Microsoft: “No Reviews of Kinect!”

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Alby_da_Wolf said:

TRios_Zen said:

Alby_da_Wolf said:

TRios_Zen said:

The review embargo is up Thursday morning (Wednesday night) at 12:01 AM.  So unless you are getting Kinect at a midnight launch, reviews would be available before purchase.

But did MS allow reviewers to get kits in time? In-depth reviews require several days for the test and then some time to actually write, lay out and proofread the articles. If the embargo was also on kits availability (up until now I read around conflicting versions, some saying the embargo was only on publishing, some others saying MS would have made kits and SW available for tests very late too), only EMEAA will really get in-depth reviews in time before launch.

I can't speak for all sites, but I know for a fact that Gamespot, IGN and Kotaku have all recieved review hardware with a batch of games, some time last week - I would assume this is true for most major sites/publications. 

IGN and Gamespot have some previews/unboxing and Kotaku reported that they had it and would post reviews at end of embargo.

THX for the infos. I'm quite surprised that MS tries to play safe, having the first in-depth reviews just one days before launch on the market that normally loves XB360 the most, while it's taking more risks in Europe, that is normally a lot more critical towards it. Maybe it's because they think that any possible overboost of American sales could exceed and largely repay any possible slowing in Europe, doing a quick count it could make sense...

I thought Kinect was launching earlier in the US, hence Europe will automatically - i.e. whether MS like it or not - get in-depth reviews due to the later launch.

The only way around it in the internet age would be for MS to delay US reviews and coverage until the European launch, and I can hardly imagine that would be viable either.

US has always been the focus for MS with Xbox for new features and growing their base and I don't see it being any different with Kinect.  On past history US is where Kinect will see the most success hence it's where MS will put the most effort and try and negate all chance of anything negative.

Not saying they won't support Europe, too.  They will.  But just not to the same scale.