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So what is everybody's Witcher 3 impressions so far? :) How do you think it compares to games such as The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim?




       

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Both bad games.

 

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--Veknoid_Outcast



Microsoft's Phil Spencer Admits Kinect Isn't that Useful for Core Games

While we all realized a long time ago that the Kinect only served to hold the Xbox One back, the head of Microsoft’s Xbox division Phil Spencer has now stated that he also believes that it doesn’t really add much to the core experience of the console, i.e. its video games

Speaking in an interview with GamesRadar, Spencer said: “The teams continue to look at ways that Kinect makes the entertainment experience better. I’d say the area that hasn’t really landed – and I don’t know if it will – is, ‘Is Kinect integral to all of the core gaming scenarios on our console in terms of minute-to-minute gameplay?’ There are genres where Kinect works really well, but if you’re playing Halo or Call Of Duty, there’s not really a scenario that says, ‘Hey, I need a Kinect.'”

Of course, Spencer is unlikely to come out and say that the Kinect is a failure, but this is as close to an industry person saying “yeah, we messed up” as you’re likely to hear while their product is still on store shelves. Spencer also continued to claim how the Kinect was a “great part” of the “Xbox One ecosystem,” while also saying that “there is a lot of excitement, and there are still announcements to come about what people are doing with it,” but we know the truth and he knows the truth; the Kinect will never break the mass market like Microsoft wants it to.

Microsoft has been steadily distancing the Xbox One from the Kinect, but has always maintained that the device was important as it allowed users to get the whole Xbox One experience. Now it seems that they’re giving up on that angle, too.

http://www.craveonline.com/gaming/articles/857947-microsofts-phil-spencer-admits-kinect-isnt-really-useful




       

Wow, why even get a excerpt of Phil's interview. The above piece title should be "Why I think Kinect .2 is a failure?".



Ka-pi96 said:
Deus Ex for me. Really looking forward to that, need to replay the first one soon too


And the second one!



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Ka-pi96 said:
Wright said:


And the second one!

There's a second one? Isn't that the one that is coming soon?


The one that's coming soon is the fourth one. Fifth, if you want to consider The Fall a game.



Ka-pi96 said:

Oh, well when I say the first one then I actually mean the third? one. The one that was on PS360.


Yup, Human Revolution is the third one, which is a prequel to the first one.

 

The correct order would be:

 

Human Revolution -> Mankind Divided (which is the upcoming one) -> Deus Ex -> Invisible Enemy.



Anyone knows the Games with Gold for June?



Woo got my Witcher 3 copy in the mail. Need to finish FFX first though

Less than a month till E3.



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Ka-pi96 said:
Slade6alpha said:
Woo got my Witcher 3 copy in the mail. Need to finish FFX first though

Less than a month till E3.

Woah, your PSNP sig just updated with FFX. It's been P4 since like December hasn't it?

Yeah, last PS game I played was P4G in later December. 

Hate looking at that Tidus face though...

Rise > Tidus  



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