Paul writes, "Kinect has become the fastest selling video game peripheral of all time. One of the major criticisms gamers have placed upon the device is the fact that full game-play is typically done with 2 players, with only small features being added for more players than that. Breakthroughs from Omek today bring forth the possibility for a platform to use more developer-friendly 4 player support or more in 3D motion detection solutions such as the Kinect. This has been researched and developed to work on the new Intel Core processor tree which leads it to a high compatibility with future mainstream devices. Check out the full press release..."
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Competition is good, this will light a fire under Microsoft.
Nice this is what Microsoft should of made to begin with.
Kinect isn't selling well because it is a miracle device. It is selling because it has been advertised extremely well. It has a name branding campaign that is a marketing dream. Kinect also has a few games that work very well with the device: Kinectimals, Kinect Sports, and Dance Central (I don't know of any other titles that work this well)... and for those games I've mentioned, Kinect is FUN. It is not meant to be taken so seriously to be the next "Minority Report". It is what it is, and when developers put in the work, Kinect can be the device it simply needs to be - working and fun.
I am all for innovation and competition, but good luck getting the average consumer to buy something that isn't advertised to death and programmed them into buying. Usually when a device isn't affiliated with one of the majors, it could be another YooStar.
Chances are, people will refer to this new device as, "Hey, have you seen the new Kinect?" That is, if they ever encounter it personally. Maybe Microsoft will buy them out and brand this as Kinect2 and release it with the 720.
Competition makes the future devices better.