Say Hello To XBOX KINECT

[Xanafalgue]

http://i50.tinypic.com/b3u7hd.jpg

...comments?...

[Xanafalgue]

Oh totally leaked by USA Today:

Among games in the works:

•Kinectimals lets you train and play with 20 different virtual cats, including a lion, cheetah and tiger.

•Joyride, a racing game, lets players use their hands to hold an imaginary steering wheel — pull your hands toward you and push back out for an acceleration boost — and their bodies to execute jumps and tricks.

•Kinect Sports has six activities including boxing, bowling, beach volleyball, track and field, soccer and table tennis. To serve a volleyball, you mimic the real motion; in soccer, you can kick the ball or do a header.

•Kinect Adventures includes a river-raft time trial and obstacle course, playable by up to four players. On the raft, playing as a duo, you and a partner must lean one way or another to steer. Jumping helps the raft reach special areas for extra points.

•Dance Central, in development by MTV Games, brings a So You Think You Can Dance experience home.

•Star Wars characters and iconic Disney favorites will be featured in separate new games being developed at Microsoft in conjunction with LucasArts and Disney.

"This is (Microsoft's) attempt to leapfrog the Wii and broaden the appeal of the Xbox," says Geoff Keighley of Spike's GameTrailers. "The questions are, 'Does the controller-free environment make (the Xbox 360) more accessible?' and 'Is it fun?' "

More here http://www.usatoday.com/tech/gaming/2010-06-14-vidgame14_ST_N.htm

Hmm.. will wait for E3 before I pass judgement :D

[SOX]

****ing stupid

[Natrak]

Looks like they've entirely given up on trying to appeal to the core crowd with this. Probably a good thing.

[Nic Xtreme]

Oh god it really is the Eyetoy 2.0 :/

I am, however, genuinely interested in what could be happening with Star Wars and Lucasarts, as well as seeing who is developing that Kinectimals game.

EDIT: FFS it only has cats. ****ers.

[Xanafalgue]

So there are apparently "around a dozen" Kinect launch games, hoping the rest of them are games we want to play. And by we I mean people who post on gaming forums :)

[Second]

Flaps' Kinect Adventures.

[Nic Xtreme]

I really hope they release Kinect Music. I'd buy it in a flash.

EDIT: I just clinked on the source above in LARZ's post and the news article has been removed...

GG Microsoft :rolleyes:

[jawsy]

Well, at least I don't have to buy it now.

[sausage]

http://www.zpersonals.com.au/images/hand-motion-.jpg

[Stevorooni]

How am I supposed to balance a Kinect, PS3 camera and a Wii Sensor Bar on top of my TV at the same time?

[Watchers]

How is Kinect a better name than Natal? If anything, it's worse.

[fishfishmonkeyhat]

Kinect as in kinetic as in movement.

Natal as in babies.

[Nic Xtreme]

How am I supposed to balance a Kinect, PS3 camera and a Wii Sensor Bar on top of my TV at the same time?

You use the Kinect Four peripheral and...

...oh shit that's only three <_<

[Cerebral]

http://i50.tinypic.com/b3u7hd.jpg

...comments?...

Reflections don't match up with the-


ohhhh.

[TrinityJayOne]

•Joyride, a racing game, lets players use their hands to hold an imaginary steering wheel — pull your hands toward you and push back out for an acceleration boost — and their bodies to execute jumps and tricks.
In the words of Cleveland, "NO NO NO NO NOOOOOO!", except replace the bathtub with my dreams. :(

[StorminNorman]

What an awful name.

[FrozenSoul80]

Kinect sounds like a rejected Pokemon name.

Rejected because it's lame.

[Lazlow]

I hated Natal... I don't mind Kinect.

It's no worse than Wii that's for sure.

[Xanafalgue]

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/06/kinect-pr-top-1.jpg

Number 5 is alive!

[Fenrir]

I hated Natal... I don't mind Kinect.

It's no worse than Wii that's for sure.
This.

[AranchineD]

360 Play YAY

[sausage]

So Kinect is a post-Natal development?

[AranchineD]

Oh geez

[sausage]

I bet regional managers went to post-Natal classes to study up on the new hardware; this technology could be the birth of something exciting.

[banjoeskimo]

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2010/06/500x_kinscale.jpg

Posted for scale.

Still not sure what to think until I've tried it. Finding premature judgements and freakouts over the name hilarious. It'll be nice when we can fast-forward to 12 months later when it can be judged on merit and nobody gives a shit about the name anymore.

[TrinityJayOne]

dimensions please....
I can't link as the site is NSFW, but apparently you need a clear space at least 4 metres deep for it to work.

[FrozenSoul80]

Why is it so big? I'm not sure I have the space for it :/

[Stevorooni]

You use the Kinect Four peripheral and...

...oh shit that's only three <_<

Got three in a row
Go for one more
Go for it! (I win!)
KINECT FOUR!

[Cerebral]

Quite a few of the early impressions from the software reveal have been relatively negative.

