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Should You Buy a Kinect For Your Xbox One? What Does It Even Do?
When Microsoft first announced the Xbox One, the Kinect was an “essential” part of the console. In fact, the Xbox One wouldn’t even function unless the Kinect was plugged in. That’s changed, however–today, the most popular Xbox One bundles don’t even include a Kinect.
Microsoft is still selling Xbox One bundles that include a Kinect, and you can buy a Kinect separately and plug it into your Xbox One if you didn’t buy one at first. Here’s what exactly the Kinect offers, so you can make your own decision.
How Much Does a Kinect Cost?
Before we get too into features, let’s look at pricing. You can buy the Xbox One in several bundles. You can currently get an Xbox One bundle for about $300 with a game or a few games. Or, you could instead pay $350 for an Xbox One bundle that comes with a Kinect, but it just includes a few simple Kinect games.
The difference is $50, but–if you can get a game you’d be happy to pay full retail price for bundled with your Xbox One–the difference might really be more like $100. That makes sense, as you can also purchase the Kinect separately for $100. So you don’t necessarily need to make this decision when you buy the console. You can buy a Kinect separately later and connect it to your Xbox One to get the Kinect features.
There Are Some Kinect-Enabled Games, But Not Many.
The number one feature you’ll probably care about is motion-controlled gaming in games and other apps. However, there aren’t actually many games that make use of this feature. That’s no real surprise, as game developers can’t rely on Xbox One users having a Kinect anymore. To reach a wider audience, they need to create games and apps that don’t require the Kinect.
Games like Dance Central Spotlight , Kinect Sports Rivals , and Zoo Tycoon allow you to dance, play sports, and play with animals by moving around and using arm motions–a bit like Nintendo’s Wii, but more precise. There’s also an Xbox Fitness app that allows you to work out with your Xbox One’s Kinect camera tracking our workout.
Microsoft wants you to be more than four feet and seven inches from the camera if you’re playing solo, or more than six feet back if you’re playing with someone else. Keep these size recommendations in mind. If you have a smaller gameplay area, this may not work for you.
The Kinect is far from useless, and you can certainly play a few games with it. But you won’t find any big-budget games that really take advantage of the Kinect. Ryse , for example, once required a Kinect, but now only uses the Kinect for a few voice commands you can also press buttons on your controller to perform.
Voice Commands Require a Kinect, For Now.
The Kinect also enables voice commands on your Xbox One console. Say “Xbox, On” to turn on your Xbox One while it’s in Instant-On mode, for example. You can then speak to your Xbox One with a wide variety of voice commands to launch apps, navigate the interface, and even switch between TV channels, if you’ve set that up.
Unlike with the PlayStation 4, there’s no way to use voice commands with a headset. You need the Kinect and its integrated microphone to provide voice commands. However, Microsoft is currently working on bringing Cortana to the Xbox One. Cortana will work with headsets, which may mean more Xbox One voice commands will work with headsets soon.
Gesture Controls on the Dashboard Are Already Gone.
The original Xbox One dashboard allowed you to control the Xbox One dashboard with hand gestures. You could wave your hand to the left or right to move around. However, this feature was removed when Microsoft moved to the new dashboard. “Usage was very, very low,” explained Microsoft’s Mike Ybarra.
TV Features Require a Kinect, if You Care About That.
If you want to set up your Xbox One to watch TV–cable, satellite, or even free over-the-air (OTA) TV with an antenna–you may want a Kinect. The Kinect hardware is used to send infrared (IR) signals to your cable or satellite box, TV, and sound system. This allows your Xbox One to switch between channels, turn your hardware on and off, and control volume levels. The Xbox One essentially functions as a glorified remote control, sending the same IR signals your existing remote control does. You can even control these functions using voice commands.
Of course, if you don’t care about watching live TV on your Xbox One, this doesn’t really matter.
Automatic Login Is a Nice Little Feature.
