Kotaku: We know all about the next Xbox

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drkohler said:

fordy said:

VGKing said:

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.

This is patently wrong. Notice that the company that made Kinect - Primesense - has nothing to do with Kinect2.

Once again for all those stubborn believers: Notice that while MS bought every company left and right involved in 3D image processing during Kinect development, they did neither buy any Primesense patents nor did they buy Primesense itself. (Primesense, by the way, has long downscaled its workforce due to lower demands. It was all in the news for those who noticed). And for those who continuously post that Kinect is a profitable device - no it isn't by a long stretch. Simply add up all the advertising hype costss, multiple company takeover costs and development costs - and your 24 million sold Kinects (most of which sold barely above manufacturing costs during the Chritmas periods) don't even come close to level those costs.

Well thats just wishful thinking with 0 basis, and completely not taking into account kinect software sales as a means for profitability.