What were people expecting, honestly? Driving cars with invisible steering wheels was never going to work well, ever.

[Allick]

I didn't think there could be a name worse than Natal. Looks like I was wrong.

[sausage]

That was a bit premature of you wasn't it?

[fishfishmonkeyhat]

Sheesh

[TrinityJayOne]

Anyone that makes a Natal pun hereafter is getting nepped until I forget about it.

[JubeiSaotome]

Could have been a much worse name, but the name doesn't conceal the fact that this is the wrong direction to go with motion control.

[sausage]

That would be a belligerent miscarriage of justice.

[sausage]

Well, you were true to your word TJ1; thanks for the nep. It was a troubled delivery but it made it in the end.

[sausage]

I wonder if that Kinect poster has been doctored?

[fishfishmonkeyhat]

Bleh.

[sausage]

I wonder if this peripheral will go full term with the current Xbox360 or whether it will truly cut the cord and be able to connect to the next generation of the console; I guess we will just have to wait until the gestation period is over.

[Lazlow]

This is looking like the worst idea conceived; hopefully its aborted before delivery.

[sausage]

You've got to hand it to Microsoft though, they have a great nursery of ideas people.

[Second]

Anyone that makes a Natal pun hereafter is getting nepped until I forget about it.

http://hyper.com.au/forums/image.php?u=8010&dateline=1275337786

[TrinityJayOne]

Ahh **** it, I won't be able to keep up.

[fishfishmonkeyhat]

I knew you wouldn't go full term.

[VanAce]

I can see a bunch of Wii style adverts in the future.

[Stevorooni]

Unless it's released for <$100 I don't think I'll bother with it if it only launches with the Wii sports equivalent.

I need a real game that takes advantage of the hardware and works.

[sausage]

I'm with stevo, this thing needs a killer game to coincide with release.

Air Guitar Hero?

[Stevorooni]

Air Guitar Hero?

They'd could try and flog air guitars to people and sell empty boxes for $120

[fishonthecarpet]

I just can't work out who they expect their market for this to be. Most of the people this appears to be aimed for would have bought a Wii and got sick of it already... I doubt they're willing to dive back in so soon.

[borgster101]

All the games for the device clearly are aiming for the Wii crowd, the big question is will these consumers "jump in" to the Kinect experience at the price of a 360 + Kinect whatever that turns out to be.

The fact that there's no physical controller limits the software to casual only experiences though, the Wii has shown with the Nunchuk/Wiimote combo that traditional games can also work, which the PS3 Move will be able to handle as its basically identical.

But with Kinect, I can't see much else besides the casual experience, that's obviously what they are going for ... because the 360 clearly has already captured the core gamer, but this direction appears to further widen the gap between what is known these days as a "core game" or a "casual game", something that I don't think is the right direction, the gap needs to be bridged, otherwise we are going to have a segmented market.

[Stevorooni]

There's nothing to say that they can't create normal controller games and have them also take advantage of Natal in subtle ways.

Like a first person shooter could track your head movements so that your avatar also moves their head to look around a bit (but not too much because you'll end up looking away from the screen!)

[borgster101]

There's nothing to say that they can't create normal controller games and have them also take advantage of Natal in subtle ways.

Like a first person shooter could track your head movements so that your avatar also moves their head to look around a bit (but not too much because you'll end up looking away from the screen!)

Yeah, but you'll still have to use a normal Xbox controller for these to work. Likely wouldn't get casuals exicted in moving into more sophisticated games, though they probably dont want to anyway.

This might get gamers exicted .. if the device was used in an interesting way that enhances gameplay, sadly it didn't look like anything like this was shown at the conference, they tried with the Star Wars and Forza I guess, but reports of the Star Wars game is that its like those FMV Sega CD games!!

[Stevorooni]

They should implement it into The Force Unleased 2 where you can just wave your arm to use the force and send storm troopers flying, or choke someone to death like Darth Vader does

EDIT

Just watched the Wii er Kinect Sports video.

I love how there's one complete family playing against another complete family, mostly because I wonder if each family member would need to be signed into their own Gold Live account in order for that setup to work.

[Xanafalgue]

I want to get Your Shape: Fitness Evolved for the interface alone :(

[drzaius]

wow. the whole kinect presentation was incredibly creepy. that kid sounded like a little sister from bioshock and i cant understand how anyone would choose the main presenter as a public voice for anything except cocaine.
His slow clapping after each pissweak demonstration was a highlight.

[TrinityJayOne]

They should implement it into The Force Unleased 2 where you can just wave your arm to use the force and send storm troopers flying, or choke someone to death like Darth Vader does.
So instead of sweaty Wiimotes flying into TVs, we're going to have arms flying into TVs, and a 5000% increase in strangulation-related household fatalities? :P

[Natrak]

TrinityJayOne lives in a household full of a prosthetic limbs.

