I know Kinect doesn't go over to well on this site. Mostly because of the fanboyism that runs unchecked here. I will state up front that I am a "Core" gamer in my mid 20's and I decided to pre-order Kinect after I saw it at this past E3.
I also know most people said Microsoft failed at this past E3, I didn't think that though. I saw a changing, I saw Microsoft as the only company that would make money right away from all I saw them offer, they played every card brilliantly.
Having done other midnight launches, most recently Halo Reach, Fable 3 and Modern Warfare 2. Reach had around three hundred people at my local Gamestop. Last night at that same Gamestop, there were no less then five hundred people. Also the main difference was people were joking, having fun and just enjoying themselves. There was no hostility, no trash talking, no nothing. They had some Kinect demo stations up, Pizza, Monster Energy drink. Everyone was having fun. Which is what the basis of gaming is all about right? At least it should be and was for me growing up.
This is why I decided to get Kinect in the first place. I am in a gaming clan/community. I play "Core" games all the time, my team has been sponsored and we've done Gamebattles and been in the playoffs ect... It get's so unsavory to be honest.
I at first glance thought Kinect would be fun with some buddy's coming over and cracking a beer or two, I didn't even take into account of the ability to play online over XBL.
I have a Wii as well, but the lack of true online is frustrating, now there is finally a motion controlled device that has fantastic online options.
People also haven't realized yet that there are more "Casual" gamers then "core" gamers, by a large margin. So it was foolish to think Kinect would fail. It's going to do very well. The reviews are pretty good, there are some fun games. If you haven't actually tried it, you have no right to judge it.
The games are fun, I got Joy Ride, Kinect Sports, Kinect Adventures (packaged with it) and Sonic Free Riders. All of which are really responsive.
I can see Kinect doing well for a long time, as I've always said it's a new console in a way, it's not like anything I've seen or done before.
Well, it's time for some sleep, been up with some friends goofing around and actually having FUN while gaming. Peace.
Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.
Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.
To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.
The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.
Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.
15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.
These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse
The charity event will be streamed live from Gamescom in August.
Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.
