MS charging $250 for PC Kinect.

http://uk.gamespot.com/events/ces2012/story.html?sid=6348544

I just read this.

Wow, the cheeky , cheeky B*******.

''Yes, we support PC users playing around with our 360 accessory, but we are going to sell them for a s*** load more.''

Do they honestly believe people will pay $100 more for the same thing, with some software?

It's probably not intended for gamers.

Yes, I saw that, and I saw the price. :shock:

Kinect manufacturing costs have gone way down, but I suppose this is a last ditch effort before Kinect 2 rolls out.

Can't they just buy the 360 one and get drivers for it?soulitane

I think the 360 Kinect uses a proprietary connector.

Can't they just buy the 360 one and get drivers for it?soulitane

[QUOTE="soulitane"]Can't they just buy the 360 one and get drivers for it?The_Capitalist

I think the 360 Kinect uses a proprietary connector.

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Ouch lol.

It is just a USB connector, get the drivers for free with a google search. BibiMaghoo

It's probably not intended for gamers.

N30F3N1X

Exactly. And so far I haven't seen any compelling uses for Kinect with games, but I can think of a **** load of reasons that I would use Kinect with a PC. If someone would develop some good Kinect plugins for digital sculpting programs like Zbrush, Sculptris, or Mudbox I would gladly pay what MS is asking. And that's just one of my personal wishes, but I'm sure there are countless uses for Kinect outside of gaming.

Again, it's probably not intended for gamers as Microsoft has not put any effort in advertising it coming out for PC.

Dat extra 100$ in the price is probably because of special warranties and support for people who use Kinect professionally.

Exactly. And so far I haven't seen any compelling uses for Kinect with games, but I can think of a **** load of reasons that I would use Kinect with a PC. If someone would develop some good Kinect plugins for digital sculpting programs like Zbrush, Sculptris, or Mudbox I would gladly pay what MS is asking. And that's just one of my personal wishes, but I'm sure there are countless uses for Kinect outside of gaming.

sandbox3d

If I recall correctly I also read some medics were using it as a special camera during surgery.

[QUOTE="BibiMaghoo"]It is just a USB connector, get the drivers for free with a google search. starjet905

I can't, ever, imagine myself buying any sort of motion control system for gaming - not even for consoles, but especially not for PC.

Again, it's probably not intended for gamers as Microsoft has not put any effort in advertising it coming out for PC.

Dat extra 100$ in the price is probably because of special warranties and support for people who use Kinect professionally.

N30F3N1X

While it will surely have its uses for people outside of gaming, this is a big slap to the face of PC gamers.

Ya, good luck with that M$.

They have gone crazy.

And I thought their rampant overpricing couldn't get any worse.

Kinect for PC. Not for gamers.Merex760

The article does say its aimed at companies, but its still a hell of an increase for additional software, when people have been giving it away online. They said they supported PC user playing with it, and then throw an extra hundred dollars for them to do so officially. That is harsh imhoBibiMaghoo

"Software" is generic. "Giving it away online" is referred to drivers, this may be a whole SDK. They are completely different things.

""He went on to note that the kit comes with software development tools that aid in creating programs for the device.""

Any chance of kinect doing anything for pc gamers. NONE. That price pretty much says hi, pc gamers don't buy this.

I shall buy it, for what I will hopefully use it for, should save me over 10 grand. that is if this is a updated kinect with a higher res camera

Goddamn i wish kinect never existed on 360 or pc.

STOP ALREADY!

I shall buy it, for what I will hopefully use it for, should save me over 10 grand. that is if this is a updated kinect with a higher res camera

gamer-adam1

[QUOTE="soulitane"]Can't they just buy the 360 one and get drivers for it?The_Capitalist

I think the 360 Kinect uses a proprietary connector.

"PR Jose Pinero justified this price difference by noting that Kinect for PC is targeted mostly at companies that do not have a gaming interest." So how does that justify the 100 price increase?Diviniuz

Just like how Nvidia charges a good deal more for workstation cards than they do for gaming cards. They know this stuff is pocket change to big companies and they also know that these devices will pay for themselves almost instantly.

I'm not directing this next comment towards you, but... SW users are really showing their age in this topic.

Im confused where does it say this kinect comes with the same SDK available freely elsewhere?

And I thought their rampant overpricing couldn't get any worse.

theuncharted34

[QUOTE="Diviniuz"]"PR Jose Pinero justified this price difference by noting that Kinect for PC is targeted mostly at companies that do not have a gaming interest." So how does that justify the 100 price increase?sandbox3d

Just like how Nvidia charges a good deal more for workstation cards than they do for gaming cards. They know this stuff is pocket change to big companies and they also know that these devices will pay for themselves almost instantly.

I'm not directing this next comment towards you, but... SW users are really showing their age in this topic.

lol why does MS think that the PC gaming community cares about this? They don't even care about MS, rememebr GFWL? Ya guess what there is a reason it's free now lol. Some peopl might pay for it though, you don't think people will TC but people also said that about Xbox Live fees and COD map packs, and guess what? People still pay for them! Some people are more intelligent and understand the value of money better than others it seems, so luckily I don't see this getting too much success on PC...

"You get a license to use the device in commercial applications in addition to access to the Windows API, which includes libraries for skeleton tracking, voice recognition, embedded/mobile solutions, 'near mode' (using the Kinect close to the subject) and other features."MFDOOM1983

[QUOTE="MFDOOM1983"]"You get a license to use the device in commercial applications in addition to access to the Windows API, which includes libraries for skeleton tracking, voice recognition, embedded/mobile solutions, 'near mode' (using the Kinect close to the subject) and other features."navyguy21

Pretty sure there's already user made applications that do all of that.