Roughly one year ago, Microsoft revealed the Xbox Series X (then referred to as “Project Scarlett”) in part by highlighting the system’s extensive backward compatibility: “Your games, your ...

Manufacturing of the Kinect has shut down. Originally created for the Xbox 360, Microsoft’s watershed depth camera and voice recognition microphone sold ~35 million units since its debut in 2010, but ...

We don’t have any hard numbers available yet, but the Kinect launch at least looks like a success. Microsoft took over Times Square with a huge event to promote the hardware, there were widespread ...

As promised, Microsoft on Wednesday shipped version 1.0 of the Kinect for Windows SDK and runtime and said partners have started selling the Kinect hardware. The Kinect motion and voice sensor was ...

New motion-sensor controller hardware tops 10 million units sold since it launched Nov. 4 last year. By John Gaudiosi Despite the sluggish economy, Microsoft has sold over 10 million units of its new ...

Microsoft has created a unique experience with its Kinect motion-control gaming system. On its face, it’s more compelling than either the Nintendo Wii, which is now showing its age, and the Sony ...

Microsoft might’ve stripped the Kinect out of the Xbox One recently, but that doesn’t make the hardware itself any less impressive—it’s just not the best device for a low-cost gaming console at the ...

Microsoft has ceased production of the Kinect motion controller. The shutdown of production was confirmed by Alex Kipman, creator of the Kinect, and Matthew Lapsen, GM of Xbox Devices Marketing, in an ...

Microsoft finally reveals the price of its Kinect accessory, as well as unveils a new version of its console that replaces the Arcade system bundle with a machine that packs 4GB of built-in flash ...

Update at 4:03 p.m. PT: This story has been modified with response from Microsoft. The first person who figures out how to build an open-source driver for Microsoft's much-hyped new Kinect motion ...

Microsoft has developed a new version of Kinect aimed at Windows PC applications, which will include a new Near Mode for close "Building on the existing Kinect for Xbox 360 device, we have optimised ...

When most of us think about video games we think about having fun with a controller in our hands and a few hours of time to kill. In these games, we fight monsters, rescue princesses, and save worlds ...