Comments on: Microsoft cuts Kinect price by $40 permanently

By: CVegas

CVegas — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 23:30:00 +0000

So i’m guessing you like the gorgeous PS3 interface? How about the controllers that weigh 6 grams (no meat)? LOL. I have a PS3 and I can’t stand it (unless i’m going to watch a Blu-Ray). Do they have good games? Sure, if the game as made for both system! I’ll say there are some exclusives for PS3 that are decent but honestly not all that great. PS3 has a garbage voice-chat system that borders on the classic Roger Wilco chat array (meaning sh!t). EVERY xbox system comes with a mic. Which is good for co-op or multiplayer in general. The party system? Amazing (7 people chatting at once if you didn’t know). Listen to ANY music at ANY time (including mp3 players)? Awesome. Do I pay more with Xbox? Sure. Do I get more? You know it! Just because you can “Google” some stuff doesn’t make it right. Weigh both sides. Anyone who is a gamer KNOWS you will have to spend money. You get free games? Sweet. The games i’ve bought on the arcade I don’t even play. I can’t see myself with 300$ worth of games I’d NEVER use. I will say this though. The smartest thing they did was put the power converter INSIDE the PS3. Brilliant .. if you want your shit to eventually overheat with chip-creep. The Xbox did have the RROD. That rarely happened to the elites. It was the people who had the basic versions and weren’t smart enough to wait and bought at launch (no offense xboxers).

By: Black First Name

Black First Name — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 21:42:00 +0000

I would be more concerned about IR light damaging and harming kids eyes
making them go blind by using a technology that was pushed to the market
for profit without proper testing and review.

Pure IR light damages the eyes and will damage the eyes of kids eyes
that are growing and eyes developing. Its shameful to think a company
would rather profit from technology and releasing a technology that
should have been scraped from the beginning. The reson others havent
done this is the same reason. Since MSFT would rather settle lawsuits in
the background, companies that distribute this technology should also
be sued for selling it.

I see lawyers all over this in the future. Research has already showed
that its damaging to eyes. Once your vision is gone its gone forever.
Shameful company.

By: Allen Heffley

Allen Heffley — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 19:48:00 +0000

Laggy misreading command garbage that’s directly responsible for no good exclusives on 360 for 3 years running? No thanks.
Xbox sucked before they brought that garbage out, RROD was the worst hardware failure in history of electronics, pay to play, “pay” for the “right” to “pay” for Netflix or like service. Forced upgrades on PC gamers by making Halo 2 on Vista only, Forced upgrades on paying console gamers by not supporting or servicing orig. xbox. No wifi for 5 years (add $100), $50 controllers yet no blue tooth, no gyroscope and no recharge battery pack. All best 360 exclusives are on PC, many free online play the PC way. No exclusive content like on PS3 (full free games like on Battlefield and Assassins Creed, exclusive game modes, charactors and more on all best games like Red Dead Redemption, LA Noire, Mafia 2, Saints Row 3, Mortal Kombat, Street fighter, Fight Night & old xbox exclusives like Mass effect 2.). Xbox only has pay to play timed exclusive content…content that everyone will have. Also still no price decreases on their console…only down $100 from launch. PS3 has come down $350 since launch and is cheaper than 360 but it has all the best quality tech. Blu ray, browser, free online play, true exclusives, large amount of exclusives and of course free exlcusive content.
Also PS+ is $50/year and is an optional service. New free games every month; last month alone had $300 worth of free games on there.

By: Good ol' JS

Good ol' JS — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 18:38:00 +0000

That should lend some credence to the rumor of a Kinect 2 in the pipeline.