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Old 11-04-2010, 09:41 AM   #9
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I picked it up last night and I'm impressed with the tech itself. The games on the other hand are pretty ****ty.

But, I didn't buy Kinect to play the games. I bought it because of the voice control and chat features. I'm always watching movies and now with ESPN I'm never turning my 360 off.

There's 2 things I'd like to see added in an update and I'll be happy.

1. Being able to speak to it and say "xbox, on or xbox, off."
2. Having voice control when watching Netflix. Only Zune right now.

Add those 2 things and I'll be fine.

I'm impressed and one thing that'll say. The launch games are crappy but, isn't that to be expected? Yes, the novelty will fade but, by then there should be some decent games out. I saw and vid on IGN about Kinect Forza. That was sick!

As for now, I'm cool. "xbox, Play ESPN!"
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I agree with that, had it been $99, I think it would have sold much better. $150 is not a good price point, and I'm almost shocked they stuck with it. Especially bundling such a ****ty game with it. LOL
For new owners, its probably just best to get one of the bundles at $299 or $399..........but it sucks for those that already have 360's to pay the $150. This tech interests me more than the other two due to the voice and hand recognition, the software needs to be there to make it successful. I'm surprised that Kinect Sports wasn't packed with this thing. I think the bowling alone could pull some people in.
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I'm surprised that Kinect Sports wasn't packed with this thing. I think the bowling alone could pull some people in.
I agree, they should've packed in Kinect Sports with this thing. That would've been a wiser choice. Bowling and table tennis look like a blast with some friends.
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I measured my living room and I have 5 1/2 feet from my TV to my chair. Plus I game in the dark 95% of the time. Other than those two things I'd be all over Kinect. Honestly I think this has fail written all over it because of those two requirements. Most people have their chairs closer to their TV than 6 feet and game in low lighting conditions. Move will end up being more successful IMO.
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Oh and one other thing, I'm the exact target group that Microsoft and Sony is aiming for, I'm a young, male consumer with expendable cash who likes to be the first adopter of hardware. For example I had an iPad within 3 weeks of it's launch. So the fact that I'm unable to purchase a Kinect (despite really wanting to) does not bode well for the device I think...
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I sit further away from my tv (about 9 feet) because of the size of my tv so this works perfectly for me. I think it will be very successful. Once more games start coming out and they add to the voice control this could be very good.
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Oh and one other thing, I'm the exact target group that Microsoft and Sony is aiming for, I'm a young, male consumer with expendable cash who likes to be the first adopter of hardware. For example I had an iPad within 3 weeks of it's launch. So the fact that I'm unable to purchase a Kinect (despite really wanting to) does not bode well for the device I think...
Is it just my youth speaking when I don't consider 40 young?
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Haha, I think its relative. It's not young overall but for gaming companies they look at the age of 35-40 as the ideal age for this sort of thing because that's when you're still "young enough to be playing" and "old enough to have expendable cash".

Also, I don't see how anyone could sit 9 feet away from their tv unless maybe they had a projector of 100" screen. I have a 67" samsung and sit 5 1/2 feet away. Of course then I usually sit closer than most folks at a movie theater as well.

All in all I'm just disappointed I can't get Kinect because I had planned to buy it day one.
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