[AranchineD]

I wonder if someone will make a porn game where you can pretend you're having sex with various virtual celebrities using KINECT TECHNOLOGY

[Craig Davidson]

I wish I was at that convention that day. I could have picked up a free Xbox 360 Slim. But from what I've heard, it could give the Wii a run for its money, with easy to use exercise and Dance programmes.

[Stevorooni]

$200 in Australia (http://www.kotaku.com.au/2010/06/local-price-for-kinect-revealed/#more-398879)


Too expensive

[sausage]

So I've had a few cones and I've been thinking. You know they are saying that the controller is too 'complicated' for some people to play videogames and the answer is to take away the controller and replace it with your body?

Wouldn't you still have to memorize the same amount of body movements to controller button functions? In the average game that could mean minimum 14 to maximum 20+ specific human movements to memorize.

Just putting it out there.

[fishfishmonkeyhat]

Tell us what you really think!!

[sausage]

I guess what I'm saying is that most of the intelligence-deprived, diabetes-riddled waste of human population that infests our planet haven't got a shits show of memorizing where the toilet is let alone actual physical *gasp, no* memory capacity.

[Stevorooni]

Half the crap you need to do in Kinect will just be movements people already know how to do anyway so it's not like they'd need to learn something new, they're just miming stuff they already know.

Jump, kick a ball, steer a car

[sausage]

Yes, but, but, even these games will need to

a. access menu screens
b. save
c. start game
d. stop game
e. level up whatever/choose skills
f. pause game


and that's off the top of my head and that's not even actually playing the game.


And all of these functions will need to be mapped to certain body movements. Good luck Average Solo Mum.

[Lazlow]

Kinect would be cool for RTS's.

[AranchineD]

Aim a compound bow, wield a gladius and round shield, ride an inflatable raft on clouds, all everyday activities that everybody knows how to do!

[sausage]

http://www.telegraph-office.com/pages/images/bw-brown-signalling.jpg

[juvenile]

I want to see a "vampire" app for kinect. Your tv acts like a mirror but kinect edits you out, but not stuff you holding. Could make some awesome home movies

[Xanafalgue]

I will admit that I really like Konami's DanceMaster (the e3 demo at their conference was hilarious btw).

[jawsy]

I have to stand up to use this?!

[9warbane]

3mu7gjUA94o

[Pai Mel]

Heh, Dat ass. I concur. I wonder why Ubisoft didn't have their logo printed on dat ass. But can you see how their logo on the back of her shirt sorta looks like a phallus erectus? Company name change lads... We are no longer Ubisoft. We are now Uberhard.

[Creedy]

Has it been mentioned in here that Kinect has issues detecting you whilst sitting down? That's even including simple things for meni navigation like skippings chapters in a movie etc.
O_o

[AranchineD]

Has it been mentioned that Move is just a black Wii

[Creedy]

Wii can do headtracking? wow

[Shorty]

Whoosh.

[AranchineD]

And just think, the power of Move will really come through when you have to spend $200 on all the peripherals!

[AranchineD]

And another $150 for good 3D glasses!

[juvenile]

Can Kinect accurately track jiggle? This could take DOA to the next level

[REQUIEM]

Wii can do headtracking? wow

Didnt someone make one Macgyver style with an infa red sensor some blue tack and abit of tin foil some years back ?

[jawsy]

Has it been mentioned in here that Kinect has issues detecting you whilst sitting down? That's even including simple things for meni navigation like skippings chapters in a movie etc.
O_o

I have to stand up to use this?!

Yes..

[fishfishmonkeyhat]

Didnt someone make one Macgyver style with an infa red sensor some blue tack and abit of tin foil some years back ?

I believe microsoft hired him(?)

[Pai Mel]

Wii can do headtracking? wow

All we really need is a headband peripheral so you can strap a Wiimote on your head for head tracking shenanigans, while using the other Wiimote for normal control.

And then you can use the Your Shape camera to detect leg movements, while the Wii Speak takes care of voice commands.

[Dr Skinnybones]

I believe microsoft hired him(?)

True!
http://procrastineering.blogspot.com/

[Beinkasaurus Rex]

Looks horrible.

[TrinityJayOne]

This is a little bit dated but I'm yet to see anyone mention it, so I will bring it up anyway. A lead developer of Kinect was quoted as saying in an interview that it uses 10-15% of the 360's processing power. Apparently the "bone map" it creates of players was originally tackled by an on-board chip, but this was then removed to lower costs and the work is now routed to the console itself.

Seeing as I'm a fairly avid Forza 3 fan and Turn 10 is a Microsoft studio, I fear for the quality of their next title. It's an awfully large amount of power to be drawing away from AAA games that are pushing the console to its limits. :(

Really hope it's not true.

[fishfishmonkeyhat]

http://i.imgur.com/MkHSt.png

[Jay]

If that is a Blake original that is superb. I tried to pep but apparently I've loved you too recently.

[AranchineD]

That's not a Blake original

[fishfishmonkeyhat]

Wait till him peps me, nub.

