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VGKing on 11 February 2013
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Adinnieken said:
VGKing said:

That's the problem. Why force bundle an add-on that most people will not want to use? 
But if this rumor is true then they took it one step further with Kinect required to even use the next Xbox. Is this some sort of DRM? What possible reason would Microsoft have for doing this?

I think you're assuming Kinect2 will have the same functionality as Kinect.  It won't.  Kinect 2 is based on a completely different technology that offers much better fidelity as well as the ability to detect in much worse lighting. 

Users will be able to walk up to a Kinect enabled Xbox, turn it on via voice, and log into your profile and online by facial identification.  If a friend, who's never logged in his profile to your console, steps up, the Xbox will log him  in with his profile.   

If a user gets an invite to  a party or game, he'd be able to open or accept the invite by voice, rather than pressing the Guide button.  If a call comes in, or a message is received, the user need only tell his Xbox to answer the call or read the message and the game he's playing, show he's watching, or movie he's watching gets paused and the messaging or Skype app appears. 

That's just based on a few of the patents that Microsoft has recently been granted.  Combine Kinect 2 with Illumiroom and the Fortaleza glasses, I think Kinect 2 will be a feature that sells the console.

Those are all gimmicks. The original Kinect already offers much of that functionality. 

Kinect 2.0 is just that, Kinect 2.0. A better version of the Kinect you already have. Now, if you loved the Kinect, you'll probably love Kinect 2.0. If you didn't like the first one, you won't like the new one either.