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  1. 01-17-2012, 11:18 AM #1
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    Microsoft to bring Kinect to Windows PCs

    http://news.yahoo.com/microsoft-brin...095357103.html

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  2. 01-17-2012, 01:27 PM #2
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    Don't want it anywhere near my rig.
    It doesn't even work properly on XBOX.
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    actually it maybe be a saver for kinect.. if they allow moding...
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    the 360 uses the cameras at quarter resolution (half vertical and horizontal) since it murders the usb buss on the 360 and breaks storage/controllers if its unlocked, but there has been this cam motion controls for well over a decade now and it has netted 0 things i want to do with it

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    actually it maybe be a saver for kinect.. if they allow moding...
    the dev tools have been out for like 6 months now, i dont see how this changes anything other than they will now sell one that says for windows but be the same
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    This could be good if microsoft doesnt mess it up. Check out skyrim with Kenect looks pretty fun.
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    All I want to do is play ARMA as a true simulator with a rifle "controller" within the confines of my basement. It would be cool for about 15 minutes if the kinnect could make that happen. If the kinnect could do this! that would be cool!
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    Quote Originally Posted by zanzabar View Post
    the dev tools have been out for like 6 months now, i dont see how this changes anything other than they will now sell one that says for windows but be the same
    Exactly.

    What the heck is the difference? Probably isnt one. Unless you count that "enthusiast pc hardware" wont get discounted to the same $90 price the "mainstream console kinect" has been discounted to.
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    "Microsoft to bring Kinect to Windows PCs"

    .......and not a single f**k was given....

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    Main difference is the up-close usability.

    Of particular interest to developers will be the new firmware which enables the depth camera to see objects as close as 50 centimeters in front of the device without losing accuracy or precision, with graceful degradation down to 40 centimeters. “Near Mode” will enable a whole new class of “close up” applications, beyond the living room scenarios for Kinect for Xbox 360.
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