[Bokracroc]

I wouldn't mind it if you know... it's more than just a Eyetoy cash-in. Will wait until we see how it actually performs and the games before I even think about it.
Why can't we just have these? (http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2010/gesture-computing-0520.html) Multi-colour Lycra gloves are ****ing less stupid than the shit Wii/Motion games make you do.

[Creedy]

It really is just an Eyetoy rip off. Wonder if it will actually develop into anything more.

[sausage]

Nah, it won't; all the publicity and years of development was just a elaborate ruse.

[fishfishmonkeyhat]

http://i.imgur.com/KBvja.jpg

[9warbane]

Time to lay some beat down.

[sausage]

oh god that is magnificent

[REQUIEM]

http://i.imgur.com/KBvja.jpg

Speechless, but loving it.

[TrinityJayOne]

Stupid woman has no idea how to curbstomp.

[freeradical]

$199 confirmed price for AU.
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2010/07/kinect-priced-at-199-in-australia/

[FrozenSoul80]

Microsoft can forget it, that's half the price of a new 360.

[sausage]

chuck on another 50 bucks over here and you've got one less customer in me.

[Stevorooni]

**** that shit

[Pai Mel]

Yeah it's expensive but it beats having to buy a new console. If this turns out good, then say goodbye to Wii-HD.

[Stevorooni]

I'm expecting Move to be the better Wii HD equivalent. I bet it's more expensive though.

[freeradical]

$449 for the 4GB Arcade bundled with Kinect and Kinect Adventures game.

http://au.xbox360.ign.com/articles/110/1107690p1.html

[McChimp]

Microsoft can forget it, that's half the price of a new 360.

Or a brand new Wii. Who the hell do they think they're fooling charging this much for a peripheral? I don't care if it gives me new experiences and an awesome blowjob. ****** paying that much!

[Stevorooni]

I don't care if it gives me new experiences and an awesome blowjob. ****** paying that much!


With Kinect, you ARE the penis!

[Creedy]

People here are interested in the Kinwect? Really?
What the hell does it have to offer for gamers on a forum like this?

[TrinityJayOne]

Errr...every single post on this page is heavily against the pricing and saying they won't buy. What forum are you reading? :confused:

[Lex]

People here are interested in the Kinwect? Really?
What the hell does it have to offer for gamers on a forum like this?

Go back to bed creedy.

[Pai Mel]

DanceDanceRevolution babeh yeah!!

The price is a non-issue. All techno toys drop in price dramatically after a few months.

[Xanafalgue]

People here are interested in the Kinwect? Really?
What the hell does it have to offer for gamers on a forum like this?

:rolleyes:

I'm going to buy it now.

[sausage]

$229 in New Zealand (http://www.nzherald.co.nz/games/news/article.cfm?c_id=38&objectid=10660226)

EAT A DICK

[fishfishmonkeyhat]

How?

Also that would mean you couldn't play games oh I see..

[Lex]

What are your thoughts on move, creedy?

[Creedy]

Yeah, don't care about Move at all.
But at least it has core games supported.

[freeradical]

Yeah, don't care about Move at all.But it is made by Sony so it will be better than anything else
But at least it has core games supported. Move is for the hardcore gamer

Fixed

[REQUIEM]

M$ can go fook right off as anything over $149 packaged with a game wont get my purchase. 6 months after release they will be giving the shit away with the console. Besides until they have a game worthy of purchase I wasnt going to get it anyway. Same with the move.

[Lex]

Yeah, don't care about Move at all.
But at least it has core games supported.

Protip: the only people that care about motion controls don't care about core games.

[Xanafalgue]

The woman on Video Hitshasbeen playing Kinect all morning.

[Stevorooni]

I'm interested in Move for Resident Evil 5 and some of the other games that will be updated for it (hopefully by a free downloadable patch and not by releasing a 'Move' edition). Haven't seen anything to make me want to buy kinect yet.

[REQUIEM]

Well M$ can go fook a duck if they think Im handing over $200.

http://www.game.com.au/kinect/xbox-360/360MCAMNAT

So whats that $229 retail store purchase. I cant believe they are trying to sell this shit for such a retarded price. Its like RB band set all over again.

[Hemish71]

Yeah not for that money

[Pai Mel]

Trade your Wii in for it. Go on.

[REQUIEM]

Trade your Wii in for it. Go on.

You get what $46 for a wii on trade in? I would need 4 of em.

[Zace]

Also just notice this from the game website


# Color VGA Motion Camera 640x480 pixel resolution @30FPS
# Depth Camera 640x480 pixel resolution @30FPS


Seriously 30FPS games only? GTFO.

[Pai Mel]

Just because the camera is polling your actions at 30fps doesn't mean the game's graphics have to be 30 fps as well.

[Zace]

Just because the camera is polling your actions at 30fps doesn't mean the game's graphics have to be 30 fps as well.

True. Stilll will be interesting to see how they get around this.

