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January 2011
(74%)
89 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(84%)
209 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Easy to set up
One purchase
Voice control works
Bags of potential
Fantastic fun
Simple
Accessible gameplay
Easy set-up
Impressive motion-tracking technology
No controllers to lose. Amazing when it works. Bags of potential
Great freedom of movement
Detects the body very well
Quick to get the hang of
No extra accessories required
Set it up once and it's ready to use
Game included
It works. So much potential
It hurts
You become the controller
Plenty of good games at launch
Easy to set-up and install
The editors didn't like
Pricey
Lag is an issue
Requires lots of space
Weak launch games
Demands plenty of space
Tracking is often glitchy
Two player maximum at launch
Expensive
Poor launch games. Doesn’t work in dim light. Sometimes laggy response
You'll need to have lots of room in front of the TV
Responsiveness and accuracy limited in some games
It feels quite strange to have nothing in your hands
Not suitable for all types of game
You'll need to leave the lights on
Only works for media in partner hubs
Not your own videos
You'll need a big lounge
You'll need to be happy making a fool of yourself in your lounge
Only works for media in partner hubs, not your own videos
We suspect there are more than a few people out there who are still wading through Fallout: New Vegas, and have both Call of Duty: Black Ops and Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood on pre-order. You know what you want from a game, and most of the Kinect game...
Kinect is a no doubt going to be a game changer. If for no other reason than it places the Xbox 360 in the same arena as the Nintendo Wii, and even raises Nintendo's hand. In terms of show-stopping prowess the likes of Dance Central, Kinect Sports, an...
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Published: 2016-08-04, Author: Will , review by: pcmag.com
Works with Windows PCs and Xbox One S
Two-piece, cable-laden setup, You still need to have a reason to use Kinect
If you want to use the Xbox One Kinect on your PC or Xbox One S, you need this adapter to do it...
Kinect is a fantastic accessory that will extend the Xbox 360's user base to new audiences. That said, for the moment there's no killer game that will make the Xbox 360's current fan base run down to stores with their wallets. This is compounded by th...
The Kinect has potential, but it’s juuuust barely showing it right now. This is the case for every gaming console/accessory ever made, though — things are always going to be rough in the beginning, if only because developers haven’t really figured th...
Abstract: When Sony and Microsoft both said they wanted their latest console platforms to last in homes for a full decade, the enthusiast gamers out there (including me) scoffed at the idea. There was just no way that these platforms were going to last that l...
An engineering marvel; has the potential to add genuinely new genres to gaming; when it works, it astonishes.
Requires too much room to maneuver; doesn't work well with simultaneous players; lag time is exceedingly disconcerting; expensive; often fails to match movements onetoone; generally feels "unfinished."
Abstract: Before I really get moving this this review, I think it's important to note that this is more focused at the kinect itself, and not the specific gaming content, though this will of course touch on that as it's part of the experience.I want to say, tha...
Abstract: Kinect has been a product that Microsoft has been betting on and hyping for about a year and a half now, ever since revealing Project Natal at E3 2009. The motion sensing gaming peripheral is finally available, and despite some initial concerns, our ...
