Kinect (previously Natal)

[MJ]

Not being able to control the old parts of the dash with gesture and voice controls is the deal breaker for me, so my online order is being returned, it was the backup anyway, and I will not be collecting my in-store order.

[Atticus]

HMV are discounting by £10 if you buy a Kinnect and a game together

That's one of three 'selected' games ... think they might be the 3rd party ones too (I know one was Ubisoft's Motion Sports).

I bought one at lunchtime (with Kinect Sports, no tenner saving) on a bit on an impulse then got a massive bout of buyer's remorse and returned it

[vanpeebles]

I bought one at lunchtime (with Kinect Sports, no tenner saving) on a bit on an impulse then got a massive bout of buyer's remorse and returned it

Hahaha, wussy but funny!

[elaniel]

I've ended up having to buy a wall mount for mine as I need that extra space from where my TV is to the wall behind.

I have about 7 feet and that's with my back on the other wall, so it's certainly a pain at the moment. Luckily the mount was only £19.99, so wasn't that bad.

Only had 10 minutes on it before leaving for work, but I don't like the camera being B&W in the corner. Also, I don't know if it's me but it doesn't seem to pick up my face (just neck downwards) when using the dashboard. It's also nowhere near as precise as I was expecting it to be, but that's the problem when you see all these "smooth" demos of the device.

I do like how it functions and plays and I'm hoping when I get home my other games have arrived so I can check out Dance Evolution and Joy Ride (although I'm not hoping much for Joy Ride)

I haven't had to move anything (as the room my XBox is in has plenty of space in front of the TV. Even so, the space requirement is a little much. I've got an 8 foot by 11 room that it's in and I think that's a relatively nice sized room and it's barely enough for Kinect, which is slightly ridiculous IMO.

[EvilBoris]

There are some demos on the disc for other stuff apparently, plus a dl demo of joy ride on marketplace

[yesteryeargames]

same here they took the payment last week then held, and i was told it would be posted for today
still no update from the big sorting hub when i track it

Lame Game and Parcel Farce great match made in hell

[EvilBoris]

Give it time, my game one has arrived, game sent them out yesterday via the express 24 service which guarantees delivery for today. Parcelforce can't be that bad or they wouldnt exist

[Malc]

Parcelforce can't be that bad or they wouldnt exist

That's not true about Bobby Kotick or Uwe Boll though...

[Dirty Sanchez]

I'm genuinely surprised how many formites have laid out serious cash for this, given the general opinion that their Wii is gathering dust.

I'm interested in the tech but beyond that it's not on my Xmas list.

[MJ]

I've just unpacked my Gamestation online order, to retrieve the invoice, and as I expected some of the bundle box's corners are damaged thanks to it being sent in a flimsy cardboard box with a lack of padding around the bundle's box.

[EvilBoris]

Hmmm so I've set mine up, it's almost exactly 6 feet from my sofa front to the sensor , it can't fit me in standing up, my legs are freaking out and it's clear it wants me just a bit further away. Gonna have to rethink.

It Is also required to be raised at least 0.6 metres from the floor but it definitely works better at eye level or higher at the moment

[mikewl]

Space is more of an issue for me now i've set it up than I would have imagined, single player works, there is enough space but i'm very near the end of the space available so it does feel somewhat restrictive, also no chance I can fit two people in for it.

As for how well it performs, i've tried Adventures and Kinect Sports so far and Adventures feels laggy and inprecise but Sports feels fine, hardly notice lag on it and the avatars seem to move alot nicer on it.

Its good but I need some more time to get used to it, also the video captures it takes of you on Sports makes me feel like a wally when I see it.

[Spatial]

Do things like the gestures on the dash work at less than the recommended distance? Or is it a full stop no-go experience?

[EvilBoris]

The dash gestures work very well and are very responsive, but if you want to play anything that involves your legs (such as looking at the bottom of an avatar's shoe) then you need to be perfectly spaced.

the calibration tools are telling me to move 4-5 feet in left and right also, I'm not sure how practical this is going to be for me! I'll probably play some kinect adventures then change my room back to how it was

I've not tried any voice recognition stuff yet, still trying to get it to recognise my face, as the night time artificial lights are casting a great big shadow across my face.
oh dear

[MartyG]

Gestures don't work on the dashboard as there is no dashboard integration. There's the Kinect hub that you go to from the main Xbox dash by waving in the air left to right. This works for me without having to move furniture out of the way and sat down, so yeah, you can get away with being a little bit closer in the hub.