Xbox fans have initiated a petition urging Microsoft to reintroduce Kinect compatibility for the Xbox Series X|S, aiming to revive classic titles and expand the platform's family-friendly game options .
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When the Xbox One was unveiled last year, Microsoft boasted the Xbox 360 successor would feature an updated — and mandatory — version of its camera-based Kinect sensor with more accurate movement .
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Microsoft's $150 Xbox add-on, the Kinect, can use face-recognition technology to log you onto your Xbox Live account.
Microsoft discontinued the Kinect today, ending the motion-sensing Xbox peripheral's lifespan after seven long years of gaming mediocrity and wasted potential.
Say what you will about Steve Ballmer’s swan song CES 2012 keynote (and the ridiculous, mostly made-up hype preceding it), at least we got a launch date and price for Kinect for Windows.
Despite plenty of initial skepticism, Kinect is proving to be a pretty cool gadget with lots of wow! power.
Microsoft’s march toward a voice- and gesture-controlled Windows experience just picked up momentum.