Kinect setup and system software experiences

[naznatips]

tuscaniman said:

naznatips said:

Well its very specific living room needs are pretty rough. It absolutely limits who can use the device. I can never get Kinect, for example. I simply cannot possibly create the space in my gaming room that it requires me to have, no matter where I move things. My couch is less than 6 feet from my TV stand, and even turning the TV to a different part of the room there is never a point in which I can create an 8 foot circle of free space. I can't create enough space for me to use the device, much less me plus another person. It's simply unuseable for me.

Then you have a tiny living room. Anyone with a tv over 40" for example  should have it placed no closer then 8-9 feet from their couch. Do the math. If your tv is smaller then obviously less space is needed but to have less than 6 feet between the tv and couch means you should adjust your livingroom layout anyways or your tv should be no bigger than around 30".  The requirements are not as demanding as you and some other people seem to be making it out to be. 6 feet of space is not very much. If someone has a livingroom no bigger than a bathroom then they probably can't afford Kinect in the first place or live in a super tiny apartment.

It's not necessary to get viscious and make attacks about people's financial status. Please watch your tone. There's no need to be nasty and defensive. It's just a game.

My gaming room is not a full living room, but a secondary room attached to my bedroom. It is, indeed, not enormous, and it only has a 32" LCDTV in it. It also, however, has my desktop computer, couch, DVDs, video games, blu-rays, and two coffee table-like chests which I use for storage of gaming equipment. This works excellently for normal play of my 360, PS3, and Wii, but obviously it's not ideal for Kinect.