[Xanafalgue]

WELL, about 7 hours to go before the thing is finally on sale

http://i994.photobucket.com/albums/af67/mngo95132/microsoft-kinect-launch-times-squareK-F-267711-13.jpg
http://i994.photobucket.com/albums/af67/mngo95132/microsoft-kinect-launch-times-squareK-D-267709-13.jpg
http://i994.photobucket.com/albums/af67/mngo95132/NYCKinectad.jpg

I can't wait to get mine. ***k all youse haterzzz :cool:

[aubergine]

I can wait. I know how to wait.

[freeradical]

Eurogamer review http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-11-04-kinect-reviewed-review?page=1

I was always going to get it! :)

[Stevorooni]

WELL, about 7 hours to go before the thing is finally on sale


Add another 14 days for it to hit Australia!

[Jay]

Didn't it get released today?

[Stevorooni]

In the US today is the release date.

Australia in November 18th according to the catalogues

[Jay]

Oh right. I won't go and buy one then. :)

[freeradical]

Whats the best deal people have seen?? DSE has a preorder deal $198 with 2 games- Adventures and My shape (or whatever they are called).

[Stevorooni]

hmmm I'd be a little bit worried about playing Kinect Adventures, especially that rafting game.

When I'm 6ft tall with 8ft ceilings and a ceiling fan in the middle of the room that I'd be playing, it could turn out interesting.

[Xanafalgue]

Add another 14 days for it to hit Australia!

Yes. Thank you for reminding me :mad:

[Jay]

hmmm I'd be a little bit worried about playing Kinect Adventures, especially that rafting game.

When I'm 6ft tall with 8ft ceilings and a ceiling fan in the middle of the room that I'd be playing, it could turn out interesting.

You'll save on haircuts!

[Xanafalgue]

Hopefully Kinect is taking pictures as the shit hits the fan.

[Shorty]

You'll save on haircuts!

And gloves.

[Jay]

Hahah yeah.

Hey Stevo, let's see Kinect motion track your head movements WHEN YOU HAVE NO HEAD!

[Cicada]

Hopefully the in-game avatar will accurately represent any amputations in real time.

[aubergine]

Your blood-curdling screams will unlock an Achievement.

Judging by reviews I'll be waiting for patches / dashboard updates / better games before looking seriously at this.

[Stevorooni]

It wouldn't chop my head off (Mythbusters busted that myth) but it would probably put a nice dent in my skull.

[Jay]

I wish it had chopped off the Mythbuster's heads. Those guys are irritating.

[JC Henderson]

I wish it had chopped off the Mythbuster's heads. Those guys are irritating.

Sounds like you should have been a dark ages king. Quite acceptable in those days to remove irratating heads.

[Xanafalgue]

http://www.giantbomb.com/chat/

Going through all the Kinect launch games, I've been watching it for an hour and they're up to Dance Central. I hope they do DanceMasters.

[Jay]

Sounds like you should have been a dark ages king. Quite acceptable in those days to remove irratating heads.

I would have made a kick-arse dark ages King. :)

[HiredMan]

Eurogamer scores (so take em with a grain of salt) for 6 Kinect launch titles:

Kinect Joyride - 5/10
Kinectimals - 7/10
Kinect Adventures - 6/10
Kinect Sports - 7/10
Your Shape: Fitness Evolved - 6/10
Dance Central - 8/10

A fantastic 6.5/10 average, then.

[JC Henderson]

http://www.giantbomb.com/chat/

Going through all the Kinect launch games, I've been watching it for an hour and they're up to Dance Central. I hope they do DanceMasters.

I was watching that at about 6:30 this morning. it was hilarious but also confirmed I do not want this contraption. The novelty will wear off very quickly.

[Xanafalgue]

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That's ****ing cool :D

I was watching that at about 6:30 this morning. it was hilarious but also confirmed I do not want this contraption. The novelty will wear off very quickly.

Oh man, I wanted it even more after that :D Kinectimals is too cute! Can't wait to see DanceMasters later on.

How long does TNT go for? They will be back with more Kinect after that.

[Stevorooni]

They need to make some sort of pirate game for it, so they can say "You ARRRR the controller!"

[Xanafalgue]

Giant Bomb live stream is back up http://www.giantbomb.com/chat/

Edit: Should 2 obese 40 year old men be showing this off? Wiping sweat off their face after playing Joy Ride :rolleyes:

[Manny M]

Kinectimals looks awesome and just the game I should have handy for when my nieces come around... But I won't be buying it for that game alone and there's nothing else that has come close to sparking an interest.

[dj-tinklez]

Whats the best deal people have seen?? DSE has a preorder deal $198 with 2 games- Adventures and My shape (or whatever they are called).

Harvey Norman has the Kinect + Adventures for $177; 4GB Xbox 360/Kinect bundle (w/ Adventures) for $398 and the 250GB Xbox 360/Kinect bundle (w/ Adventures and Dance Central) for $468.

The latter is by far the best console bundle deal I've seen so far. Need a new 360, so I'm quite tempted.

