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Xbox Kinect May Be Dead, But Its Spirit Lives On In These Devices

Anyone remember Xbox Kinect? It was this strange-looking motion-sensing peripheral for the Xbox 360, and later Xbox One, which used a camera to track the gamer's movements. First unveiled at E3 2009 ...

Every Xbox Console Ranked From Worst to Best

Microsoft has been releasing Xbox consoles since its debut model in 2001, and we've ranked all six main consoles.
Time

Xbox One Lets You Turn Off Kinect — Not That You’d Want To

Depending on your view of things, Microsoft has either done a lot of backpedaling or a lot of listening to people’s concerns about the Xbox One. The company now says Kinect won’t have to be plugged in ...
Inverse

15 Years Ago, The Kinect Turned Gaming Into A Full-Body Activity

Of all major game publishers, Nintendo is the one most associated with bizarre controls. From the Virtual Boy to the Wiimote, Nintendo's history is studded with unorthodox new ways to play games — ...
The Escapist

Xbox Kinect turns 15 and bam, no one cares what the bottom of an avatar’s shoe looks like

The Xbox Kinect has turned 15, and we’re all grateful the industry got over its obsession with whatever Nintendo was up to at the time. Announced in 2009 as Project Natal, with hindsight being 20:20, ...