Kinect 2.0 Costs As Much As Xbox One Console

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ArnoldRimmer said:

ultraslick said:

or.. Come to think of it, is there any info on how this version of kinect is better? I'm not being facetious, genuinely want to know.

The RGB camera has better resolution now and can now see in darkness thanks to infrared.

But for games, it's mainly the depth sensor that's being used. The depth sensor will probably see a resolution increase as well (Kinect on Xbox 360 used a depth sensor resolution of just 320x240 pixels), but as far as I know, Microsoft has so far not provided concrete details on the resolution improvement of this particular sensor.

All in all one can say: Kinect 2 hardware is hardly more than improved Kinect 1 hardware. The accuracy and picture quality will be somewhat better, but it won't allow for any really new experiences that just wouldn't have been possible with Kinect 1 hardware.

which is pretty much true with any tech evolution.... it's just more of the same a little better.... there isn't much beside better graphics and faster loading times that I couldn't do with a PC 10 years ago, or Phone, or a Camera, or a cam corder, or pretty much anything.... could use my 20 years old oven to bake just as well as my new one....

now we are talking about a 100 bucks price difference, that's about 2 nights at the theatre for a familly of 4.... in my book that's negligeable....