Microsoft to update Xbox One so it works better without Kinect sensor
In a chat with Engadget today, Microsoft's Xbox marketing lead Yusuf Mehdi said:
We do want to find ways to give you some of those shortcuts and make some of the things that we have with Kinect easier with the controller. You can expect to see us do a bunch of things over the coming months to make the experience easier and easier, even if you don't have a Kinect.
Mehdi added that the first updates won't be released before E3 2014, which happens in early June, but should be released shortly afterwards, adding. "We're still kind of working through that."
As far as the reasons behind offering a non-Kinect Xbox One SKU, Mehdi denied today that it was an attempt to boost sales of the console. He repeated Xbox head Phil Spencer's statement today that selling an Xbox One without the sensor was simply to give customers a choice, even if that choice is $100 less than the one with the Kinect device.
Mehdi also denied that the move was made to sell the Xbox One in more territories around the world, although he did admit that localizing the Kinect add-on to work in each country "takes a bunch of time." The Xbox One is only being sold in 13 markets so far, compared to over 50 for Sony's PS4. Microsoft plans to expand the Xbox One's reach to more countries this fall, including China.
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slapshot101Posted:
I really hope that they get rid of that stupid notification in the right hand corner that says, "Kinect is Unplugged" It really annoyed me when my Kinect sensor broke and I had to get a new one. Most people who have the Kinect don't even use it for things like navigation on the dashboard so it's already kind of pointless.
ProhibitPosted:
I had the Xbox One since it came out and I haven't even taken the Kinect out of the box once
leiPosted:
AgesDanimals thank god. i hate the kinect
No reason to hate the Kinect its actually a really cool tool to use.
It's stupid and shouldn't have even have been made in the first place
AgesPosted:
Danimals thank god. i hate the kinect
No reason to hate the Kinect its actually a really cool tool to use.
GaryPosted:
For the time i had the xbox it was fairly easy to use and i never had my Kinect plugged in. So it shouldnt be that hard to make it even better without kinect.
NBCPosted:
I thought it was easy enough with the controller already, but I honestly love the Kinect. Idc what people say lol. The voice commands are worth it!
SkamaPosted:
Honestly Kinect is amazing. There is NO point of getting an Xbox One without it. Your basically buying a minor upgraded Xbox 360 at that point. You can't do alot without Kinect.
I can literally come home from work and want to watch a movie when I go in my bedroom and never touch the controller.
You can't snap, open apps that aren't pinned quickly, use voice commands in games like Dead Rising 3, ect, ect....
I can literally come home from work and want to watch a movie when I go in my bedroom and never touch the controller.
You can't snap, open apps that aren't pinned quickly, use voice commands in games like Dead Rising 3, ect, ect....
itomniPosted:
SkreamiesMaggardo They should've already had this update out.
Nobody likes the Kinect.
GTFO. Kinect should be a necessity. Microsoft should not do a version without it.
Without kinect you can't do many features like SNAP. Upload studio. and instant switching with the sound of your voice. so it is needed.
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