Kinect Reviews

**EnigmaNemesis** · 11-16-2010, 12:55 AM

Re: Kinect Reviews

Originally posted by VanCitySportsGuy

Does Kinect work, if your living room is small?

I had no interest in Kinect when it was first announced but I have to admit Dance Central looks pretty fun. I'm just worried the hardware doesn't do a good job of tracking your movements.

You definitely need at "least" 6 feet of space around. But optimal is definitely 8-10 people are saying.

**ExtremeGamer** · 11-16-2010, 05:40 AM

Re: Kinect Reviews

Originally posted by VanCitySportsGuy

Does Kinect work, if your living room is small?

I had no interest in Kinect when it was first announced but I have to admit Dance Central looks pretty fun. I'm just worried the hardware doesn't do a good job of tracking your movements.

6-8 feet is needed and trust me, it works as advertised. It's actually pretty amazing when you think about it, like playing Dance Central, how acurate it actually is when you are playing.

Glad you're liking it Sully, it really is a great family/friends system. Totally blows the Wii out of the water since there is nothing to learn except how to move in front of the camera.

**Rules** · 11-16-2010, 09:07 AM

Re: Kinect Reviews

Originally posted by VanCitySportsGuy

Does Kinect work, if your living room is small?

I had no interest in Kinect when it was first announced but I have to admit Dance Central looks pretty fun. I'm just worried the hardware doesn't do a good job of tracking your movements.

Kinect seems to be wanting close to 8 feet of space for the back end. You can definitely make it work in the 7 foot range but I feel anything closer and it will keep asking for you to step back. It is extremely accurate so far from just the one pack in game that I have.

Space is tight, you might want to pass even though I think this is really cool and fun. My stress level is up as I want to make it work in a specific room in my house but I may have to move it to another room that will give me that space.

**CaptainZombie** · 11-16-2010, 09:46 AM

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Originally posted by ExtremeGamer

6-8 feet is needed and trust me, it works as advertised. It's actually pretty amazing when you think about it, like playing Dance Central, how acurate it actually is when you are playing.

Glad you're liking it Sully, it really is a great family/friends system. Totally blows the Wii out of the water since there is nothing to learn except how to move in front of the camera.

I agree. Of all the motion tech and granted all three are trying to do something different, Kinect is the most important tech for the industry to move things forward. While Kinect is not perfect by any means since they still need to work out a bunch of kinks it will probably be standard in the next Xbox. My biggest beef is that the software is not quite smart yet to just recognize the people it has scanned in for a game, so if kid(s) or dog comes into the environment/play area, it stops the game. As much as it can be irritating, it is so cute watching my 20 month old raise his arms up to continue when we are doing it. LOL!

I notice from the fall 2010 dashboard update that we will probably get full menu navigation with the spring 2011 update if not sooner. It looks like they have set this up to work this way, but for some reason didn't for launch. I would love to see full voice recognition throughout all the menus and it could be very effective.

**RockinDaMike** · 11-16-2010, 10:36 AM

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There should be a way to lock it voice command. I hate wanting to say xbox before every command.

**Pared** · 11-16-2010, 10:50 AM

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Originally posted by FootballForever

You guys are making want the kinect, I said I wouldn't get it, but you guys.

Originally posted by sportdan30

I'd only get it if I had kids or a bunch of friends to play it with. I wouldn't characterize it as a good single player experience. I've had it for a couple weeks and while I still enjoy it, the luster has worn off of it somewhat.

Read this again.

Or you may end up selling it down the road, only to buy it again later and then sell it again.

It'll most likely end up gathering dust after a month or so.

**Rules** · 11-16-2010, 11:59 AM

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Originally posted by Pared

Read this again.

Or you may end up selling it down the road, only to buy it again later and then sell it again.

It'll most likely end up gathering dust after a month or so.

Maybe but then again there are some that see this as a cool fitness tool. I have Active 2 coming in the mail which has a 9 week workout program so by then I am sure something else will get my attention.

I played the Adventures game last night for nearly an hour straight. Had trouble getting out of bed as my abs and lower back was sore. To me that is a good thing as I had fun playing when actually I was getting a very good workout.

**Cyros** · 11-16-2010, 12:05 PM

Re: Kinect Reviews

Originally posted by Rules

Maybe but then again there are some that see this as a cool fitness tool. I have Active 2 coming in the mail which has a 9 week workout program so by then I am sure something else will get my attention.

I played the Adventures game last night for nearly an hour straight. Had trouble getting out of bed as my abs and lower back was sore. To me that is a good thing as I had fun playing when actually I was getting a very good workout.

You have to know FootballForeva's history to understand Pared's warning.

**Rules** · 11-16-2010, 12:50 PM

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Originally posted by Cyros

You have to know FootballForeva's history to understand Pared's warning.

Gotcha

**RoyalBoyle78** · 11-16-2010, 02:40 PM

Re: Kinect Reviews

Originally posted by Cyros

You have to know FootballForeva's history to understand Pared's warning.

Blah, Blah, Blah....

**Cyros** · 11-16-2010, 04:34 PM

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Kinect sells 1 million

**Steel5** · 11-16-2010, 06:32 PM

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You guys are really selling me on this haha. I would have to do some furniture rearrangement though.

**DXZeke** · 11-18-2010, 03:49 AM

Re: Kinect Reviews

Originally posted by Steel5

You guys are really selling me on this haha. I would have to do some furniture rearrangement though.

It's honestly worth it. It's a nice new experience that's not just a Wii - Move remote. It's nice getting to interact with your games in a brand new way.

**e0820** · 11-18-2010, 01:54 PM

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Just played Kinect at Best Buy. Have to say that it is very cool and except for the menu, close to 1:1 (menus are kinda slow). Boxing is my favorite so far. I stood about 6 feet away and maybe got as close as 5' and everything was good.

**Brandwin** · 11-18-2010, 03:06 PM

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I went to Best Buy yesterday to check Kinect out, but they didn't have one set up... they did have a ton of them in stock and I wanted to bite the bullet.

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