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Kinect priced at $150 in Microsoft's official online store
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SirButterstick
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Firewire said:
Doofus, I'm saying that there's more public interest in this thing then you even know of. If you took a moment to unbind yourself from your game-basement and, I don't know, maybe talk to actual people outside of the internets, you might notice there's a good buzz in the air about it.
UltimateIke
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I laughed. And then I felt really bad about it. And then I realized someone from GAF or the such probably posted it.Tom Penny said:
If it is real, nothing will save your soul from the deepest pits of Hell, Microsoft.
SirButterstick
Banned
All I'm saying is that there's a lot of chatter on the streets. I've had a lot of friends/family/clients talk about it positively, unprovoked.
SirButterstick
Banned
X26 said:
Last time I checked, Forza 3 outsold Killzone 2. That's a pretty big, non-bomby kind of thing. Just saying. :lol
Maxwell House
Member
If amazon sales are anything to go by, move is setting up to be a sales disaster while kinect looks like a potential hit.
I literally never hear anyone talk about move but have heard complete non gamers talking about kinect.
I literally never hear anyone talk about move but have heard complete non gamers talking about kinect.
Sho_Nuff82
Member
6 feet is two yards. Only small children sit that close to the television.GillianSeed79 said:
semiconscious
Member
Maxwell House said:
2 words: snake oil
. it's a product that's whatever you imagine it being, it's the way kinect's being marketed, & nigel west dickens was successful at selling it, too...the problem with kinect is that, unlike rrod (& snake oil), it's 'flaws' will become apparent immediately. & amazon also has a feedback section. so i'd say, beyond initial sales, we'll just have to wait'n'see...
akachan ningen
Member
chespace said:
Most of the chatter is bad news isn't it?
Speaking of which, shouldn't you be reassuring forza fans somewhere that you won't need to stand to drive a car with Kinect?
UltimaPooh
Member
akachan ningen said:
Bad news is good news!
and no, I think the only people looking negatively at Kinect is gamer forums... a lot of journalists have enjoyed Kinect as well as gaming journalists.
andthebeatgoeson
Junior Member
So wait, it costs the same as a wii? Damn, Wii is underpowered.
semiconscious
Member
akachan ningen said:
when i mentioned this to my non-gamer wife, she suggested an ice crean truck sim might work
...
Gameboy415
Member
Vyse The Legend said:
aaaand Kinect just failed in Japan.
boiled goose
good with gravy
skinnyrattler said:
wii has cost more than several xbox skus for a while... :lol :lol :lol
KernelPanic
Member
semiconscious said:2 words: snake oil
It should be called Conect.
From Milo to all this subterfuge over standing and player limits I'm hearing more what it can't do then what it can.
At the moment my household doesn't get the buzz around it at all.
chespace said:
Naturally, Kinect was revealed for the first time at E3 with all of its launch titles.
Move was revealed months ago at GDC along with most of the games that will be around at launch.
There's simply more to talk about with Kinect, which has been shrouded in secrecy and still to this day has a smoke and mirrors campaign being given by Microsoft to promote it.
chespace said:
There's actually a lot of Sony fans that are looking forward to the device, I don't know who you're talking to or hanging out with besides Dan Greenwalt that is saying otherwise, but there's a lot of excitement for a device that can be used to improve the hardcore gaming experience.
Kinect can't do that, and there's a lot of people that passionately disagree with the way Microsoft is going with this so there is going to be more chatter by default simply because it's more controversial.
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Deleted member 30609
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oh Microsoft
SeaOfMadness
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Tom Penny said:
well my old dorm room was tiny and had all kinds of crap between the TV and where I would sit. I'm not sure i would have been able to move enough stuff out of the way to play this.
but then again, I doubt this is aimed at the college crowd
freddy said:
Well the standing up thing is a bit of a downer...
But being 6 feet away from my PC screen isn't that big a deal. I am running a tv as monitor. If I was at my desk I would probably just use my mouse.
If the platform is open developers would be able to pair other hardware with this as they see fit. At that point it might become a smaller part of a larger system instead of the focus. ... I am reaching here. I admit it. Damn it...
akachan ningen said:
I dunno, it just feels like Sony threw a Move party and nobody showed up. It's just so unimaginative. I didn't care for Wii motion plus. How is Move any different?
As for sitting down to play the Forza preview we showed -- I don't expect you to know this of course since you weren't at E3, but you can play the game sitting down and Dan showed this in the demo booth.
So there you go, some reassurance or something. :lol
akachan ningen
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chespace said:
Seriously, you don't know? You seem to be yapping about it a lot for someone who knows nothing about it.
So you can sit down and drive the car but you can't use gas/brake?
chespace said:
If Sony threw a move party and no one showed up.
Then Microsoft threw a kinect party and everyone threw up. I guess that makes for more discussion.
You know, there are actually a LOT of people out there that think the Wii controller (with Wii motion plus) is actually a very solid controller interface that can greatly enhance the HD consoles most beloved genres (action adventure and FPS titles). The problem with the Wii is that since it's a console that has primarily catered towards casual audiences, it's extremely rare to see the motion controllers put to good use for more traditional hardcore games.
So you can probably imagine that if you're a fan of having hardcore titles with superior pointing controls that have been put on display with the Wii, then naturally you would be very excited for the Sony Move controller which already has a huge wealth of content in these genres.
I'd rather take an unimaginative, useful device that refines an existing concept that is proven to work and can enhance traditional games and provide for new experiences as well rather than a supposedly "imaginative" device where you're limited to the following:
1) Causal only titles
2) Standing up
3) 2 players max at one time
4) Horrific lag
5) Constant character jitters and "BAM! there it is" moments
BenjaminBirdie
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PhatSaqs said:
:lol
"Horrific lag"!
That was definitely my reaction during the Child Of Eden and Dance Central demos. Abject horror.
Like Zelda in Pet Semetary levels.
FunkyPajamas
Member
Hi guys! What's going on here?
You need to get some bold up in that bitch.BananaBomb said:
BananaBomb
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PhatSaqs said:
I laughed out loud when I read it.
Gamer @ Heart
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Rhindle said:
Would you say about 6 feet from the edge?
BenjaminBirdie
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Rhindle said:
Let's just hope no one breaks.
Skiesofwonder
Walruses, camels, bears, rabbits, tigers and badgers.
skinnyrattler said:
Shit, this totally flew over my head till now. It does cost as much as a Wii. Wow :lol
FunkyPajamas
Member
We should all probably just sit down.BenjaminBirdie said: