Now the first thing on everyone’s mind is going to be, “Why is it $200 when it only took off $100 from the Kinect-less Xbox One? Why is there a $100 price difference?” Power Leveled attempts to explain these questions and why the new Kinect sensor is actually a better deal than the previous sensor.
When you have a product like Kinect, so closely associated with gaming, how do you convince everybody else that they should be installing a motion-tracking camera in the home? Microsoft is looking to smart home technology and health, among other things, to do just that with Kinect for Windows v2, though a stealthy spread through Cortana and smartphones may be just as vital. We caught up with Microsoft’s Michael Mott, general manager of Xbox applications and developer relations, to find out how virtual assistants and home automation could make Kinect-tech the next must-have.
Maximum PC: Despite the occasional rumors to the contrary, Microsoft has held firm that the second generation Kinect motion control senor bundled with its Xbox One console would not work with Windows, and that a special version for Windows would eventually be released. That day still hasn't come, however Microsoft did decide to show off what the final hardware will look like for the Kinect for Windows Version 2.
I'm not sure that it's a great deal, but it might be handy with the Windows 8 interface. My Leap Motion does a lot of what this can do.
That's a decent value but $200 is a bit much for a convenience tool.
Kinect is lame no one cares VR is the future.
It only took 100 off of the xb1 because MS doesnt want people to actually know how much the box is worth and how much inferior it is to the PS4. Also shows their incompetence in releasing them together for 200 more. I thought it was only about 150 but 200?? Think they are marking it up now to make up for lost revenue.
Kinect is one of the most happening and latest products launched by Microsoft. It is replacing the touch technology with gesture recognition technology.