The Kinect also enables a nice “automatic sign-in” feature. When you sit down to use your Xbox One, the camera can recognize who you are and sign you in with the appropriate Xbox One profile. If there are multiple people who share your Xbox One, this is a neat little feature. You’ll be prompted to set it up each time you add a user account to your Xbox One.
Of course, this is only a small time saver–you can always just select a user account when you turn on your Xbox One controller. It only takes a few seconds.
Whether these features are worth the extra money is up to you. But the Kinect isn’t an essential part of the Xbox One anymore. In fact, it’s likely very few upcoming games will include Kinect support at all. Features like Cortana are being decoupled from the Kinect so more Xbox One owners can use them. It’s unlikely we’ll see any big Kinect features arrive with Microsoft so focused on the many Xbox One owners without a Kinect.
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Xbox One Standalone Kinect Sensor Available in October.
Since we announced the availability of a new Xbox One console option for $399, we have been excited by the response from fans. While we’ve seen our Xbox One sales double since the new Xbox One option became available, we have also seen increased demand for Xbox One with Kinect.
We’re excited to offer you more choices for purchasing Xbox One – with Kinect, without Kinect for $399, bundled with games like Madden NFL 15 or Sunset Overdrive , or by adding the standalone Kinect sensor at a later date. It’s a great time to choose which Xbox One option works best for you as we look toward the exciting new game launches coming in the months ahead.
Is a Kinect for Xbox One Worth the Money?
When the Xbox One debuted in November 2013, you couldn’t buy it without a Kinect sensor in the box. Microsoft billed the Kinect as an integral part of the Xbox One system and assured customers it would be used in all sorts of interesting ways.
Things have changed a lot since those days. The PlayStation 4 took an early lead in console sales, thanks in part because it cost $100 less than the Xbox One with Kinect. Microsoft took a cold, honest look in the mirror and decided it needed to match the PS4’s price to become a contender, so it began offering a version of Xbox One without Kinect.
That brings us to today. Potential Xbox One customers are now faced with a choice: Buy a console with Kinect for $450, or buy a Kinect-free console for $350. It can be a tough decision, but we’ll look at the pros and cons and see if the Kinect for Xbox One is worth the cost.
What does the Kinect do?
Like a game controller, the Kinect is an input device for the Xbox One. It can be used to identify who’s playing the Xbox One, to sense the position of your body to control things on the screen, and to listen and react to voice commands.
If you buy an Xbox One with a Kinect bundled in, it adds $100 to the price of the console. If you buy a Kinect for Xbox One separately, it costs $150. That means if you haven’t bought an Xbox One yet, it would be wise to make the decision before you buy the console. It also means that the device is not cheap.
Kinect games.
For many people, the value of the Kinect comes from the games with which it’s compatible. Here are some of the standout games released so far that use the Kinect as their primary input device.
Judging by those scores, it’s not exactly a parade of classics! But if you want to use the Xbox One as a part of your workout routine, a Kinect will go a long way toward helping you achieve that goal.
Some other games use the Kinect as an optional input device, but it’s mostly limited to voice commands that you can also implement using a controller.
Other considerations.
Space in your room – One important consideration when thinking about buying a Kinect is whether you have enough space for it. Playing games using the Kinect means you have to stand far enough away from the device that it can “see” your entire body, and that you have enough room to flail your limbs as required by Kinect-compatible games.
Microsoft suggests standing at least 4 feet, 7 inches from the Kinect for single-player games, and 6 feet away for multiplayer games. If your gaming space can’t accommodate those minimum requirements, you should probably hold off on buying a Kinect.
Navigating the UI – As it stands now, the Xbox One’s user interface (UI) was designed to be used with the Kinect. It lets you launch apps, “snap” apps, and record snippets of gameplay just by uttering a few words. Without a Kinect, doing those things takes more time, and requires you to pick up the controller.
On the other hand, since unbundling the Kinect in 2014, Microsoft has been using its monthly software updates to make the UI more controller-friendly.
