Post: E3 2010: You Don't have to Kinect
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06-14-2010, 04:12 PM
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schaffinosx
To and fro the island.
Currently, 'Kinect', previously known as Natal, is the hot topic for Microsoft. While some people are eager to get their hands on the gadget, more traditional gamers are beginning to worry that their way of gaming is coming to an end. Luckily for such gamers, that is not the case. Or at least that's what Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg has said:
Originally posted by Aaron
"The nice thing for us is that we have diversity. We're not in any way saying that we're not going to continue to do the best or focus on the blockbuster games that make Xbox great for gamers. That continues."
Greenberg also went on to talk about why Kinect is not going to be like the Wii, that quickly drew away traditional and hardcore gamers around the world. According to him, Kinect will still attract core gamers. He also stressed that it will not be an experience forced on Xbox gamers.
Originally posted by Aaron
"We're going to continue to invest in Live and the online community there. This is additive, on top of what we already have. There's a key difference in the technology and the experience between Natal and the Wii, but we're not taking our entire platform and making everything controller-free."
It's definitely good to see that Microsoft is not "forcing" the experience. Kinect will definitely attract many, but for those of us who still just want to sit on the couch and game like we always have, then that's how we can game.
Greenberg ended in saying this:
Originally posted by Aaron
"I think that will drive a lot of interest for current owners as a thing you get on top of what you already have. And for a broader, more casual user, it's a way they can now experience and play without having to learn to use a controller. It sees you. It hears you. It recognizes your body. It allows you to play naturally without ever having played a game before."
I question whether or not the above statement concerning "being able to play naturally even without playing a game before". Such things were said when the Wii released, and yet many people had more difficulty using the Wii than they did using controllers. It'd be great if Kinect actually was a more fluent and natural experience, but I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
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06-14-2010, 04:27 PM
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FuzzaMuzza
NGU Master
Kinect? WTF kind of name is that? I think they should just leave it at Natal so that people will still know what it is
06-14-2010, 05:15 PM
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xAwe xStruck
Previously xCROSBYx87
Natal sounds way better than "Kinect". When I first saw it I thought it said Kinetic...lol.
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