Anyone get a Kinect? - Page 4

11-26-10, 06:57 PM

We played around with the Kinect when everyone was over for Thanksgiving. The fighting game was a big hit. Everyone was punching and kicking and jump kicking. I should have taped it

The Kinectamals game was a loser with adults and kids. Too much talking and watching and not enough actual playing. Everyone was yelling at the XBox to "Xbox! Skip!" or "Xbox! Play the damn game already!" I had to remind them the voice commands don't work in the game

Vanzagar · 11-26-10, 07:08 PM

Are you guys still using it in a month? Please post back and let me know if this gets tossed aside after a few weeks or if it has staying power...

NaitoSan · 11-26-10, 10:21 PM

I use Kinect every once a while every week, mostly for working out. Every once a while my friend comes over and we usually play few sessions of Kinect Adventure.

LovingSticky · 11-28-10, 02:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vanzagar

Are you guys still using it in a month?

Yes. But think of Kinect being a sports gadget, not a game (controller). If you like sports, you will love Kinect.

And it's big fun for parties

11-28-10, 03:18 AM

I'm not into sports at all and I like our Kinect.

Lyme · 11-28-10, 01:34 PM

The Kinect is still very young in games developed for it, so it is easier to compare it to when the Wii was first released. The selection of games is quite small and there are both good and bad games for it. It's going to take a while for the number of genres grows to cover most areas.

I like my Kinect too.

12-09-10, 05:29 AM

Rearranged the furniture so now instead of the Kinect facing the long ways in the room it is facing the shorter way and doesn't quite have enough room. When doing the Kinect tune where it makes you stand on all the squares, I can't get to the back squares since the couch is in the way against the wall.
I'm going to have to come up with some way to get it to use a shorter room space. Maybe mount it a little higher?

Here you can see the Kinect on the mantle under the tv and a little bit of the front of the couch

And here is the couch that is in the way

GravY · 12-21-10, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vanzagar

Are you guys still using it in a month? Please post back and let me know if this gets tossed aside after a few weeks or if it has staying power...

Just over a month or so ago I sold our Wii that I thought my two daughters would like and bought a Kinect.. I was not a big fan of the Wii to begin with and really had not even thought about the Kinect until I started reading very favorable reviews on it..

Jump ahead to today..

I have picked up Kinectimals and Kinect Sports.. Kinect Sports has been a winner and my two girls play it quite a bit.. They have put more time on the Kinect than the whole time we had the Wii..

Hope sales are high enough to warrant developers attention, it has so much promise.

NaitoSan · 12-21-10, 09:34 PM

Kinect has sold incredibly well and I believe it'll exceed Microsoft's goal of $5 million units after holiday. Microsoft has announced it sold 2.5 million Kinect in one month. Also best news is that Microsoft said they plan to upgrade current Kinect to take advantage of high resolution camera (originally it was thought Kinect uses 320x240 but it's actually is 640x480! If you hook Kinect up on PC, you'll see two 640x480 images) so it's easily upgradable via firmware.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...inect-accuracy

I think Kinect will be something developers will pay attention to in the near future.

01-08-11, 08:56 AM

Well Microsoft said it has sold 8 million units and Netflix, Hulu Plus and Avatar Kinect are on the way...

http://content.usatoday.com/communit...ort-in-works/1

http://ces.crunchgear.com/2011/01/mi...s-with-kinect/

|JuiceZ| · 01-22-11, 12:16 AM

Kinect is one of the reasons I finally bought a X360. Its been almost 2 months and we still love it. We have Dance Central, Kinect Sports, Adventures & Your Shape Fitness Evolved. This thing has been a hit at every party & family gathering since Thanksgiving. It was one of the first "wow" experiences I've had in a long time. This type of technology is the future of gaming and all the hacks show the potential.

**Destroy** · 12-15-11, 06:45 PM

Amazingly, after my gf saw some commercials, she is interested in Kinect.

I think I will get it for Xmas for her but what games are must haves? She loves animals and does triathlons.

Which games to avoid?

11-26-10, 06:57 PM	#37
betterdan Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Anyone get a Kinect? We played around with the Kinect when everyone was over for Thanksgiving. The fighting game was a big hit. Everyone was punching and kicking and jump kicking. I should have taped it The Kinectamals game was a loser with adults and kids. Too much talking and watching and not enough actual playing. Everyone was yelling at the XBox to "Xbox! Skip!" or "Xbox! Play the damn game already!" I had to remind them the voice commands don't work in the game

11-26-10, 07:08 PM	#38
Vanzagar Bring me Amberlamps Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,167	Re: Anyone get a Kinect? Are you guys still using it in a month? Please post back and let me know if this gets tossed aside after a few weeks or if it has staying power...

