Kinect was one of the most successful and curious devices from the Xbox brand and that is precisely what we are going to talk about, up to six curiosities, facts and anecdotes that this trend of moving around inside the house left us.
Kinect emerged as a small great revolution in the times of Xbox 360 at a time when motion control continued to grow and grow thanks to the trend that consoles such as the Nintendo Wii or peripherals such as PlayStation Move.
Since it is already video game history, it is time to get things moving and remember a few curiosities about Kinect to pay tribute to this device as it deserves.
Below, we review some of the most curious data that Kinect for Xbox 360 left us at the time, addressing topics such as its marketing budget, its strange applications or its sales figures. Come on, it’s a… lively topic.
6 curiosities about Xbox Kinect
The truth is that Microsoft put all the meat on the grill with Kinect and the budget and The marketing campaign for the device in the United States was worth up to $500 million.a figure that surpassed the total for the first Xbox campaign at the time.
Kinect was first named “Project Natal” in reference to the Brazilian city of Natal, with which the creator of the device (Alex Kipman) was linked, and a term that reflected the launch and birth of a new generation of technology.
And that’s true, because Kinect is much more than just a device for playing games. Some of its craziest uses are be used as a medical tool to diagnose diabetes, COPD or monitor fever or heart rate of elderly patients.
We also do not forget Kuratas, a gigantic robot in the purest mecha style which cost over a million dollars and could be controlled using Kinect and its facial recognition technology. Yes, at one point, a fully operational mecha was developed…
And like these facts, there are many others that you can learn in our special video that we have left just above about Kinect. Do you remember your first games with this exciting invention? Did you ever give it a chance?
Do you want to know more interesting facts about legendary hardware? Here you have the Atari 2600, PSP, PS Vita or even PS2 as a good review of the history of Sony hardware, for example. Although there is much more to remember.
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