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[chadskin]

One thing has been removed, however: the Xbox One S doesn’t include a dedicated Kinect sensor port. If you want to hook up a Kinect for voice controls you’ll need a separate USB adaptor. (Microsoft says that there will be a program to offer the adaptors for free to existing Xbox One owners who decide to upgrade.)

http://www.theverge.com/2016/6/13/11911184/microsoft-xbox-one-s-announced-price-specs-e3-2016

Yep.

Mattrick wins.

 

[Kathian]

I'mokaywiththis.gif

 

[Madao]

it's dead jim.

 

[Syntsui]

Not even Microsoft cares about Kinect. What a travesty of peripheral.

 

[LewieP]

I am wondering about the HDMI in.

 

[Long Division]

So glad they are dropping kinect completely.

 

[icespide]

wow! what about HDMI in?

 

[Azoor]

Do they even trying to push Kinect anymore ? It seems like a fad compared to all the attention VR is getting.

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

RIP

hopefully the controllers have Headphone jacks

 

[platina]

Hdr and 4k support for 299 what in the actual fuck!!!!!

 

[Adam Prime]

Hello, I'm new here: What is "HDR"?

 

[Dufase19089]

dumb

 

[Dash_Riprock]

Kinect is dead.

Consider this mercy.

 

[WadeitOut]

I'mokaywiththis.gif

First post nails it.

 

[>:)]

 

[Shahadan]

What a tradegy Kinect ended up being.

 

[alfredofroylan]

And nothing of value was lost.

 

[PSqueak]

So basically this is them accepting that it was a failure, eh?

 

[CloudyTuba]

Hello, I'm new here: What is "HDR"?

High Dynamic Range. It's part of the UltraHD standard of video playback. It probably wont have anything to do with games, but it will make your 4k blurays pretty if you have the right screen to match.

Basically it means that the image has more visible detail in the highlights and the shadows. More nuanced contrast for the bits that usually crush or blow out. It uses metadata to work with your TV to find the output limits and tailor it to your screen settings.

 

[Backfoggen]

What about HDMI in? If that's gone Mattrick is going to cry tonight.

 

[icespide]

What about HDMI in? If that's gone Mattrick is going to cry tonight.

 

[ampere]

Is Kudo OK tho

 

[Kazuma Kiryu]

So basically this is them accepting that it was a failure, eh?

Wasn't it obvious to everyone else two years ago?

 

[Leyasu]

Came for a look at this cunt... And leave content.

 

[dealer-]

Lol blimey, not surprised though.

 

[Netherscourge]

Makes sense.

Keeps the price down for a neglected and unnecessary accessory.

 

[Guevara]

How much can an extra port cost, honestly.

 

[Canucked]

I hated Kinect, even on XOne, but was hoping it would evolve more. Shame it's getting pushed aside. I figured it would integrate with HoloLense.

 

[Pinky]

I don't think anyone will be troubled by this exclusion.

 

[Kuni]

Finally the Kinect is dead. Good. Hoping we can move on from gimmicks.

 

[-shadow-]

Expected this earlier, but man it still had me laughing!

 

[Qassim]

As someone who uses the Kinect quite a lot pretty much *every day*, I've long known the Kinect is dead. The voice recognition has severely degraded since launch, from about 90%+ accuracy to 70% accuracy.

It's a shame :/

 

[rokkerkory]

GOOD RIDDENS

 

[Squoig]

What about Cortana commands in the new xbox dashboard though?

 

[EazyWeazy3]

This is some bad news for me personally.

I enjoy using the Kinect, it's my main mode of communication when in party chats.

 

[shotgunbob04]

Shedding the fat, I like it.

 

[RyudBoy]

dumb

lol whatever

 

[Omnii-chan]

Sorry if this sounds horrible but... good? I'm glad the Kinect age is behind us.

Kinect wasn't technically up to snuff for the precision of gaming and now VR is here, it's completely obsolete.

Also if Kinect came with your Xbox, sure. But if you are willing to pay an extra $100 to tell your Xbox to start games instead of just using the controller to select an icon, well...

I can't get by without my kinect. I don't even know where my controller is a lot when I watch netflix or Amazon a lot.

Wow.

If it had a built in microphone that's great but I don't want to strap on a headset to tell it to play or pause when I already have to have the controller for that.

So why not just use your controller instead of Kinect too? Baffling comment, completely counters what you said.

 

[Shifty]

This is fine.

 

[Dennis]

Less Kinectivity?

Fine by me.

 

[Pai Pai Master]

What about Cortana commands in the new xbox dashboard though?

Headset works for it

 

[SwolBro]

final nail in kinects coffin.

 

[sonto340]

I can't get by without my kinect. I don't even know where my controller is a lot when I watch netflix or Amazon a lot.
If it had a built in microphone that's great but I don't want to strap on a headset to tell it to play or pause when I already have to have the controller for that.

 

[SwiftDeath]

Yeah that sounds about right.

 

[qa_engineer]

Cutting costs. Smart move.

 

[yyr]

Ugh, that sucks. I don't want to sacrifice a USB port =\

I use the voice commands daily and still own a few of the games.

 

[cakely]

Kinect was already dead as a doornail, so this move makes perfect sense.

 

[Angry Grimace]

I'm honestly baffled how they went in so hard on Kinect only to drop it a hot minute after the console released: there had to be a billion points in the process of developing the console that someone (internally, in focus groups or in the software development community) told them it was a mistake.

 

[Crayon]

I'm honestly baffled how they went in so hard on Kinect only to drop it a hot minute after the console released: there had to be a billion points in the process of developing the console that someone (internally, in focus groups or in the software development community) told them it was a mistake.

Having the family room mic'd/camera'd 24/7 was worth the hail mary in their mind. They were trying to think like google but ended up just coming up with a transparently pathological scheme.

 

[Lime Blockade]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsE5U7ta9Lw

Looks like the HDMI IN port is still there.