The Series S-first strategy was as big a disaster as the Kinect. That $400 digital-only PS5 absolutely cooked it.
Strategic confusion sunk hardware that deserved better
The Xbox Series was the best Xbox yet. Then Microsoft lost all interest in it
Strategic confusion sunk hardware that deserved better
www.polygon.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
The Series S-first strategy was as big a disaster as the Kinect. That $400 digital-only PS5 absolutely cooked it.
Microsoft held a company social for computer vision engineers. They said it was a chance to Kinect
November 8, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Microsoft held a company social for computer vision engineers. They said it was a chance to Kinect
The Kinect is good because Apple bought it and shrunk it into the Face ID camera, which is what created vtubers
There is a genius to this image that cannot be explained in words. I can't stop laughing.
November 12, 2025 at 2:57 AM
The Kinect is good because Apple bought it and shrunk it into the Face ID camera, which is what created vtubers
Kinect is actually among the great buttons of our time
November 11, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Kinect is actually among the great buttons of our time
Happy 15th birthday, Kinect Game Boat
November 5, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Happy 15th birthday, Kinect Game Boat
I’ve seen at least 5 different interactive exhibits that were kinect powered now. Glad someone managed to do something with it
November 8, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I’ve seen at least 5 different interactive exhibits that were kinect powered now. Glad someone managed to do something with it
For better or for worse, The Xbox Kinect was released 15 years ago today.
November 4, 2025 at 10:07 AM
For better or for worse, The Xbox Kinect was released 15 years ago today.
Happy Birthday Kinect
November 4, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Happy Birthday Kinect
ive been binging vinny’s commercial chaos and the tonal whiplash from regular 90s ad to kinect ad that was so cringe it interrupted vinny mid-sentence is such a highlight
November 9, 2025 at 8:08 PM
ive been binging vinny’s commercial chaos and the tonal whiplash from regular 90s ad to kinect ad that was so cringe it interrupted vinny mid-sentence is such a highlight
Microsoft unveiled Kinect in 2010, pitching it as a revolutionary new gaming device. Kinect turned out to be revolutionary, just not for gaming. This is the story of how a bunch of hackers turned Kinect into a game changer for robotics and lots more www.theverge.com/tech/812803/...
How a bunch of hackers freed the Kinect from the Xbox
A brief history with an unlikely legacy.
www.theverge.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Microsoft unveiled Kinect in 2010, pitching it as a revolutionary new gaming device. Kinect turned out to be revolutionary, just not for gaming. This is the story of how a bunch of hackers turned Kinect into a game changer for robotics and lots more www.theverge.com/tech/812803/...
The Kinect, Xbox one being designed as a cable box before a console, buying Activision... You can really take your pick
November 10, 2025 at 11:17 PM
The Kinect, Xbox one being designed as a cable box before a console, buying Activision... You can really take your pick
How a bunch of hackers freed the Kinect from the Xbox
How a bunch of hackers freed the Kinect from the Xbox
A brief history with an unlikely legacy.
buff.ly
November 4, 2025 at 12:10 PM
How a bunch of hackers freed the Kinect from the Xbox
I'm convinced that Xbox today would be in a different place if Kinect had never become a thing. This was the point when things started to go off the rails.
For better or for worse, The Xbox Kinect was released 15 years ago today.
November 4, 2025 at 11:25 AM
I'm convinced that Xbox today would be in a different place if Kinect had never become a thing. This was the point when things started to go off the rails.
I just woke up and saw the news, and I’m floored.
The xbox Kinect turned 15 today.
The xbox Kinect turned 15 today.
For better or for worse, The Xbox Kinect was released 15 years ago today.
November 4, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I just woke up and saw the news, and I’m floored.
The xbox Kinect turned 15 today.
The xbox Kinect turned 15 today.
Strangely, NO silly Wii games (mildly tempted by Deadly Creatures for a fiver)
My haul was a Yoshi bookmark, Kinect Sports, Fable The Journey and a loose Sonic Adventure Dreamcast disk all for £15. I ain't about that expensive retro life.
My haul was a Yoshi bookmark, Kinect Sports, Fable The Journey and a loose Sonic Adventure Dreamcast disk all for £15. I ain't about that expensive retro life.
Going to the London Gaming Market - expecting to window shop, gasp at prices and leave with a silly cheap Wii game.