[freeradical]

$177 aint bad for the Kinect. Imagine this would be the BigW/Kmart price point as well.

[Xanafalgue]

250GB Xbox 360/Kinect bundle (w/ Adventures and Dance Central) for $468.

Well **** me. This is the same price as the 4GB bundle with no game (other than Adventures). Checked out the wording on the website and it's clearly listed as 250GB in the description. Sorry EB :D

[aubergine]

Can't possibly be correct.

[dj-tinklez]

Here, I scanned the catalog.

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l318/ybshy4/Scan103110000.jpg

[aubergine]

What I mean is "oh fu--! Misprint!"

Or rather a mistake in marketing. Note the "4g" xbox s is actually gloss, not matte. There could easily be confusion with the art assets for the add, or simply putting a 4 where there should be a 5 in the price. A $550 bundle + extra game for $468? Surely not!

Then again, M$ are pushing Kinect pretty hard, part of there half-billion marketing could be heavily discounted bundles. Maybe.

[Xanafalgue]

They have it up on their website http://www.harveynorman.com.au/product/1256973313672/xbox--gb-kinect-bundle

It is a promotion that is running until the 30th November (or so the fine print says). I think people wanting Kinect would be silly to pass this up.

[grimace06]

So my research shows that the Kinect shits itself when using a wheelchair, but what about those who can stand in a walking frame and have decent limb movement.

[aubergine]

Can I venture a suggestion that, if you are in a wheelchair, perhaps Dance Central just isnt for you?

However, if you rig up a bungie cord to your ceiling with a harness (like those things they trap babies in) and film yourself getting a high score, I bet you'd get on Oprah or that one with the lol-lesbian.

[grimace06]

Can I venture a suggestion that, if you are in a wheelchair, perhaps Dance Central just isnt for you?

However, if you rig up a bungie cord to your ceiling with a harness (like those things they trap babies in) and film yourself getting a high score, I bet you'd get on Oprah or that one with the lol-lesbian.

Dance Central is the extreme case where it is absolutely impossible as those harness contraptions don't exist for adults but Kinect Joyride, Kinect Adventures, Kinectimals and parts of Kinect Sports look like disabled people could possibly play them if they could calibrate with the system. Maybe that is what they took out of the hardware to cut down costs. Who knows.

[Xanafalgue]

Yes, the wheelchair whiner... what an absolute dipshit. I didn't want to say so on xbox.com but **** ME some people are stupid.

(In reference to http://forums.xbox.com/34919097/ShowPost.aspx)

[Xanafalgue]

Btw, Your Shape: Fitness Evolved, Motion Sports and Fighters Uncaged are only $45 each at Game.

[sausage]

It's ok folks, Kinect is NOT racist; I repeat, NOT racist. (http://www.nzherald.co.nz/games/news/article.cfm?c_id=38&objectid=10686199)

[sausage]

So if you're a crippled negro there's no room at the Microsoft Inn.

[Xanafalgue]

So if you're a crippled negro there's no room at the Microsoft Inn.

Explains why their stock allocation for New Zealand is almost nonexistent.

[freeradical]

I preordered with DSE $198 + free shipping with Adventures and the Fitness Workout thingy (dont ask). Hope DSE ship to allow for delivery time so that it arrives at my door on the 18th.

[Xanafalgue]

Are you getting Kinect Sports? We should totally play over LIVE.

And I can't wait for this

H2o9MeA0IeQ

[Pai Mel]

Zumba is where it's at.

[Creedy]

Yes, the wheelchair whiner... what an absolute dipshit. I didn't want to say so on xbox.com but **** ME some people are stupid.

(In reference to http://forums.xbox.com/34919097/ShowPost.aspx)

........
Why is it stupid? Why is he not allowed to enjoy controller free gameplay?

[TrinityJayOne]

Are you getting Kinect Sports? We should totally play over LIVE.

And I can't wait for this

H2o9MeA0IeQ
I've seen a video of some Japanese strumpet with a large (for Japs) bust doing that dance topless. PM for link.

[Pai Mel]

I'm interested to see what a Japanese strumpet looks like. Not so much the topless titties though as they all kinda look the same anyhow.

[aubergine]

A Japanese Strumpet is a part-tamagotchi horn and harp mashup.

[Xanafalgue]

........
Why is it stupid? Why is he not allowed to enjoy controller free gameplay?

Is that a joke, Creedy?

No, probably not.

[aubergine]

........
Why is it stupid? Why is he not allowed to enjoy controller free gameplay?

Microsoft bandied about "You(r arms and legs) are the controller (if you got 'em)" but stuck with the shortened version.

[Jay]

http://www.kotaku.com.au/2010/11/kinect-is-a-blessing-for-this-family/

I'm a sucker for this type of story. Tears in my eyes.

Now if only it would help to calm my nephew who has ADHD...

[sausage]

........
Why is it stupid? Why is he not allowed to enjoy controller free gameplay?



Because God didn't allow him cripple-free lifeplay.

