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VGhippy on 21 October 2010
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ArnoldRimmer said:

It all makes sense if you make one assumption: Microsoft believes that many people will be disappointed when they try out Kinect in real-world setups and for themselves.

It's okay however for Microsoft to let people try out Kinect in special Kinect booths at Gamescon, E3 etc. however, because that way Kinect's biggest problems do not get apparent:

  • Kinect requires lots of space - it works fine in large, completely empty rooms, but it won't work well in many living rooms, at least without seriously rearranging the furniture
  • Almost all Kinect games do not work if you're sitting - if you're trying Kinect out in a booth that doesn't even have a chair then you won't even consider sitting down
  • Playing Kinect is exhausting and only fun for a few minutes - people will not realize this if they only have five minutes in a Kinect booth, but reviewers with review copies could play it as they like and they would realize

I can see the headlines now....

"Angry mob burns Kinects after being tricked into playing Dance Central while standing up for over 5 minutes!"

We interviewed Steve and he had this to say:

"All I wanted was a dance game where you could just sit down with a cup of tea for no more that 2.5 minutes at a time and melodically sway my buttocks. Kinect has been a nightmare on this front and each song lasts about 3 minutes. That's 30 seconds too long and one arse cramp too many."

His girlfriend was not amused.

"Kinect couldn't even track me after I went to all the trouble of wrapping it with a blanked for protection and taping it to the back of my cat. I'm not technomagically minded so at first I was embarrassed, but now I'm just angry!"

Sorry I'm just teasing mate =P

I honestly think most people realise these games will be tiring and such. It's not like people expect to be able to dance or run without fatigue just because they are in front of a Kinect.