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So Microsoft's Kinect peripheral for the Xbox 360 hasn't exactly been the most accurate motion-sensing device on the planet. But if industry whispers are anything to go by, the next iteration of the hardware will be so refined, it will be able to detect facial emotions and read the lips of players.
A report on Eurogamer claims that a 'Kinect 2,' which was previously expected to be bundled with the next Microsoft console, will also be able to determine which direction the player is facing and the movement of their hips.
Microsoft will apparently do away with Kinect's USB connector to allow for a larger data stream. At the current specification, today's Kinect hardware can only work with a resolution of 320x240 thanks to the low data allowance.
Quite what form a new Kinect will take has many pundits still guessing, with many still undecided on how Microsoft will actually design the next Xbox. It will either be a digital-only box or a disc-compatible machine with a higher spec than the Xbox 360. It's probably best that we all refrain from wild stargazing to that end until we hear something a bit more concrete - E3 2012 announcement, perhaps?
A report on Eurogamer claims that a 'Kinect 2,' which was previously expected to be bundled with the next Microsoft console, will also be able to determine which direction the player is facing and the movement of their hips.
Microsoft will apparently do away with Kinect's USB connector to allow for a larger data stream. At the current specification, today's Kinect hardware can only work with a resolution of 320x240 thanks to the low data allowance.
Quite what form a new Kinect will take has many pundits still guessing, with many still undecided on how Microsoft will actually design the next Xbox. It will either be a digital-only box or a disc-compatible machine with a higher spec than the Xbox 360. It's probably best that we all refrain from wild stargazing to that end until we hear something a bit more concrete - E3 2012 announcement, perhaps?
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