and efficiently with a controller without the need to remove my hand from said controller to initiate an in-game action. That's terrible implementation and that's why Microsoft specifically stated to not create shooters for Kinect.

If anyone has tried to make a shooter work with Kinect it's Microsoft and you know they tested Halo extensively to try and implement the controller-free technology into the game. It just doesn't work because there's no manageable way to do it. It's made for party games and simple sports games. Stop hoping it will be more than that guys!

@Godmars290, they said it wasn't practical. I've heard some matches in R.U.S.E. can last several hours and for it to work, you'd have to be standing the whole time. Also, a shooter or any game requiring you to use a controller in addition to using Kinect is just making Kinect a $150 Eyetoy. The whole point of Kinect is never needing a controller to play the game. I'll be waiting to see developers use Kinect to let gamers move around in games like shooters or action games. Think of trying to run around in Halo or COD and jump around / kill people with the fast paced action.

I been saying that lots it takes a year or two to understand the limits and potential of a newer product, example (look at beggining PS3 and 360 games and now the newer ones huge difference)

With many 2nd and 3rd party devs having kits well before that. They were talking up shooters, yet there wasn't even mention of them at E3 much less a staged/pre-rendered demo on the same level as that Star Wars title.

If they could show staged CG like that, then why not a shooter? Especially when they've taken years to release titles like Alan Wake and Too Human, and are apparently looking to fund and finish Duke Nukem Forever.

Nevermind that those same devs have had Move kits for just as long and they're not only putting it in shooters, but at least in one case putting it in a game while not using Kenect.

"Only a year" ? Is that supposed to be a short amount of time ?