Microsoft also denied the limit of two active players max! 

"Although it’s been reported all around on the internet, many of the Kinect launch titles support only two active players because of developer choice, not any kind of limitation of the technology." - See my website(below) for more details

So I can't rely on the 10 gaming podcasts I listen to? Or the articles that are littering the Internet? Or the videos that clearly show a large amount of lag? It's only when it comes to gaming that everyone has to go out and actually buy the product before they can pass judgement, because gaming is serious business. Are you telling me now, that the Kinect is a top quality product, that it does 1 to 1 controls, scans objects into games, has 640 X 480 resolution, detects your fingers, has four player multiplayer and actually has a decent launch line-up? I'm sorry if I consider what's best for the consumers and not how much Microsoft dick I can suck while typing on a forum.

I came into this thread with good intentions, listed one opinion about when they should launch the Kinect, so that they can have a more appropriate and successful launch and I'm flamed out by the VGChartz Micro Knights. 

@Mr.Pugglsy, cute argument.

It's a broken link.

But were you implying that Microsoft could be lying again, or that the talk of two players max was also shot down?

Remember that the Kinect APIs are still being optimized, and will continue to be updated and made available to users via LIVE.

I'd caution against relying too heavily on Podcasts - most of the titles showed aren't the latest builds, just functional demos tuned for stability over performance.  I've seen the lag on one build be noticeable and on the next negligible.

Respectfully, your list of things that Kinect "has to do" is actually irrelevant.  What's relevant is what the technology does in combination with the developer's code.  Whether Kinect detects fingers is meaningless if the game doesn't use fingers for control.  I'd argue that "what's best for consumers" doesn't have anything to do with your list, either - what's best for consumers is probably closer to "what kind of fun do they have with the device and the games".

Having seen many of these titles first hand, and having watched user reactions and heard the spontaneous oohs and laughs, I believe most consumers are going to love it.  There's no other tech currently available to do Dance Central, for example - not without strapping a dozen wands to your limbs.

Lauch will be "Welcome to Kinect" - much like other launches, there will be good and fair titles, and likely a great title or two; Second and Third-gen Kinect titles will just get better at everything.  Thinking back, I had a lot of fun with 360, PS3 and WII launch titles, why wouldn't we be able to similarly enjoy Kinect launch titles?

Ah, the ) was killing it: there you go: http://123kinect.com/  sorry for the confusion

I was going to make a long reply, but I'm tired and this thread is getting annoying. I came in with good intentions and now I'm leaving with a much lower opinion of a lot of people. You actually made a decent argument though, so don't take any offence if I don't bother with a large response.

You said, "I came into this thread with good intentions" and something about sucking dick in the same post...lol.

I said I came in with good intentions, that doesn't mean I left with good intentions. I was also referring to how I don't suck corporate dick, if others do, good for them, it's not cool to be judgemental of what people suck in their free time.

Relax bro, it was humorous. Maybe you should go and umm....release some tension :)

Ah, okay then. Thanks.