[Xanafalgue]

I am going to look SO COOL dancing to this

zyNLj765qCY

Edit: 7oq-YTlLcn4

:D

[Pai Mel]

So if you were going to pick just one launch dance title which one would it be?

[Xanafalgue]

So if you were going to pick just one launch dance title which one would it be?

Given the tracklisting, choreography and support, I would go with Dance Central. It just seems like a more polished 'experience' and is bound to be showered with lots of great DLC in the near future.

The only bad thing I can see about Dance Central is that Lady Gag is on it. TWICE :mad:

They are both so different though, I am really looking forward to trying out Dance Evolution over XBL, ESPECIALLY 2 vs. 2 :D

[Lazlow]

All I know is that Fighters Uncaged is getting shit on in the reviews.

[Stevorooni]

So this is out on Thursday, which store is the cheapest to get it?

If I do get it I'll probably just buy the Kinect with Kinect Adventures then try demos out for everything else before deciding what else to buy.

[freeradical]

$177 from Hardley Normal (not sure if that is a pre-order price though). Just Kinect with bundled Game (Kinect Adventures). Still, you could prob pre-order today and pick up from store on Thur.

http://www.harveynorman.com.au/page/1255508460227/tv-audio-gaming-game-consoles-gaming-consoles

[Second]

http://www.kotaku.com.au/2010/11/kinect-is-a-blessing-for-this-family/

I'm a sucker for this type of story. Tears in my eyes.

Now if only it would help to calm my nephew who has ADHD...

Nig, we don't wanna be calm.

[Jay]

http://www.kotaku.com.au/2010/11/is-kinect-reporting-what-it-sees-to-advertisers/

Interesting, and a little bit creepy.

[fishfishmonkeyhat]

7QrnwoO1-8A

Oh my.

[TrinityJayOne]

I'm not a massive fan of this whole motion thing, but that is amazing stuff.

[sausage]

"Hey girls, come into the lounge and change out of those wet swimsuits."



*turns on 360

[Stevorooni]

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/4585/halkinect.gif

I can't let you do that, sausage

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

Destructoid has some pretty sweet Kinect coverage http://www.destructoid.com/elephant/index-short.phtml?t=Xbox%20360

[9warbane]

Sweet indeed.

[Stevorooni]

Big W will have the Kinect with Kinect Adventures and Sonic Free Riders for $198.

[freeradical]

Say what you will about the Kinect, but 1 Million sales in 10 days is pretty darn good.
http://kotaku.com/5690674/kinect-sees-a-million-sales-in-10-days

[9warbane]

But it's still shit.

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

Say what you will about the Kinect, but 1 Million sales in 10 days is pretty darn good.
http://kotaku.com/5690674/kinect-sees-a-million-sales-in-10-days

Avatar is the highest grossing film of all time, people like to pay for shit things?

[Jay]

Avatar is the highest grossing film of all time, people like to pay for shit things?

Does the same logic apply to the PS2?

[9warbane]

It can.

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

Does the same logic apply to the PS2?

Dreamcast 4 lyfe

[sausage]

ZX-81 represent.

[freeradical]

Avatar is the highest grossing film of all time, people like to pay for shit things?
True. The Wii is living proof of that.

[sausage]

And toilets.

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

Squatting or sitting?

[Xanafalgue]

Yay, less than 24 hours to go :)

[Stevorooni]

No Kinect Voice Command for Australia (http://games.on.net/article/10789/Confirmed_-_No_Kinect_Voice_For_Aussies_at_Launch)

At least for now. Apparently our accents aren't compatible or something. Flaming streuth mongrel dinky die emu sheilas!

[SOX]

"**** off you dirty ****s" must be tough to interpret.

[Lazlow]

No Kinect Voice Command for Australia (http://games.on.net/article/10789/Confirmed_-_No_Kinect_Voice_For_Aussies_at_Launch)

At least for now. Apparently our accents aren't compatible or something. Flaming streuth mongrel dinky die emu sheilas!

Dinky di*

You f***ing unaustralian tax payer draining c***

[Xanafalgue]

No Kinect Voice Command for Australia (http://games.on.net/article/10789/Confirmed_-_No_Kinect_Voice_For_Aussies_at_Launch)

At least for now. Apparently our accents aren't compatible or something. Flaming streuth mongrel dinky die emu sheilas!

If you log out of Xbox LIVE and set the country to US, then you can use the voice commands.

[sausage]

That's corker

[freeradical]

You effin kidding me! Wonder if its the same for europe??

[Xanafalgue]

It's the same everywhere as far as I know.

[fishfishmonkeyhat]

Couldn't you turn the xbox on with voice commands? That's all I'd want it for.

[Xanafalgue]

yay setting up my Kinect :)

[HiredMan]

I had a go at lunch at JB. It's pretty fun :)

[TrinityJayOne]

Apparently our accents aren't compatible or something.
Considering the massive differences between American accents, say Southern American vs Boston, I find this very hard to believe.

