Microsoft: “No Reviews of Kinect!”

[Hyruken]

thismeintiel said:

NJ5 said:

Hyruken said:

bobbert said:

1 week before the kinect release, and IGN is unboxing their review kinect. Came with 5 games to review.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOoceGUuFe4

And just like that, rumour turns to bollocks.

But we all knew it was anyway :)

So where is their review? Nowhere, that's where. He didn't even say when they would review it.

Exactly.  The reviews probably won't be in until after Kinect launches.  This is not how the review system should work.  It gives companies too much influence over something they should have no business in, except providing review copies.  I also find it strange the guy suggests going out and buying Kinect during an unboxing vid, without IGN even doing a review for it to see if it's any good.

@ thranx

You know, you may be turning me around.  In fact, your right.  There should be no reviews at all.  They only harm the companies that make games by hurting the good vibe about the game.  I mean who cares if the game turns out to be crap or broken, people should have to buy it first to find out.  So you hear that VGC?  Time to get rid of gamrReview.  You're only hurting companies.  We should only listen to celebrities that the gaming companies pay to say their product is good. 

Oh please....you talk like Microsoft are the only people to do review embargos..

When should they have the reviews out, 3 months before release?

Most things these day's have the reviews out the day before the release of the item. Seeing as in UK there is still over 2 weeks to go until release i don't see the problem? Move didn't have its embargo lifted until the 1st of september, like 5 days before launch, did you bitch about Sony doing that? I doubt it.