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Kinect Launches November 4 in North America

The pitch was made this afternoon.

Today, at its E3 press conference, Microsoft announced that Kinect is launching on November 4 in the North America alongside fifteen compatible games. No price details were announced, but some retailers are beginning to publicize speculation that the hands-free device will launch at $150. 

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Based on the games shown during the press conference, and the amount of  time devoted to the Kinect experience, are you guys sold on the hardware? Are you interested in purchasing the game this holiday? And, based on the conference, how much should Kinect cost?

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Edited By birchman

I am looking foward to the Quick looks of Kinect.

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@Fascismo said:
" I'm actually really impressed with the technology. Kinect is the closest to capturing 1:1 movement I've seen, and the stuff they were doing seemed too elaborate to be pre-choreographed. None of the games shown would have any lasting value for me, though. "
I agree. The tech is good, it's just a matter of developers not using it in any interesting ways yet. I definitely think we won't see what the tech is really going to be until perhaps a year or two into it. I could end up as a remote control substitute, a Wiimote derivative or a meaningful way to add small motion control touches to hardcore games. We'll just have to wait and see.
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Really wanted to know how much they were going to charge for the thing.

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I'm disinterested in Nat... Kinect. They need to show games that are actually worth playing. Given what was shown I would pay no more than 49.95. The tech is interesting but seems a little unresponsive and glitchy in live demos, especially for skeletal mapping stuff. It's basically just a mouse when it comes to dashboard use and I can see it becoming very annoying to use when more than one person is in the room. Basically, they need to do a lot more to get me interested in forking over my cash.

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No way

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Edited By grhud5194

dude, dance central looked pretty damn cool.
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Not giving any mention of the price of a piece of tech coming out in 5 months means it's not going to be a pretty figure. Some of the demos looked fun, but nothing truly compelling. I'm not about to drop a triple digit price on a Kinect plus retail game price for any of the titles they've announced. It's going to take a lot more to get me on board.

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Yes. I will buy.  
 
For me - Some fun games, voice control  
For the wife - almost all the games, fitness 

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I'm still not sure about it.  It's trying to hard to be like Wii.

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Edited By SubwayD

Unless someone makes a game so spectacularly bad-ass that I can't deny playing, I'm going to pass on the Kinect for now. 
Still, it gets some kudos from me for looking a little like the sort of tech you'd see in a lame Sci-Fi movie

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Hoping the price drops before November as its a little high but looks like a buy for me
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I'm even less likely to buy it than I was before.  The games they showed off for it are worse than pathetic.

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Edited By Zombieheadbutt

I was actually impressed by what they were showing.  Its obvious they are trying to lure people in before they drop the price bomb.

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I can't believe this was E3 for Microsoft

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-1. 
 
Maybe even -5.

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Probably not. I think it should be priced around $100, but even that seems like a lot.

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have they come out with an official price yet?

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They better not price it over $100 if they want it to have any chance of being a sensation.

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oh kinect, how you will suck

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Edited By forceabuser

no glitches, its already better than the iphone 4

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if this thing actaully works, then I might be down, but I dont want another clunky things that is expensive and isnt used in a year.
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They better announce a price soon

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Edited By MeatXbeatsXman

Meh. There really wasn't anything shown to sell me on it. It was a pretty weak show all around, regardless of not knowing much about Kinect(lame name by the way). It was pretty standard fair in the way of motion control pushes.

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do not want 

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Edited By Simio

According to engadget, GameStop put a $149 tag on it.

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Edited By MisterMouse

a lot of it seems very wii-ish right now, nothing "hardcore" (for lack of a better word)

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what a pile of crap is this Kinect. I will stick with my Wii for that type of games.

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I couldn't care less about Kinect.

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Edited By PhatSeeJay

Hmm.. I'll probably get it bundled with the new 360. Can't be bothered to buy it stand-alone.    
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Edited By Coconuttz

Voice-controlled netflix & what else

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Edited By avantegardener

Meh, still early days for its develpment, won't be getting my cash till I see the must have 'killer App'.

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Dance Central seems pretty rad.

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Seems like they're building up a huge feature list to justify a high price, but we'll see I guess.

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Fuck it.

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Edited By metal_mills

$150 for 15 Wii like shovelware games? No thanks.

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Sooner than I expected.  Looking forward to it.

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We'll see.... 
I kinda wanted to see some more 'game' games.
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Everything shown for Kinect looks like garbage and even with the downgrade in its power they were unable to price under $100 so I'm vastly unimpressed!

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sweet

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KInda disappointed there's no pricing information yet.

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They show Gears of War 3, Halo: Reach, MGS: Rising, and people still can't wait to express how dissapointed they are.  The show wasn't the second coming, but really what are people expecting out of E3 conferences?
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Don't know about Kinect, looked like there was a good 1-2 second delay between movements and the screen...

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if the price is right and some must-have-game is released

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Edited By RedHatDrew

If it's fun, I'll buy it.
 
There either aren't enough in-store demos of new stuff, or I don't go to Toys 'R Us as much as I used to.
 
Possibly both.

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I might not but my Wife is going to flip out when she sees this.

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The moment someone figures out how to mod kinect to a PC there is going to be a flood of Pornkinect titles. Just you wait and see.

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I haven't seen much yet so I will hold my judgement.

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Need to know the price of it before I will make a decision. Until then I am kinda on the fence.

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No price announced yet?

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No way.