[Nic Xtreme]

****. The Kinect in the 360 S bundle doesn't include the power cable (obviously). Guess I'll keep my Big W one and sell/trade in the second one.

Who wants a Kinect + Kinect Adventures that only works with the 360 S for $140? :/

[freeradical]

**** you DSE!!! Apparently mine wont arrive till monday:mad::(
I've ordered a few things from DSE before and the shipping has been o/night (even when free). Except this time.

[Nic Xtreme]

**** you DSE!!! Apparently mine wont arrive till monday:mad::(
I've ordered a few things from DSE before and the shipping has been o/night (even when free). Except this time.

Yeah my Big W one probably won't arrive till then either ; _ ;

[Australian Ninja]

So what are people "playing" with connect so far?

[Xanafalgue]

Shut the **** up.

OMG I Love Dance Evolution! What a work out! Feels so strange working the menus without a dashboard. I'm in love.

[Nic Xtreme]

^ Has Dance Evolution been released locally? I didn't see it around today.

[Xanafalgue]

^ Has Dance Evolution been released locally? I didn't see it around today.

Asked for it when I was in Hardly Normal, got the only copy they had!

[Xanafalgue]

and, omg, my friends and I are a little pissed, but Dance Evolution is so cool, you should only get it if you arent worried about people questioning your sexuality, because, lets face it, it's MINCE MANIA :D

[Stevorooni]

Only an hour and 17 minutes until the shops close. Gotta hold out until then and not buy one.

[Xanafalgue]

I have nothing negative to say about Kinect. Best camera ever.

[Nic Xtreme]

Kinect problem solved. Giving my brother my old 60GB Falcon, and I get the 250GB S :D

Now to transfer all my data using a 3.2GB memory stick before 10pm...

[Xanafalgue]

omg it totally separated the gays from the straight and we love it for it WHOOOOOOOOOOOSE THAT GIIIIIIIIIIIIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRL

[Xanafalgue]

Okay, my friends are complete shits i.e; too unfit to keep up. Love the workout!

[tau]

So is the workout game worth getting? Been considering it for some fitness fun at home! etc

[Xanafalgue]

Yeah tau. You should play Kinect Adventures naked. Just a suggestion.

[Manny M]

*small penis identified*

"welcome back tau"

[aubergine]

Imagine if they invented a security system which scanned your penis instead of your retina.

I don't even have the retina one, but I'm not sure if I'd rather have Tom Cruise steal my penis or my eyeballs.

***edit***

eyeballs

[Nic Xtreme]

I have nothing negative to say about Kinect. Best camera ever.

Hell yes Dance Central is awesome!

[Lex]

Who wants a Kinect + Kinect Adventures that only works with the 360 S for $140? :/

Tempted...

[Stevorooni]

*small penis identified*

"welcome back tau"

* nipple tassles identified *

"welcome back Manny"

[Tonez]

My Mrs was playing Dance Central all night last night. Pretty impressed with the technology despite there not being much for me.

Can someone tell me how you work the Voice Recognition? I wasnt to be as lazy as possible.

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

Can someone tell me how you work the Voice Recognition? I wasnt to be as lazy as possible.

"Turn up the sub woofa uleh"

[drzaius]

Would the fitness game be useful for someone who actually is fit?
(that's my girlfriend, not me!)

She actually enjoyed playing dance central last night! First positive video game experience I've had with her EVER. I feel I need to consolidate this with further lifestyle game offerings.

[igotnewsuper8systemWRONG!]

Would the fitness game be useful for someone who actually is fit?
(that's my girlfriend, not me!)


Posts pics and we will let you know

[Pai Mel]

Meh, don't really need the Kinect yet. Had a try playing Just Dance 2 yesterday. No camera. Just the Wii waggle. And I guess the fun is trying to imitate the choreography rather than your scoring. It even had Austen Power's intro music, the music that plays where Powers is nekkid and his privates keeps getting obstructed.

Although the fidelity of the music in Just Dance games are not CD-quality. More like a slightly muffled MP3 quality.

[Pai Mel]

If she is already fit then I suggest just getting her a pole.

[Stevorooni]

Can someone tell me how you work the Voice Recognition? I wasnt to be as lazy as possible.

Australia won't have voice control until early next year (http://www.kotaku.com.au/2010/11/why-australia-has-to-wait-for-kinect-voice-control/#more-424274)

I don't understand why they just can't give us the American one or something then just update it later.


If she is already fit then I suggest just getting her a pole.

Put an Xbox sticker on the pole and pretend it's a peripheral.

[Pai Mel]

American twangy accent is very different to Aussie accents so adjustments no doubt have to be made to make the voice-recog software work perfectly.

[Vindik8or]

There isn't even a single American accent. They're full of the bullshit.

[Knuckle Children]

If the UK can secure a launch with voice recognition, taking into account the vast difference in accents between the English, Scots, Welsh and Irish, there should be no good reason* why we miss out.

*Being at the arse end of the world is not a good reason.