| Jega said: With all the next-gen news blitz, I completely forgot about the importance of Kinect. Here are my top 5 reasons why I think Kinect 2.0 will be the killer App for Xbox 720. 1.Kinect will make even multiplatform games better on Xbox 720.
PS4 camera. Is Sony trying to do some of what Kinect 2.0 will do with this device? |
The fact that Sony is attempting to duplicate what Microsoft is doing with Kinect I think shows the importance of Kinect 2 with the Xbox 8.
However, that said. I think Skype will be the killer app on Xbox 8. That is until Illumiroom releases.
Why is Skype important? With Skype, Xbox 8 becomes a communications hub. I can do all the person-to-person communication I could do before with Xbox 360, but recieving incoming calls with friends. So let's say I'm in a party chat with a group of friends, and one of our buddies calls. Wiht Xbox 8 and Skype, my Xbox console can have my Skype number tied to it, so while I'm on the console I can answer. If that's a phone-to-Skype call, I can just talk without anything but a verbal interaction. However, if it's Skype-to-Skype call, I can have a window displaying the other party while they see me playing the a game.
Let's say I'm getting home from school, and I'm talking to someone on Skype via my Windows Phone. As I walk into the room, I can toss my call to the Xbox 8 with a flick of my finger, because the Xbox 8 is "always on", and sit down, and start talking to the person via the console. Likewise, if I decide to go to my room, I can toss the call to my Surface tablet and continue the conversation as I walk around the house.
As well, around Christmas, I can have my family sitting around the TV, and we can talk to my family members around the country. As someone begins talking, Kinect will move the camera to focus on the person talking, all the while identifying any members of my family that have an account on my console so people know who they are.
That's why I think Skype will be the killer app.
