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Microsoft XBox One Kinect Will Not Work On Windows PCs

Posted by timothy on from the sir-you-need-to-get-back-in-line dept.

symbolset writes "Ars is reporting that Microsoft XBox One Kinect will not work on Windows PCs. It uses a proprietary connector and an adaptor will not be available. If you want Kinect for your PC you will need to buy a 'Kinect for Windows' product. Although the Kinect 1.0 for XBox 360 also had a proprietary connector it came with a USB adaptor for compatibility with older versions of the 360 that lacked the new proprietary port and PC compatibility was quickly hacked up by third parties."

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  1. Microsoft seem determined by maroberts · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ..to shoot themselves in the ass with their desire to compartmentalize everything. One reason the Kinect was such a runaway success was the fact that people thought of doing imaginative things with it and stretching its operational boundaries.

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    Donte Alistair Anderson Roberts - hi son!
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    1. Re:Microsoft seem determined by crutchy · · Score: 5, Funny

      ms fucked up when steve jobs died... they should have followed suit and killed off ballmer

    2. Re:Microsoft seem determined by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Why? The XB1 is a PC, albeit a customized one operating in a walled-garden OS environment. Both have USB so interfacing isnt an issue. Greed-based pricing/licensing is the only reason they would need two models.

    3. Re:Microsoft seem determined by Missing.Matter · · Score: 5, Interesting

      The people doing the most impressive/innovative things with the Kinect are research institutions and startups. Sensors like the original Kinect used to cost in excess of $5000 - $10000. I've seen some as high as $70,000 which are not as nice as the Kinect and don't offer the same developer resources and community support. At $199 they were a complete steal. Sensors like the Kinect 2 simply do not exist today, and several that are slated for release (which still don't match its capabilities) still run in excess of a grand.

      With that in mind, the $399 Kinect for Windows is still a complete steal. It's *the* most innovative and cheapest sensor for robotics, my field, period. The time of flight capabilities they added to the Kinect 2 are unheard of for under $6000. The resolution is unheard of for any price. I will be the first one in line to buy a PC compatible kinect for my robotics research, and I'll be smiling all the way home TYVM.

    4. Re:Microsoft seem determined by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Because the article said something negative about Microsoft. Obviously it can't be wrong.

  2. Not proprietary for long by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    How much you want to bet it's just USB with a funny shape on the end

  3. If I may be allowed a shameless pun... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...It seems Microsoft is dis-kinected from fans.

  4. I just bought a Kinect for PC by Mike+Blakemore · · Score: 5, Interesting

    There are some differences between the PC version and the Xbox version. The PC version has "upgraded" firmware that allows for gesture recognition at closer proximities. Also, its about $100 more than the Xbox Kinect.

    I'm now using it for speech and gesture recognition in Touch Control System (TCS): a 3D game engine built for controlling electronics.
    http://hyperplaneinteractive.com/blog/tcs-in-depth/