Holy shit....i don't know if that was great or terrible" Supposedly the first Kinect TV Spot. Stupid. "
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Kinect is a camera and depth sensor-based peripheral for the Xbox 360 that allows users to interact with and play games using their whole bodies, rather than using a standard controller.
Project Natal's New Name Is Kinect
"Supposedly the first Kinect TV Spot. Stupid. "
It's not ^_^ Cut from one of those "wear your seatbelt" commercials:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-8PBx7isoM
" @FluxWaveZ said:GOOD! That's great! Hopefully the real one will be at least a little better."Supposedly the first Kinect TV Spot. Stupid. "
It's not ^_^ Cut from one of those "wear your seatbelt" commercials:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-8PBx7isoM "
Am I the only one that likes the name? It works fine. It's not only a deliberate misspelling of "connect", it's a combination of that word and the word "Kinetic". Motion, connected. Connect with the 360 through motion. It's better than what Nintendo and Sony have for their motion control, that's for damn sure.
" Kinect? Because poor literacy is kewl! "I hope you're referencing what I think you're referencing!
IF this thing is priced anything above 100 dollars, then I think it might be dead in the water. While that UI stuff is cool, its not over 100 dollars cool.
You know what, I'm not doubting the Kinect being a good piece of hardware. But after a couple of years with the Wii, this just doesn't seem that interesting. Same goes for the PS-Move.
Microsoft, Sony, I understand this is a new take and your perspective on the whole motion sensor gaming thing, but this is nothing new. Nintendo did this already back in '06.
" To everyone who thinks Microsoft is trying to sound cool or hip or whatever, you're completely wrong. Kinect is a portmanteau of the words "connect" and "kinetic." I really shouldn't have to explain why. "Marketing shouldn't need explanation. They should have just stuck with Natal. It's what everyone knows it as and the name is unique enough that you don't need to think about it. Kinect, like everyone has said, sounds like microsoft trying to be "cool" and that's what 90% of the people seeing it will think. Either way, I hope we see some innovative uses for this. Better not be a bunch of move-about-like-a-goon "games".
" I sure do love train wrecks. Make sure you don't miss their presser tomorrow, you'll want to be able to tell your grandkids the story of how you watched Microsoft's Xbox brand burn to the ground live on the Internet. "This.
Not impressed, I want to be cause motion controls are apparently the future of gaming but I just can't be impressed.
Stupid name.
The problem with this name is, when I first read it I wasn't sure how to say it. Surely that's a big problem for a mainstream product. At least "Wii", "XBOX", "PlayStation" and all these other terrible names we have in the video game industry are kinda easy to say.
I was trying to say "kinetic", then I got stuck on "key-nect", finally sticking with "connect" which I THINK (though I'm still not entirely convinced) it's supposed to be.
Kinect is a pretty uncomfortable word to say. It's all spiky consonants.
I doubt many people will make the "kinetic" connection.
What a bad name.
Yeah I'm not paying over 50$ for just the UI stuff, and that's all I care about (Come on, Kinectimals? Really?). Oh well, The hype was fun while it lasted.
I'd like to punch whoever came up with "Kinect" right in the teeth.
"Kinetic" would have been better.
Or even "Connect". There is no reason for those two words to be combined.
still not interested in this...just not into motion controls.
and yes I have a Wii and enjoy playing it.
however I play games to relax...not stand around and flail my arms and body around like a tard.
you guys can keep motion controls...at least until we have true VR..then let's talk motion controls.
Kinect is a decent name for it, and it's pretty literal in it's function with the combination of the words "Kinetic" and "Connect".
kinect is a stupid name. Everything that moves is kinetic, so it's basically a fancy way for them to say Microsoft Move. It doesn't connect in anyway the original 360 does so that's bullshit also. It's just a stupid marketing name.
Microsoft should have announced the proper name for their glorified Eyetoy camera a lot sooner than this in my opinion and that was a mistake. The Natal name has been adopted by the press and gaming public for months now. Thus making it honestly friendlier and easier to say. The way Kinect is spelled is unattractive and I don't even like to say it. Just curious to see how this does once it's released and i'm not seeing much right now.
My personal interest in Natal is slim to almost none now but i'll still call it Natal whenever I talk about it.
For those who are concerned about the spelling of Kinect I'm pretty sure it's a
portmanteau for Kinetic and Connect but that's just my guess.
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