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Mega64 - What do you do with a Kinect?

Tried really hard to hate Microsoft. :P

Would have been funnier if they actually used the Kinect 2 instead of Kinect 1
Windows 8.1 has a start button
Windows 8 isn't confusing at all

Regardless, for a parody video, it was okay I guess. Liked the "Did You Know?" pop ups. :P "Use it as a dog poop scope! (Did You Know this requires Xbox Live Gold?)" lol.
 
Tried really hard to hate Microsoft. :P

Would have been funnier if they actually used the Kinect 2 instead of Kinect 1
Windows 8.1 has a start button
Windows 8 isn't confusing at all

Regardless, for a parody video, it was okay I guess. Liked the "Did You Know?" pop ups. :P "Use it as a dog poop scope! (Did You Know this requires Xbox Live Gold?)" lol.

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That was pretty good.

The Kinect is totally pointless and useless to me. I'd much rather just have a $400 Xbox One.
 
Tried really hard to hate Microsoft. :P

Would have been funnier if they actually used the Kinect 2 instead of Kinect 1
Windows 8.1 has a start button
Windows 8 isn't confusing at all

Regardless, for a parody video, it was okay I guess. Liked the "Did You Know?" pop ups. :P "Use it as a dog poop scope! (Did You Know this requires Xbox Live Gold?)" lol.

I have been using Windows on PCs forever. Windows 8 is a fucking mess.
 
Yeah no. I work in tech support. It is by far the most confusing Windows OS out there. Even for people who are decent at operating a computer.

I had to fix something for my mom (because I'm "that guy" in our household) who has the only Windows 8 machine in the house and finding the control panel was a fucking nightmare. I need to replace the laptop I currently use when I'm not on my desktop for stuff and I'm going to put Windows 7 on it as fast as I can.
 
wow, i dont have windows 8, is really that bad?
It really is awful. I've gone from Windows 7 to OSX to Windows 8.1 over the past few years, and 8.1 is by far the worst. I could see how it'd be okay for a tablet, though.
 
They're hardly committing to the gag when they're using an Xbox 360 Kinect, despite a couple of them owning Xbox Ones.
 
They really nailed it with this one hah. That honestly was the way I felt the first time booting up windows 8 after running windows 7. Splitting the OS into "desktop" and "Metro" was a bad idea. Most skitso OS I've seen.
 
While I actually agree with the general sentiment I didn't actually find it that funny *shrug*

And I have no desire to get a Kinect
 
The video was on GT for a long time but it's new on their YT channel, but ok. Anyway, their kinect videos are really well thought and funny. That part about Windows 8 was great too. haha

They have that video on ordering a pizza through kinect too. That one had me laughing to tears... here's the link if anyone wants to watch it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDPy2euUFbM
 
Is there a actual start menu anywhere in Windows 8? My living room pc has Win8 on it and it's annoying. I just open the folder icon and browse to program files.
 
Is there a actual start menu anywhere in Windows 8? My living room pc has Win8 on it and it's annoying. I just open the folder icon and browse to program files.

They added the image of a start button, but clicking it still takes you to Metro.
 
I had to fix something for my mom (because I'm "that guy" in our household) who has the only Windows 8 machine in the house and finding the control panel was a fucking nightmare. I need to replace the laptop I currently use when I'm not on my desktop for stuff and I'm going to put Windows 7 on it as fast as I can.

Perhaps you shouldn't be "that guy".
 
Is there a actual start menu anywhere in Windows 8? My living room pc has Win8 on it and it's annoying. I just open the folder icon and browse to program files.

there's a "start" icon but only opens metro. lol
the ease of access to control panel or simple note pad is a pain
 
Someday I'll figure out what's so confusing about a reskinned start menu, but whatever, not the point.

I feel like the video just tried a little too hard. The quips on the side were pretty funny though.
 
Do people really have that much trouble with Win8? I got used to it after a day of messing around with it. The right side of the screen is where you find EVERYTHING on the computer. After I found that out, it was a smooth ride. I don't really use the metro even though its supposed to be a big feature of the OS.

Regardless, I didn't find this video all that funny. After all the destroy (insert console) videos I've seen, they usually start to dry out in humor.
 
I thought it was pretty poingant. The only useful feature on the Kinect is the microphone, but even that gets in the way sometimes (see; countless "Xbox on" internet stories).
 
Do people really have that much trouble with Win8? I got used to it after a day of messing around with it. The right side of the screen is where you find EVERYTHING on the computer. After I found that out, it was a smooth ride. I don't really use the metro even though its supposed to be a big feature of the OS.

Regardless, I didn't find this video all that funny. After all the destroy (insert console) videos I've seen, they usually start to dry out in humor.

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Tried really hard to hate Microsoft. :P

Would have been funnier if they actually used the Kinect 2 instead of Kinect 1
Windows 8.1 has a start button
Windows 8 isn't confusing at all

Regardless, for a parody video, it was okay I guess. Liked the "Did You Know?" pop ups. :P "Use it as a dog poop scope! (Did You Know this requires Xbox Live Gold?)" lol.

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Yeah. No. Win8 is awful and 8.1's "start" isn't a true start. When you still have to use Start8 or Classic Shell after an update promises to bring back a feature people used said Start8 to bring back... you're doing something wrong.
 
Been watching Mega 64 since they had those Splinter Cell videos in EGM in the early 2000s. Their still fucking great at what they do, if anyone has never checked it out, their podcast/live show called the Mega64Podcast is great as well.
 
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