While the Windows version of the sensor has been on sale for $200 for the past few months now, Microsoft have finally priced Kinect for Xbox One and given us the release date. Gamers will be able to pick up the sensor on its own for for $50 cheaper with the price set at $149.99 […]
Kinect V2 sensor for Windows starts shiping on July 15th
Microsoft will begin to ship the v2 Kinect sensor for Windows next week starting July 15th. The new sensor is the same as the one shipped with the Xbox One and brings better voice control, depth sensing, 1080p resolution, night vision through IR, and a wider field of view. The new sensor will cost €199/$199,£159 […]
Removal of Kinect GPU reserve allows Destiny to run at full 1080p@30fps
It has been confirmed that Destiny will be running full 1080p@30fps on the Xbox One and it’s all thanks to the new June SDK that gives developers the ability to utilize all of the Xbox One’s resource. Previously, 10-percent of the Xbox One’s GPU power was reserved for Kinect itself and since Microsoft launched a Kinect-less […]
Xbox One Kinect voice control coming to Ireland in July
Before the Xbox one launched last year, there was big emphasis on voice control and how Kinect would allow users to navigate and perform certain task with their voice, much like on the Xbox 360, but with more accuracy. The Xbox One launch came and soon users in Ireland relized that voice control was not […]
Microsoft releasing Xbox One without Kinect this June for €399
Microsoft are kicking of some announcements before E3 starts, and possibly the biggest that would have come is a Kinect-less Xbox One. That’s right folks. Microsoft are set to release an Xbox One bundle on June 9th without Kinect included, making the bundled product no longer mandatory. The benefit of removing Kinect will drop the price of […]
Microsoft share details on Kinect for Windows V2
Microsoft have released some details including an image of the new Kinect for Window, the same one that Xbox One owners get. The new Kinect only has minor changes which include the removal of the Xbox One Logo and the addition of a power adapter/USB 3.0 hub to connect it to your computer. Everything […]
Microsoft launch Project Spark Beta on Xbox One
Project Spark Beta on Windows 8.1 has been underway for awhile now, but Microsoft have just announced that the beta for Xbox One starts today. Using Kinect, Project Spark is a game design tool that allows pretty much anyone to create their own game with relative ease compared to other ways of creating games. The […]
Xbox One enters full production and gets release date, heading to 13 markets on November 22
Microsoft has announced that the Xbox One has entered full production for the November release which now finally has a date. The anniversary of the Xbox 360 fits nicely. So only 79 (November 22) days until the Xbox One will be available. Microsoft also announced they upped the CPU clock speed from 1.60GHz to 1.75GHz, […]
The Xbox One does not require Kinect to be plugged in and can be shut off in the settings
It’s true folks, the Xbox One will not require the new Kinect to be connected to the console for it to work. In a recent IGN ask me anything interview with Marc Whitten a simple question was asked. ‘What if my Kinect falls from the TV and Breaks’. The idea being that if you no […]
Leaked document shows possible future of Xbox 720 and Kinect 2
A nice document dated from 2010 has been leaked and taking it’s rounds around the internet. The document details the future of Xbox and by that we mean the next gen console and what it will support. The ‘Xbox 720’ will have some new features to boast about, including Blu-Ray, full 3D support and augmented reality […]