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Kinect: Are you buying one?

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Old 11-01-10 | 06:33 PM
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Re: Kinect: Are you buying one?

Nope because it wouldn't work in my living room (nor 99% of living rooms in Japan funnily enough). Good luck trying to sell that thing over here!
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Old 11-01-10 | 06:51 PM
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Re: Kinect: Are you buying one?

I wouldn't be in the market anyway because I don't have a 360, but even if I did I wouldn't buy it. I believe that a controller is an important part of gaming and I don't like attempts to give you less tactile feedback (like using a touchscreen/touchpad for action games) or remove the controller altogether, as in this case.

However, even if I was interested, I would wait anyway (as I'm doing for the Move), because I want to see how well this stuff gets supported. Add-on peripherals have a tendency to flame out, and being 4-5 years into this generation isn't making me confident about their success. So far, I haven't seen a killer app that makes me want to get a Move. So far, it has been bland launch games and retrofits for existing games. I guess what I'm really waiting for a AAA title that requires the Move, or at least completely sucks without it. Supposedly, LittleBigPlanet 2 will make good use of it, so we'll see.
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Old 11-01-10 | 07:09 PM
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Re: Kinect: Are you buying one?

Not sure. I'll wait and see what happens within the next year or so.

Remember the Sega Activator for the Sega Genesis? It was $150.

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Old 11-01-10 | 07:13 PM
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Re: Kinect: Are you buying one?

Nope. Not even if it was free.
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Old 11-01-10 | 07:20 PM
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Re: Kinect: Are you buying one?

Originally Posted by slop101
I won't even take one if you gave me to me for free (assuming I couldn't sell it).
Originally Posted by Dean Kousoulas
Nope. Not even if it was free.
Really? REALLY...

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Old 11-01-10 | 07:28 PM
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Re: Kinect: Are you buying one?

Really.

Someone gave me the Wii balance board (back when it was new) - never even took it out of it's box. Same level of interest here.
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Old 11-01-10 | 07:44 PM
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Re: Kinect: Are you buying one?

I still don't believe that it works as well as they have hyped it up to seem.
I'll believe it when I see it in action. Even then, it would take an amazing game to get me onboard.


Originally Posted by slop101
Really.

Someone gave me the Wii balance board (back when it was new) - never even took it out of it's box. Same level of interest here.
At least you can track your weight with that, which has some value.
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Old 11-01-10 | 07:47 PM
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Re: Kinect: Are you buying one?

Originally Posted by slop101
Really.

Someone gave me the Wii balance board (back when it was new) - never even took it out of it's box. Same level of interest here.
So you're saying it's as unecessary as a superfluous apostrophy?
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Old 11-01-10 | 07:49 PM
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Re: Kinect: Are you buying one?

Originally Posted by Match
Not sure. I'll wait and see what happens within the next year or so.

Remember the Sega Activator for the Sega Genesis? It was $150.

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Woah. What the fuck? I can't imagine a more pain in the ass way to play a game.

Never have seen that before and don't remember it at all. What's sad is the movements the guy was doing kinda resembles the people on the Kinect commercials.
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Old 11-01-10 | 08:59 PM
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Re: Kinect: Are you buying one?

I won't be buying one because it won't motivate me to get up and move, but it may very well record me masturbating in front of the TV and send it to everyone I know on Facebook.
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Old 11-01-10 | 09:11 PM
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Re: Kinect: Are you buying one?

Originally Posted by Decker
So you're saying it's as unecessary as a superfluous apostrophy?
No it's as unecessary as spelling apostrophe with a y.
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Old 11-01-10 | 09:16 PM
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Re: Kinect: Are you buying one?

I will probably get my son one....and maybe my daughter if she likes his....my youngest does not have an xbox and does not want one...so it looks like 300 bucks out of me...
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Old 11-01-10 | 09:48 PM
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Re: Kinect: Are you buying one?

I'm on the fence. I bit on the Wii and it's been a real let down. I'll wait and see what other games come out first.
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Old 11-01-10 | 10:09 PM
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Re: Kinect: Are you buying one?

If I'm not petting a virtual tiger by this time tomorrow I'll just die I tell you!

I'm passing until my wife brings one home from work one of these days. The gaming room is very cozy and designed for optimum lounging so I don't think the Kinect will work well in there at all.
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Old 11-01-10 | 10:55 PM
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Re: Kinect: Are you buying one?

Originally Posted by brianluvdvd
I'll just transplant my post from the clip thread since it fits more here:

What is really insane is my wife has mentioned Kinect to me several times this past week. This is a woman who despises video games and won't even go near the Wii. So for her to actually show interest in this product basically stuns me. I told her I was going to have to see a lot of reviews and a cheaper x-mas package before I even consider buying this.
I had no interest in the Kinect at all, but my wife saw a commercial for it and she wants one. I told her we'd go to Best Buy once it drops and check out the floor model to see how it looks in real life.
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Old 11-01-10 | 11:05 PM
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Re: Kinect: Are you buying one?

uh... what IS it?
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Old 11-02-10 | 12:08 AM
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Re: Kinect: Are you buying one?

Originally Posted by nodeerforamonth
uh... what IS it?
It's it.

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Old 11-02-10 | 09:24 AM
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Re: Kinect: Are you buying one?

Originally Posted by Suprmallet
it may very well record me masturbating in front of the TV and send it to everyone I know on Facebook.
Thanks a lot - my son saw your post and now my wife and I have to sit him down and explain to him what Facebook means.
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Old 11-02-10 | 09:35 AM
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I'll get one when the porno games come out!
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Old 11-02-10 | 09:36 AM
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Re: Kinect: Are you buying one?

My girl wants one, so, while I won't be buying it, I'll probably have one.

That's fine by me because CHILD OF EDEN OMG OMG OMG.
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Old 11-02-10 | 09:50 AM
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Re: Kinect: Are you buying one?

Does this ship with that initial demo game where the boy on the screen reacts to your facial expressions and has conversations with you?
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Old 11-02-10 | 10:02 AM
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Does this ship with that initial demo game where the boy on the screen reacts to your facial expressions and has conversations with you?
If the kid looks like this I want nothing to do with this thing...

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Old 11-02-10 | 10:33 AM
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Re: Kinect: Are you buying one?

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Not sure. I'll wait and see what happens within the next year or so.

Remember the Sega Activator for the Sega Genesis? It was $150.

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This reminds me of Happy Fun Ball on SNL.
Don't TAUNT THE ACTIVATOR!
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Old 11-02-10 | 10:45 AM
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I really want to play Dance Central, so I will be buying one.
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Old 11-02-10 | 11:27 AM
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Bought one for my son. He is always watching the Skittles videos and we figured why not.
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