Xbox One as entertainment hub – If you plan to use the Xbox One as the centerpiece of your entertainment setup, you’ll want to consider buying a Kinect. The Kinect is used to send signals to your cable box, TV, and receiver. If you don’t have a Kinect, you’ll have to keep those remotes handy.
Future prospects.
Here’s some bad news. Originally, Microsoft promised developers that everyone with an Xbox One would have a Kinect. That was a great incentive for game makers to incorporate Kinect functionality in their games.
Now that Microsoft has unbundled the Kinect, developers can no longer assume players have the device, which removes most of the incentive for developers to make use of it. The Kinect has effectively become an expensive add-on, which makes it very likely that fewer games will use Kinect in the future.
Bottom line.
If you have a specific reason to want a Kinect, like you want to incorporate the Xbox One into your workout routine, or you want to be able to navigate the console’s user interface using your voice, then you’ll get plenty of use from the device.
But if your goal is to use it as an input device to play games, you might want to hold off. Very few upcoming Xbox One games will use the Kinect in any significant way. In all likelihood, the Kinect for Xbox One will become ever less necessary, just as the original Kinect did for Xbox 360.
The Kinect is great for a few specific uses. But in today’s Xbox One gaming landscape, it’s definitely not essential.
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Microsoft has ended its program of providing free USB adapters to Xbox One Kinect owners who purchase an Xbox One S.
The Xbox One S debuted in August 2016, more than two years after Microsoft unbundled the Kinect from the original Xbox One. The slimmed-down white console does not include a Kinect port. People who want to connect a Kinect to the Xbox One S must use an accessory known as the Kinect Adapter, which allows the Kinect to be hooked up to one of the system’s USB ports.
Microsoft had been offering the opportunity to get a free adapter with the purchase of an Xbox One S to customers who already owned an Xbox One and a Kinect. These customers had to register their devices with the company, and would then receive a complimentary adapter. In a video timed with the release of the Xbox One S in August, Microsoft noted that this offer would run “for a limited time.”
The promotion is now over, according to the Xbox Support website and multiple reports from users. The Kinect page on the support site says the offer ended “in March 2017”; a reader emailed Polygon today to say that they recently called Microsoft to ask about the deal, and were told that the company had shut it down about two weeks ago. It doesn’t seem like Microsoft gave any advance notice of an end date — as of March 9, the Xbox Support site made no mention of the imminent closure of the program.
Kinect owners who purchase an Xbox One S must now buy the Kinect Adapter separately; it currently retails for $39.99. Microsoft told Polygon at E3 2016 that, sometime after the launch of the Xbox One S, the company would begin including the Kinect Adapter with the stand-alone Kinect sensor, which costs $99.99. However, it appears that Microsoft never actually did that — a number of user reviews on the Microsoft Store listings for both products come from people who were dismayed when they realized they’d have to get the adapter separately.
“Great product just make sure you purchase adaptor for Xbox One S it does not come with nor does Microsoft tell you,” said Kinect reviewer Maddog2811, one of the few people who did not downgrade their star rating because of the adapter’s absence. Indeed, the Kinect product page does not mention the fact that the device requires the USB adapter for use with an Xbox One S.
We’ve reached out to Microsoft for comment, and will update this article with any information we receive.
Update: A Microsoft representative confirmed the end of the program to Polygon with the following statement: “The Xbox Kinect Adapter program was a limited-time offer, in tandem with the launch of Xbox One S in August 2016, to ensure that gamers who own a Kinect for Xbox One could seamlessly enjoy all the same Kinect benefits on the Xbox One S via a free adapter. While the Xbox Kinect Adapter program is no longer being offered, the adapter is available for purchase at participating retailers, including Microsoft Store.”
Update (Jan. 2, 2018): Microsoft confirmed to Polygon that it is no longer manufacturing the Kinect Adapter, leaving Kinect owners who buy an Xbox One S or Xbox One S out in the cold. Expect prices on the secondary market — which are already exorbitant — to stay high as the product becomes more and more rare.
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