November 9, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Strangely, NO silly Wii games (mildly tempted by Deadly Creatures for a fiver)
My haul was a Yoshi bookmark, Kinect Sports, Fable The Journey and a loose Sonic Adventure Dreamcast disk all for £15. I ain't about that expensive retro life.
My haul was a Yoshi bookmark, Kinect Sports, Fable The Journey and a loose Sonic Adventure Dreamcast disk all for £15. I ain't about that expensive retro life.
I always think about fan reaction to the Star Wars kinect dancing game as my first sign of how allergic to fun that fanbase is.
November 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I always think about fan reaction to the Star Wars kinect dancing game as my first sign of how allergic to fun that fanbase is.
it took 15 years, but the xbox kinect finally killed dick cheney
For better or for worse, The Xbox Kinect was released 15 years ago today.
November 4, 2025 at 1:49 PM
it took 15 years, but the xbox kinect finally killed dick cheney
'Sonic Free Riders' was released on the Xbox 360 Kinect 15 years ago today in the US.
November 4, 2025 at 1:41 PM
'Sonic Free Riders' was released on the Xbox 360 Kinect 15 years ago today in the US.
Yeah, and it's been true even before the rise of tech (see MSG hate). All the big and powerful countries behave the same, it's just about how it's packaged and accomplished. Everyone talks about China's facial recognition surveillance, but nobody mentions how the US did the same through Xbox Kinect.
November 9, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Yeah, and it's been true even before the rise of tech (see MSG hate). All the big and powerful countries behave the same, it's just about how it's packaged and accomplished. Everyone talks about China's facial recognition surveillance, but nobody mentions how the US did the same through Xbox Kinect.
Yes to this: Games that try to take their environment and audience into consideration, and being respectful of players' time
I think this was a big issue in early Kinect times, the space and physical nature of dancing/moving around too
I think this was a big issue in early Kinect times, the space and physical nature of dancing/moving around too
November 13, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Yes to this: Games that try to take their environment and audience into consideration, and being respectful of players' time
I think this was a big issue in early Kinect times, the space and physical nature of dancing/moving around too
I think this was a big issue in early Kinect times, the space and physical nature of dancing/moving around too
Kinect was hilarious in retrospect fr
November 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Kinect was hilarious in retrospect fr
Is 15 years enough for "Kinect was an impressive piece of tech, and the Star Wars dancing game is very funny, and that's a good thing" not to be a hot take?
For better or for worse, The Xbox Kinect was released 15 years ago today.
November 4, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Is 15 years enough for "Kinect was an impressive piece of tech, and the Star Wars dancing game is very funny, and that's a good thing" not to be a hot take?
I'm in the verse today talking about reverse engineering the kinect 15 years ago, alongside @theowatson.bsky.social, @memoakten.bsky.social , and @adafruit.com!
Thanks for covering this @geoffreybunting.bsky.social! Lots of fun memories.
Thanks for covering this @geoffreybunting.bsky.social! Lots of fun memories.
How a bunch of hackers freed the Kinect from the Xbox
How a bunch of hackers freed the Kinect from the Xbox
A brief history with an unlikely legacy.
buff.ly
November 4, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I'm in the verse today talking about reverse engineering the kinect 15 years ago, alongside @theowatson.bsky.social, @memoakten.bsky.social , and @adafruit.com!
Thanks for covering this @geoffreybunting.bsky.social! Lots of fun memories.
Thanks for covering this @geoffreybunting.bsky.social! Lots of fun memories.
The extremely strange afterlife of the Xbox Kinect camera, which came out 15 years ago today: www.theguardian.com/games/2025/m...
Ghost hunting, pornography and interactive art: the weird afterlife of Xbox Kinect
Fifteen years since Microsoft’s motion-sensing gaming camera was released for the Xbox 360, artists, roboticists and more are still finding new ways to use it
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:43 AM
The extremely strange afterlife of the Xbox Kinect camera, which came out 15 years ago today: www.theguardian.com/games/2025/m...
The han solo dance from Star Wars Kinect is the pinnacle of star wars media and I will hear no slander of it
For better or for worse, The Xbox Kinect was released 15 years ago today.
November 4, 2025 at 10:38 AM
The han solo dance from Star Wars Kinect is the pinnacle of star wars media and I will hear no slander of it