Standalone Xbox One Kinect reportedly launching in October

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Microsoft will reportedly begin selling the standalone Xbox One Kinect sensor on October 6.

That's according to Windows Phone Central, which claims to have learned that the peripheral will be available first in North America, priced at $149. We've asked Microsoft's UK arm for comment.


In May, Microsoft announced plans to drop Kinect as a mandatory Xbox One accessory.

The following month, the company began offering Xbox One without Kinect starting at £349/$399, down from the original RRP of £425/$499.

North American Xbox One sales in June doubled May's total, according to Microsoft.

Development of Kinect games is expected to suffer in the long-term, especially among third-parties, although Microsoft has said it remains committed to the peripheral.

The firm has also released a new Xbox One developer kit giving game creators access to additional system resources previously allocated to Kinect.

The second generation Kinect sensor released for Windows PCs in July priced at £159/$199.



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SwiftPosted:

I like this idea. For those that bought the xbox only and later on down the road end up wanting to get the kinect.

The Kinect is useful for Skype and voice commands. Which really come in handy,

MissPosted:

Who would even buy a Kinect in the first place. People that use those as a mic are so annoying.

vWatsoncPosted:

That's crazy that kinect (Basically a massive webcam) costs over 100 pounds !

OasisPosted:

Major nelson confirmed this already, plus dance central is included.

ObiwonPosted:

Use it all the time to control my Cable/Tv so i don't have to search for my remote. Very accurate.. I got it for free though in a bundle deal with two games and the system though.

SmurfsPosted:

I would've thought they'd already have a standalone Kinect out at this point. I got the Xbox One the first day it came out so I have the Kinect, and personally I think it's a waste of money.

DragonPosted:

I am glad they are doing this, at the time I could only get the xbox one console. I will definitely pick up the kinect for it when available. :D

1989Posted:

Potion I might buy one just to use the voice commands other than that i would never use it.


Kinect on xbox one is actually quite good, go for it if your looking to buy one.

1989Posted:

Italian For an extra $100 if you buy it with the console I think it is worth it. I turn it off when I want. But for $100 the voice commands and mic are worth it. I use the mic on it, it is a lot better than the 360 Kinect Mic. My friends say the kinect mic and the normal headset, you can't tell the difference. I love it honestly.


yeah alot of people i know use the kinect mic its sound perfect and i use the kinect alot myself it is useful.

ItalianPosted:

For an extra $100 if you buy it with the console I think it is worth it. I turn it off when I want. But for $100 the voice commands and mic are worth it. I use the mic on it, it is a lot better than the 360 Kinect Mic. My friends say the kinect mic and the normal headset, you can't tell the difference. I love it honestly.


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