Next Xbox requires always-on Kinect

[Residualgrub]

Quote:The next Xbox, codenamed Durango, will not only include an updated version of Kinect--it will require it. "It must be plugged in and calibrated for the console to even function," a new report on Kotaku reveals.

According to the site, Microsoft will include both Kinect and a hard drive in their next-gen console (both were optional accessories on Xbox 360). By making their use mandatory, developers will be able to make games with both peripherals in mind.


The camera has been greatly improved, being able to track up to six skeletons at once, versus two in the current-gen model. In addition, the new Kinect can keep track of five additional joints per person. According to Kotaku, the improved resolution of the camera will allow it to "instantly identify a person," making "automatic player identification" a part of the Xbox experience. While the convenience of not having to log-in will be nice, it could also lead to restricting content based on who Kinect identifies--something Redmond had patented many months ago. Using this tech could restrict the "number of user views, a number of user views over time, a number of simultaneous user views, views tied to user identities, views limited to user age or any variation or combination thereof."

In terms of hardware spec, Durango has been rumored to be largely identical with Orbis, the next PlayStation. Digital Foundry offers a comparison, detailing the slight differences in approach the two companies are taking with their next consoles.

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Still a bit skeptical on this one.

[Hail]

i dont like kinect just for the fact that the camera scares me a bit when it turns on it looks at me

when i would sleep i would face the camera in the opposite direction

[Moose]

Crock of shit.

[Glace]

(02-11-2013 11:30 PM)maddawg Wrote:  Snip

This isn't a discussion about which console is better, so take your discussion elsewhere.

[Bee Onette]

Actually Microsoft was reprimanded for this idea. They plan on limiting the console's games with this. For example, they will license movies to where only a certain number of people can view them. If the device picks up more than one or two it will prompt the users to buy more licenses to allow the excess users to watch. Things like this are happening as we speak.

[Legal User]

I think a picture of your living room with only you in it might be nice.

[Bee Onette]

(02-12-2013 12:17 AM)Legal User Wrote:  I think a picture of your living room with only you in it might be nice.

Won't work- considering the newer technology, it'll be able to read past cheap fixes. I've heard that the cameras will have badass depth perception as well.

[Legal User]

(02-12-2013 12:49 AM)Bee Onette Wrote:  

(02-12-2013 12:17 AM)Legal User Wrote:  I think a picture of your living room with only you in it might be nice.

Won't work- considering the newer technology, it'll be able to read past cheap fixes. I've heard that the cameras will have badass depth perception as well.

So... two photos... ones from different angles, it would bring in depth.

[Mattthezombie]

Fuck that, Steam box.

[Legal User]

Steam is best console.