Kinect on PC

[WiseGuy]

for realz

http://kotaku.com/5874646/

[Mike-KT]

I don't thing their reasons for raising the price are all that clear. Maybe they want people to buy the xbox version and switch it over, in hopes of keeping the xbox 360 platform going for a longer time. My Kinect came as part of a console package, so I actually lack the adapter to plug my kinect into my computer.

[GreenEnvy]

their explanation was the xbox version is subsidised by people buying xbox games to go with it. That revenue doesn't exist on the PC side. The dev kit is free, so MS might never see another penny out of you after you buy the kinect for windows.

[Fallout]

Weren't there unofficial drivers/code floating around the net to use the xbox version of the Kinect on PC? If it's technically feasible to use the xbox version, what's stopping developers from doing so?

[MoeB]

The current Kinect is shitty in close range.

[aSydiK]

Weren't there unofficial drivers/code floating around the net to use the xbox version of the Kinect on PC? If it's technically feasible to use the xbox version, what's stopping developers from doing so?

Yes, people were already doing so for longer than half a year now...

[Mike-KT]

The current Kinect is shitty in close range.

Apparently I can buy an add-on that lowers the range

[McPwned]

Apparently I can buy an add-on that lowers the range

why am I not surprised

[Mike-KT]

extensive experience in buying things? It's a third-party accessory.

[ugly]

why am I not surprised

It's like DLC for everyday products. Why make something work the first time when you can make money now, and charge again later to make it work properly?