| Alby_da_Wolf said: This apparent but false MS self confidence about letting people try has already been debunked contless times, both in this thread and in others: people tries Kinect in MS' booths for a limited time in a standard environment, while at home they'd use it for more time in environments varying from home to home. Reviewers would be able to test Kinect for a longer time and find possible real world glitches or short games longevity. When you buy a car, trying it jourself is important, but a review made by a competent motoring journalist is important too, as he will be able to try the car longer and also in limit conditions, to tell you, for example, how safe it is in emergency manoeuvres. And "casuals" aren't a new alien race, they are common people, plain and simple, even if they don't usually read car magazines, for example, they most often ask friends and even buy mags just for the occasion when they have to buy a car. Here, I was the n-th person to write this arguments, I'm sure many did it better than me before, but each time there will be somebody that tries again to make people believe that not having reviews is better, and also pretending that nobody ever debunked it. At least this time you wrote the right thing: not allowing reviews is good and smart for MS. Not for users. BTW, would you buy a Yugo if Oprah said it's a good car? |
Standard environments? We tried Kinect at Macy's in Downtown Chicago. It was a high traffic area and Kinect was facing elevators not more than 15-20 feet from it. Elevator doors opened and closed constantly with people getting on and off. Kinect performed with no problems. We have seen Kinect tried out in totally open space like at a Mall. We have seen Kinect tried out on stages and with bright lights and flashes going off. Go watch some of the hands on tries on YouTube. If anything I expect Kinect to perform better at peoples homes. Certainly Kinect is tuned for the living room not the mall or on stage.
Its libraries that sell systems not a single game.
