Microsoft denies voice control missing at Kinect launch

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mike_intellivision said:

maxer said:
Microsoft also denied the limit of two active players max! 

"Although it’s been reported all around on the internet, many of the Kinect launch titles support only two active players because of developer choice, not any kind of limitation of the technology." - See my website(below) for more details

Your website only quotes the opening two paragraphs from WIkipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinect

According to information supplied to retailers, the Kinect is capable of simultaneously tracking up to six people, including two active players for motion analysis with a feature extraction of 20 joints per player.[19]

^ a b "Play.com (UK) : Kinect : Xbox 360 - Free Delivery". Play.com. Retrieved 2010-07-02. "This information is based on specifications supplied by manufacturers and should be used for guidance only."

http://www.play.com/Games/Xbox360/4-/10296372/Project-Natal/Product.html#jump-tech

That could be why people are saying that only two persons can play Kinect games at a time -- because it appears to be what is being said by Microsoft.

 

Mike from Morgantown

http://www.videogamer.com/news/kinect_isnt_limited_to_two_players.html

By James Orry - 26/08/2010 - 1:49pm GMT

Kinect for Xbox is not limited to only two active players, Microsoft's Xbox general manager Kudo Tsunoda told VideoGamer.com at gamescom last week.

Contrary to what's been widely reported, many of the Kinect launch titles support only two active players because of developer choice, not any kind of limitation of the technology.

 

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