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First PC game supporting Microsoft Kinect is confirmed

By Sean Portnoy | December 26, 2010, 6:00am PST

Summary: Though there’s speculation that Microsoft will eventually provide Windows support for its Kinect hands-free control system for the Xbox 360, it seems like everybody is jumping the gun. Hackers have made it work with PCs almost from its launch, and now a Korean PC game developer is claiming its new title will support Kinect. GamePrix told [...]

Though there’s speculation that Microsoft will eventually provide Windows support for its Kinect hands-free control system for the Xbox 360, it seems like everybody is jumping the gun. Hackers have made it work with PCs almost from its launch, and now a Korean PC game developer is claiming its new title will support Kinect.

GamePrix told IncGamers that its game Divine Soul will include support for Kinect for its combat mode. The company also says that “there are many [PC] game companies that are trying to apply for this system.”

Questions abound concerning the announcement, including why GamePrix is divulging Kinect support when no other PC game company has, and does this mean an announcement about official Windows support for Kinect is coming sooner than later. Or is GamePrix just building support into its game and hoping that hackers take care of the rest? Maybe next month’s CES will provide a more definitive answer.

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What accounts have it working

Richard Flude 28th Dec 2010

I'm yet to see a review without light conditions, distance from screen and training difficulties mentioned.

Maybe you can point us to such a review.

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I can't wiat

Cylon Centurion 26th Dec 2010

For a CoD title to support one. I will be buying one for my PC as soon as it is available.

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It might be cool...

statuskwo5 27th Dec 2010

@Cylon Centurion 0005 ...but I wonder how they would implement it without a physical controller (you know, for the gun)? Same goes for the consoles for that matter.

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RE: First PC game supporting Microsoft Kinect is confirmed

cyberslammer2 27th Dec 2010

@statuskwo5 Didn't you play cops and robbers as a kid? Just grab a stick and go tatatatatatatatataattatatata!!

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statuskwo5 27th Dec 2010

@cyberslammer2 LOL! happy

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RE: First PC game supporting Microsoft Kinect is confirmed

azhenfeixue 27th Dec 2010

Seems the game Divine Soul will include support for Kinect for its combat mode.

Cool! I can't wait for it.

John

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I know ballmer had this as the big MS release for 2010

Richard Flude 26th Dec 2010

And he was right given nothing else from the company but little upgrades. Not a good return for the US10 billion spent this year along on R&D. Only government roi is worst.

However when are we to get a review of this technology. It's been out long enough now for any failures to be known yet nothing on ZDNet;-)

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So why does that irritate you so much, Richard Fluid?

Mister Spock 26th Dec 2010

Your replies in refernce to Microsoft appear to be filled with irritation, yet you profess to not use their products?

So I am at a loss as to understanding why news in refernce to Microsoft bothers you so deeply? It is not logical.
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I'm very familiar with their technology

Richard Flude Updated - 27th Dec 2010

Which makes the disconnect between the talk and reality so obvious to all but the deluded MCSE.

Today's open mockery of MS is fun. You should join in with a review of the joke that is kinect - MS's contribution to gaming, something else that doesn't work;-)

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Hallowed are the Ori 27th Dec 2010

So why does that irritate you so much

Because he's an ABM shill. That's why.

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I understand, Richard Flude

Mister Spock 27th Dec 2010

Since the Kinect was the holiday season's best seller, and it works quite well from all accounts, by claiming it is a failure is an off-handed way of saying it does work very well, and that people are quite happy with it.

Why not just come right out and say that, since that is the case?
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What accounts have it working

Richard Flude 28th Dec 2010

I'm yet to see a review without the light conditions, distance from screen and grainy difficulties mentioned.

Maybe you can point us to such a review.

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What accounts have it working

Richard Flude 28th Dec 2010

I'm yet to see a review without light conditions, distance from screen and training difficulties mentioned.

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bobabob 26th Dec 2010

@Richard Flude You would do well to invest in some revision of basic English...

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Microsoft makes more than 3 products

dazzlingd 27th Dec 2010

@Richard Flude
Seeing that Microsoft makes about 80 different product lines, then $10Bn R&D is about right.

It's not as if they invested all the R&D dollars on Kinect.

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Failures?

statuskwo5 27th Dec 2010

@Richard Flude How about successes? Kinect has been selling like crazy this holiday season, which in turn has been selling Xboxes as well. Walk into any store and you will notice they are out of stock on either the Kinect, the 360, or both. Oh yeah, Kinect games have been selling like crazy too. I should know, I work in retail.

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What is the obsession with the Kinect??

wackoae 26th Dec 2010

It is just a stupid gadget using old technology and with very limited usage. Sure, you can hack it to do a bunch of stupid things .... but in the end, it is just a bunch of stupid things.

Even the virtual sex game is just plain stupid without physical feedback (ie: touch) between the two+ parties. ..... Look mom!! I can make my avatar hump that other avatar (said the 20 year old virgin while multi-playing against a fat man playing as a female hooker).

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jackbond 27th Dec 2010

@wackoae

That's quite some working vocabulary you've got there. Can you possibly say "stupid things" a few more times? Old technology? You know how much the first prototype cost? If it's so old, why are developers really enthusiastic about it?

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wackoae's not enthusiastic about the fact that

John Zern 28th Dec 2010

it has Microsoft's name on it.
My guess is that he feel's it's "not fair" for MS to have a very well received, hottest selling item. when it should be Apple or some Linux based company that should be in the top of the news. wink

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I'm confused

statuskwo5 27th Dec 2010

@wackoae Maybe you know something I don't, but last time I checked Kinect did NOT have any virtual sex games. Now if you are implying somebody will develop one for the PC once/if hackers can port it, then that's a different story. However, as of right now all Kinect games are family oriented and are selling like crazy to complement the sales of Kinect sensors.

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raypin 26th Dec 2010

.....it is inevitable for Kinect to be integrated in other platforms (desktop, tablets, smartphones, TV, etc.). Given enough time, Kinect will be smart enough to replace keyboards.

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what a waste of time!

Linux Geek 27th Dec 2010

why would anybody waste time on proprietary useless gagets when FOSS offers so many opportunities?
Kinect will be an epic failure unless M$ gpleds the code and ports it to Linux.

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I wish Linux was as big a failure...

dazzlingd 27th Dec 2010

@Linux Geek
Kinect - selling twice as fast as iPad and approaching 5M sold by end of year.

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cyberslammer2 27th Dec 2010

@dazzlingd Only a complete DUMB@SS would compare a touchpad to a video game add-on.

MORON.

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dazzlingd 27th Dec 2010

@cyberslammer2
I was pointing out that Kinect is not a failure. Especially compared to the "hit" product of 2010.

Define failure? Oh yeah, 99% of your comments.

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OWNED

SonofaSailor 27th Dec 2010

@cyberknobslobber

You = LEGENDARY EPIC FAIL.

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cyberslammer2, what's the difference?

John Zern 28th Dec 2010

touchpad, video game add-on, who cares?
They're both selling, and making profits for both.

I doubt adding machines at both companies care where the profits are coming from happy

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