After reversing course on Internet connections and DRM limitations, Redmond reveals that its next-gen console and Kinect motion sensor won't be tied at the hip as earlier planned. Our team tests, ...

For all the buzz about the new Kinect that will ship with the Xbox One, there are remarkably few facts to go around. Sources trumpet its infrared-enabled ability to detect motion in a dark room, for ...

Microsoft stopped producing the Kinect for Windows v2 sensor today after phasing out the original sensor not long ago. The company emphasized, however, that this does not mean it will stop supporting ...

Xbox One Kinect will not be compatible with PCs, Microsoft has confirmed. Unlike the Xbox 360 Kinect sensor, which comes with a PC adaptor, the Xbox One sensor has been designed specifically for the ...

Microsoft will launch a lower cost version of its Xbox One video game console next month that drops the motion and voice sensor Kinect. A $399 Xbox One without Kinect will be available in all markets ...

This weekend, Microsoft revealed that two new updates are arriving to the Xbox One Kinect. The sensor, that is primarily used to map movement across a range of titles available for the Xbox One, will ...

Microsoft has ended production of the Kinect Adapter, the USB accessory that is required to connect the Xbox One Kinect sensor to an Xbox One S, Xbox One X or Windows device, the company confirmed to ...

Hoping to attach an old Kinect to the new Xbox One X that was unwrapped over the holidays? That might be easier said than done. Microsoft has ceased production of the Kinect Adapter, the USB accessory ...

It was only a matter of time following the discontinuation of the Kinect sensor that the Xbox One Kinect adapter would also be discontinued. Back in October, Microsoft announced that they would no ...

Speculation had been mounting for months that a move like this was in the cards at Microsoft, but now it's actually happening: head of Xbox Phil Spencer confirmed today that starting on June 9 (in all ...

Nic Healey is a Senior Editor with CNET, based in the Australia office. His passions include bourbon, video games and boring strangers with photos of his cat. Microsoft has made yet another policy ...

Mandatory or not, Kinect has been surprisingly underutilised on Xbox One, serving mainly as a navigational tool and little else. Kinect Sports Rivals is arguably the first major release to really ...