GAMING NEWSMicrosoft's E3 Conference Shows Way Too Much Kinect, So Long ControllerPosted on Monday, June 6 @ 12:01:10 Eastern by Sebastian_Moss
![]() When I first bought my Kinect, I must admit that I thought, "Where are the good games?" But after watching this year's Microsoft conference, I realized just why games should stick to the controller. Almost every game on show had Kinect support, ranging from casual games such as Dance Central to core titles such as Mass Effect 3 and Fable. Unfortunately, the gameplay showed what is wrong with Kinect - it simply doesn't suit core titles. As Ubisoft fumbled with FPS Kinect with Ghost Recon, and Lionhead flailed in front of their TV with Fable, it became clearly apparent that the device cannot replace the controller. Sadly, if Microsoft's conference is anything to go by, they seem intent on doing just that, with "You're the controller" stuck on everything they had on offer. Even with finger-tracking now on its way, the lack of a controller makes playing core titles - where even a millimeter can make a difference - rather imprecise, and judging by Microsoft's demonstration of Bing, voice control has still not been perfected. Adding on the lag caused by the device, this will undoubtedly lead to gamers standing in front of their TV, twirling their arms, and shouting the same phrase, before being killed by a level one boss. As the fastest selling electronics device ever (or so they claim), Kinect is here to stay, so we'll have to get used to more and more developers having their resources stretched as publishers demand what seems like gimmicky and rather pointless support, rather than focusing on the main controller. Of course, Kinect can be used for terrific titles such as Child of Eden, but that's like saying that the 3DS can be used for games that aren't ports with added 3D. As long as Microsoft supports publisher decisions to add rather silly and unnecessary Kinect controls, it remains destined to be an annoyance among core gamers. Well, there's always next year. More from the Game Revolution Network Comments
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I was super excited when tom clancy's endwar or whatever came out where you could use voice to attack (but after playing the glitchy demo where it only got your commands right 1/4 of the time was a huge disappoinment.)
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I mean really, the Wii sold a ton of units and now the vast majority of them are gathering dust. Motion gaming was always a gimmick to get the casual crowd involved. Well, they all have cell phones and stuff like Angry Birds to play with now. The core market for this tech has moved on and the rest of us just want good games to play. I suppose it'll take a couple hundred million dollar loss to get it through the thick heads over at MS and to a lesser degree Sony that casual players don't buy that many games. I'm not looking forward to the next couple years.
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*Adding on to the lag caused by the device, this will undoubtedly
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