The new Kinect bundled with Xbox One won't be exclusive to that platform, Shacknews has learned. According to Kinect program manager Scott Evans, Microsoft plans on bringing the new Kinect to PC. "We ...

Microsoft has confirmed that its next-generation Kinect for the Xbox One won't be compatible with the PC. Microsoft will instead be releasing two versions of its next-generation Kinect. The version ...

The platform expansion goes both ways too; Microsoft’s recently revealed DirectX 12 graphics API will incorporate all of the fancy flourishes that the Xbox One is capable of. That doesn’t mean much on ...

When Microsoft announced a special next-generation Kinect for Windows pre-release developer program earlier today, the move got us wondering whether Windows-based tinkerers couldn’t just plug the ...

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 ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Soon after the Kinect hit the market last November, academics and hobbyists began to experiment with it. Using open-source drivers on Windows-based ...

On Wednesday, Microsoft announced more ways for PC developers to make and promote apps that utilize the upgraded Kinect v2 sensor, which debuted with the Xbox One nearly one year ago. While the ...

The software giant didn't immediately encourage hackers tinkering with its motion-sensing game controller. Now, it plans a PC-specific Kinect to spark new uses for the gadget. Jay Greene, a CNET ...

Microsoft’s Kinect motion controller for Xbox 360 has been out in the wild for 24 hours and what a bumpy ride it’s been so far. Before most stores had even opened their doors Wednesday morning there ...

Microsoft is readying a new type of Kinect hardware to work with Windows that will build on the current Kinect for Xbox 360 sensor. That revelation is from a November 22 post on the "Kinect for ...

Hardware Valve coder confirms the Steam Machine will be priced like a PC, albeit at a 'good deal': 'If you build a PC from parts and get to basically the same level of performance, that’s the general ...

is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Kinect originally debuted as an Xbox 360 accessory for motion sensing so you could ...