11-26-10, 10:21 PM	#39
NaitoSan Student @ DigiPen Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,069	Re: Anyone get a Kinect? I use Kinect every once a while every week, mostly for working out. Every once a while my friend comes over and we usually play few sessions of Kinect Adventure. __________________ 17-inch MacBook Pro: Unibody \| Intel Core 2 T9800 @ 2.93GHz \| Nvidia 9400M GT / 9600M GT 512MB GDDR3 \| 320GB 7200RPM SATA \| 4GB DDR3 PC1066 \| Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard \| Windows 7 Professional x64 Desktop: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3.6GHz \| ASUS P5K Deluxe/WiFi-AP \| 4GB G.Skill F2-6400PHU1 @ 800MHz 4-4-3-5 \| EVGA GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB \| Western Digital Raptor X 150GB \| Samsung 32" HDTV \| Windows 7 Professional x64 Note: English is my second language so please bear with my grammar!

11-28-10, 03:18 AM	#41
betterdan Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Anyone get a Kinect? I'm not into sports at all and I like our Kinect.

11-28-10, 01:34 PM	#42
Lyme Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,682	Re: Anyone get a Kinect? The Kinect is still very young in games developed for it, so it is easier to compare it to when the Wii was first released. The selection of games is quite small and there are both good and bad games for it. It's going to take a while for the number of genres grows to cover most areas. I like my Kinect too.

12-09-10, 05:29 AM	#43
betterdan Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Anyone get a Kinect? Rearranged the furniture so now instead of the Kinect facing the long ways in the room it is facing the shorter way and doesn't quite have enough room. When doing the Kinect tune where it makes you stand on all the squares, I can't get to the back squares since the couch is in the way against the wall. I'm going to have to come up with some way to get it to use a shorter room space. Maybe mount it a little higher? Here you can see the Kinect on the mantle under the tv and a little bit of the front of the couch And here is the couch that is in the way

12-21-10, 09:34 PM	#45
NaitoSan Student @ DigiPen Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,069	Re: Anyone get a Kinect? Kinect has sold incredibly well and I believe it'll exceed Microsoft's goal of $5 million units after holiday. Microsoft has announced it sold 2.5 million Kinect in one month. Also best news is that Microsoft said they plan to upgrade current Kinect to take advantage of high resolution camera (originally it was thought Kinect uses 320x240 but it's actually is 640x480! If you hook Kinect up on PC, you'll see two 640x480 images) so it's easily upgradable via firmware. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...inect-accuracy I think Kinect will be something developers will pay attention to in the near future. __________________ 17-inch MacBook Pro: Unibody \| Intel Core 2 T9800 @ 2.93GHz \| Nvidia 9400M GT / 9600M GT 512MB GDDR3 \| 320GB 7200RPM SATA \| 4GB DDR3 PC1066 \| Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard \| Windows 7 Professional x64 Desktop: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3.6GHz \| ASUS P5K Deluxe/WiFi-AP \| 4GB G.Skill F2-6400PHU1 @ 800MHz 4-4-3-5 \| EVGA GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB \| Western Digital Raptor X 150GB \| Samsung 32" HDTV \| Windows 7 Professional x64 Note: English is my second language so please bear with my grammar!

01-08-11, 08:56 AM	#46
betterdan Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Anyone get a Kinect? Well Microsoft said it has sold 8 million units and Netflix, Hulu Plus and Avatar Kinect are on the way... http://content.usatoday.com/communit...ort-in-works/1 http://ces.crunchgear.com/2011/01/mi...s-with-kinect/

01-22-11, 12:16 AM	#47
\|JuiceZ\| Registered User Join Date: Aug 1999 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 3,285	Re: Anyone get a Kinect? Kinect is one of the reasons I finally bought a X360. Its been almost 2 months and we still love it. We have Dance Central, Kinect Sports, Adventures & Your Shape Fitness Evolved. This thing has been a hit at every party & family gathering since Thanksgiving. It was one of the first "wow" experiences I've had in a long time. This type of technology is the future of gaming and all the hacks show the potential. __________________ primary MBP Core i5 2010 \| HR \| OCZ 120GB SSD gaming Core i5-2500K @ 4.1GHz w/ CM Hyper212+ \| MSI N560GTX-Ti TF II/OC \| MSI P67A-GD55 \| Silverstone FT02 \| X360 250GB \| Kinect htpc IONITX-A-U \| 2GB \| M350 \| XBMC Linux \| SABnzbd, sickbeard, couchpotato \| NAS Synology DS411J \| 4TB hometheater KURO PDP-5020 \| HK AVR2600 \| Definitive BP2006TL(2) & CLR2300 \| Polk R50(2) \| Sony S470 \| HarmonyOne

12-15-11, 06:45 PM	#48
Destroy Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 3,993	Re: Anyone get a Kinect? Amazingly, after my gf saw some commercials, she is interested in Kinect. I think I will get it for Xmas for her but what games are must haves? She loves animals and does triathlons. Which games to avoid? __________________ Vista64 Home Premium Gigabyte GA-EP35C-DS3R CPU E8500 with Corsair H50 cooler HIS 6970, always 19x10res Memory 8 Gig OCZ 1000@1024 Display Westinghouse 37" LVM-37w1 LCD monitor