Will you be buying a Kinect?

[quote name='Mospeada_21']hell no. even if it were free, I'd throw it back. same goes for ps move or that crap called wii.[/QUOTE]

Just not a fan of motion control? I doubt you'd throw it back. Trade it or sell it.
 
lol! good read there, matt. actually, i've been there and done that. started on power glove and ended most recently with the eyetoy. i believe motion control interface isn't mature or responsive enough, yet. still too much errors or mis-reads; which leads to more frustration than relaxation or their stress-release trade-offs. it's a solid pass until the tech gets to where light-gun precision was.
 
[quote name='dabamus']Figured I'd say that I'm getting one tomorrow, and it'll end up costing less than $50. :D

It comes with Kinect Adventures and Fighters Uncaged for $100, so I'll sell those and get a cheap kinect :D[/QUOTE]

Not sure why anyone would buy Kinect Adventures. All of the stand alones and bundles come with it. So you'd have to find a reallllllly dumb person to buy it.

Anyways, I bought a Kinect with Dance Central and Kinect Sports. Both games are fun but I get this feeling that unless some AAA+ titles come out soon it'll turn into another Wii system. Fun at first and fun to play at parties with people who have never played it before, but for personal gaming, kinda boring.
 
[quote name='Mospeada_21']lol! good read there, matt. actually, i've been there and done that. started on power glove and ended most recently with the eyetoy. i believe motion control interface isn't mature or responsive enough, yet. still too much errors or mis-reads; which leads to more frustration than relaxation or their stress-release trade-offs. it's a solid pass until the tech gets to where light-gun precision was.[/QUOTE]

I completely understand that stance, even though I enjoy the Wii and Kinect.
 
[quote name='Slappybob']If i wanted childish games with crappy slow motion control i would have bought a Wii.
Ill stick to games with depth thank you.[/QUOTE]

Games like Scene It.
 
I'd have to say I was surprised when I got the Kinect for Christmas. Kinda enjoyed it a lot actually (largely due to having all the family over).
 
I already have the Wii, got it for Christmas. I find it to be enjoyable and fun, maybe it's not perfect, or even close to perfect, but it's new technology. It will take some time for Microsoft and developers to make games for it that will be a lot more responsive. I've heard a lot of praise about Dance Central (I have it, just have not yet played it yet), and that is probably due to the responsiveness, as if there was a very bad response time, then people would become frustrated and stop playing.

The only thing I dislike about the Kinect at this time, is the lack of games and apps for it. There's only a handful of games for the Kinect right now, most of the games are either unappealing or don't seem worth it. Several games seem worth it or at least decent (at least to the average gamer). There's some games for people who want to try and get into fit with the Kinect, then there's just games that are testing out the capabilities of the Kinect.

Overall, I believe the Kinect can become a pretty great thing, it just needs time and developers wanting to develop their games on it. I just hope there will be continued support for the Kinect in the months to come.
 
I just tried out my sister's Kinect a day ago, while playing Kinect Sports. It bothered me that there still seemed to be a disconnect between my motions and what the game interpreted. One example being the soccer, where I would shoot the ball and it would only seem to go a few set directions even if I varied my kicking motion in an extreme way. My understanding of the tech in the Kinect is that it should be able to detect pretty miniscule changes in my movements, but playing Kinect Sports reminded me a lot of Wii Sports, as it looked like it was only picking up general gestures.

My question is whether this is just faulty game programming or actually a shortcoming of the way the Kinect works?
 
[quote name='TctclMvPhase']My understanding of the tech in the Kinect is that it should be able to detect pretty miniscule changes in my movements, but playing Kinect Sports reminded me a lot of Wii Sports, as it looked like it was only picking up general gestures.

My question is whether this is just faulty game programming or actually a shortcoming of the way the Kinect works?[/QUOTE]

Just like any gaming device, system or hardware it will take time for people to tap its potential.
 
I am quite impressed with the kinect. The base has a motor in it so it will tilt and adjust to the best angle to view you (no adjusting neccessary when i play vs when my kids play). Kinect ID recognizes me and automatically signs me in or uses my avatar during the games. It takes videos/screenshots of you which you can upload to kinectshare.com and then share via facebook, twitter or download to your pc. It is pretty precise as well. In table tennis it can tell the different between adding top spin and back spin. You can also use the kinect instead of a headset for voice chat during a game. Voice controls are pretty good too. It is cool to see my 4 year old say "Xbox, Kinect" and then have the kinect dash pull up as he walks over and waves to gain control. Very impressed with this hardware.




[quote name='TctclMvPhase']I just tried out my sister's Kinect a day ago, while playing Kinect Sports. It bothered me that there still seemed to be a disconnect between my motions and what the game interpreted. One example being the soccer, where I would shoot the ball and it would only seem to go a few set directions even if I varied my kicking motion in an extreme way. My understanding of the tech in the Kinect is that it should be able to detect pretty miniscule changes in my movements, but playing Kinect Sports reminded me a lot of Wii Sports, as it looked like it was only picking up general gestures.

My question is whether this is just faulty game programming or actually a shortcoming of the way the Kinect works?[/QUOTE]


the soccer game in kinect sports only gives you 2 or 3 directions to kick the ball when its in your possession, thus the huge fucking grey arrows on the ground when playing. So, your assessment is correct, in the soccer game it will only go a few set directions.
 
I'm a ps3 gamer but finally broke down and got the kids a 360 kinect bundle for christmas (but dad all our friends have blah blah blah).

Anyways I was pleasantly impressed with the kinect. Dance Central is fun and so are a couple of the Adventures games. Sports ping pong is pretty fun.

I haven't tried the soccer but everything else so far has been spot on 1 for 1 between body movement and response on screen.

Talking my way through the menus is amusing too, although it's probably more gimicky cool just because its something new.

Anyways, between the wife and kids its a win so far and it's on the tv downstairs while my ps3 is upstairs so its a win for me too!!
 
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