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Take a Gander at the Xbox 360's Avatar Kinect

It's cartoon Xbox people chattin' it up over the Internet!

Jan. 6 2011

Posted by: Brad

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Who cares?

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This is the greatest invention since the Ipad, Fable 3 and Sarah Palin!

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Quick Look!

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deactivated-649f07b15d7b8

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@Travis said:
" why the fuck would anyone want this? "
this.
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the idea is intersting, the video sucked, and I suspect the internet will be flooded by both trolls and the "people".

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The most generic advertisement imaginable. 
 
They should team up day time talk shows, and let you have the experience of being in a virtual audience watching one of those trash shows, that could actually be pretty hilarious.

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What the fuck is this ridiculously bad idea. Jesus.

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This looks absolutely retarded.

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Tough crowd!

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I can't wait for the avatar spaz out videos
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Edited By selbie

Quick Look this shit!
Microsoft are trying too hard. Remember Songsmith? yeah exactly, nobody does.

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LOL, this video makes me feel retarded.

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OH GOD OH JESUS OH JESUS-GOD!

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Oh man; all I can think of is the reality of Kinect applied to this. Can Xbox Live even generate a fat, out of shape, naked, camera shy avatar? XD
But the tech is cool enough I guess. Seems pointless since you really only talk while doing other things, like playing games and watching movies. Why would you ever do this? But whatever, like I said the tech is cool.

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Excuse me while I BARF IN MY MOUTH.




Alright. Damn, that was disgusting.

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Ahhhhhhhahahhahaha ha 
wow.

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They should do a bombcast with this!

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Edited By cowswithguns

Waitta kill your own platform microsoft. What do u think facebook crowd!

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@TheCheese33: we have a pretty crappy line up for 2011 on the xbox and there wasting there sources on this crap. 
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Edited By korolev

It's not something I would use..... but maybe other people might like it?  
 
I just don't know who this is aimed at - the people in the ads are all stock model types with social lives - wouldn't they just meet each other in real life? And "hard-core" gamers wouldn't need something like this - voice chat works just fine.  
 
I think it's a neat little thing that can't hurt. I just don't know who it's for.  
 
Well.... at least it's better than Home I guess....

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Edited By PlowDriver

Congratulations Avatar Kinect you have succeeded in freaking me out. Now will you please leave my house at once and never come back.

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eeeeeeeeehhhhhhhhhhh......

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Yeah. Sure. Why not?

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I have no lungs but I must scream!

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Actors like to video chat as cartoon people... 
 
Doesn't the Xbox already have a video chat feature? Also, Skype.

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Secretly, this will be used............. for porn. 

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That's awesome and stupid all rolled up into one idea, amazing! And unless Kinect get some unexpectedly awesome game, I'll never see this in person.

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MY SPORTS TEAM IS GOING TO CRUSH YOUR SPORTS TEAM
 
MOUNTAIN DEW

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No one is going to use this. 
Does anyone invite their friends into an XBox Live party just to chat about what they watched on TV that night? I know I sure don't.

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Why would you want to do this? But I guess it better for kids. More privacy than videochat.

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Man I'm so glad Microsoft is spending there time and effort into this instead of extending the friends list cap or at the very least giving us a way to organize it, e.g. a Giantbomb tab and family tab.  /upset sarcasm

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i want to see jeff, ryan, brad and vin do a quicklook where we only see the avatars,  hilarity will ensue.

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Edited By Alpharudy

They waste the money i pay them for my gold account on this? Make live better, screw all this avatar and kinect crap. Get your your online to Steam status.

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Edited By djeffers03

i don't know what this is but it looks absolutely pointless. Why not just video chat?  
 
I hope this isn't the reason behind the xbox live price increase....

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@randiolo said:
"i want to see jeff, ryan, brad and vin do a quicklook where we only see the avatars,  hilarity will ensue. "

fucking THIS
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Anyone who thinks the ducks can beat the tigers is a fucking idiot.

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This looks....silly.

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 This looks really stupid, people would rather just see actual footage of the person they are speaking to.

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Im pretty sure this will just turn into circle-jerk fests.

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Edited By smoolander

Everyone start talking really expansively with your hands. That's what Avatar Kinect is for.

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why does this already look like a out dated technology to me? lame

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I'm speechless. I don't even know what to say for something like this. Like is this the future of the Kinect? video chat and avatar chat? Hell that doritos avatar game is more a step in the right direction than this. 
 
 
Thinking about it. I can totally see them charging Space bucks for new themes and items for shit for your people to sit in. 
 
Love Mass effect? well enjoy buying this Mass effect theme where you sit in the Normandy! only 400MS points!

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@TimAllen624 said:
" Anyone who thinks the ducks can beat the tigers is a fucking idiot. "
Looking forward to proving you wrong.  :)
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This looks pretty nice, could be fun to try.

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Oh, so now my top hat wearing hitler impersonator can have a voice!
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Those actors must be really happy with the way their careers turned out.

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This looks terrible and stupid. Whoever buys and uses this is a giant tool.

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Fuckin' creepy.