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First images of exclusive custom Xbox 360 launch console shared ahead of HD-gaming pioneer’s 20th anniversary — project leader Major Nelson admits he has never powered on 'Launch Team 05' console
12 Nov 2025 15:57 GMT
… and long-time Xbox community figurehead at Microsoft, posted a … Toshiba.
Kinect-ic energy
Kinect, which debuted in the Xbox 360’s … time of the Xbox One (2013), Microsoft’s efforts to … make motion controllers a standard, with the Kinect …
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5 Years After Launch, the Xbox Series X Is an Afterthought. So What’s Next?
11 Nov 2025 06:55 GMT
… © Sam Rutherford / Gizmodo The Xbox is philosophically distinct from every … to hook up a Kinect. Former Xbox Senior Vice President Don … . It’s called Xbox 360.” The Xbox 360 lasted for 11 … the PS5 and Xbox consoles was Game Pass. Microsoft’s gaming …
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25 Years Ago Today, Xbox Launched Its Failed Experiment to Compete with Nintendo
05 Nov 2025 02:08 GMT
… controller. Then, Microsoft followed suit with the Xbox Kinect for Xbox 360, which arrived … .
Why Xbox Couldn’t Make Kinect Happen
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When it … launched, the Kinect actually …
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15 Years Ago, The Kinect Turned Gaming Into A Full-Body Activity
04 Nov 2025 17:44 GMT
… 4, 2010, Microsoft released the Kinect, a controller for the Xbox 360 that … Milo was never released, Project Natal was renamed Kinect and released the following … Xbox One. At first, Microsoft planned for the Xbox One to require a Kinect …
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How a bunch of hackers freed the Kinect from the Xbox
04 Nov 2025 14:09 GMT
… advancement.
“Technically, nothing the Kinect did was entirely new,” … data passed between the Kinect and Xbox 360. In 2010, … panicked response from Microsoft denying the Kinect could be hacked … possibility, teachers used the Kinect as an interactive learning …
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Doom designer Sandy Petersen alleges former Xbox boss Don Mattrick killed Ensemble Studios and its Halo MMO to protect his personal stock bonus: 'Don started as an EA hatchet man so what would you expect?'
02 Nov 2025 03:54 GMT
… 2007 ascension as head of Xbox.
In 2008, Ensemble Studios … he did justice to Microsoft stockholders but hey—Don … fans. Under his leadership, Xbox invested in Kinect, the dashboard redesign ( … seemingly to the detriment of Xbox's established audience.
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It’s the End of an Era for Xbox & Microsoft — Forever
17 Oct 2025 05:38 GMT
… modern video gaming like Xbox has. Microsoft consoles tend to … were available via Xbox Live. Sadly, Xbox has never been … involving the Kinect and online-only requirements, got Microsoft's … on PlayStation. When Microsoft introduced the Xbox in 2001, its …
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15 Years Ago, We Got the Last Game In An Iconic Xbox Fantasy Series (& We’re Still Waiting on the Sequel)
27 Oct 2025 00:34 GMT
… a tie-in to the Xbox Kinect. It returns to more action … control magic. Given that the Kinect itself never became popular, … saw the light of day. Microsoft ultimately cancelled the project during … Games, the developers behind other Xbox hits like Forza Horizon. …
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A History of Failure: Why Is Microsoft so Bad at Hardware?
27 Oct 2025 00:17 GMT
… known as Microcomputer Software (Microsoft) tried to follow this … Kin? Surface RT? Microsoft Band? Microsoft has dipped its toes … TV integration, make the Kinect mandatory, and impose severe … Now, Microsoft is pivoting. It apparently wants to make Xbox a …
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Xbox Competition Isn't PlayStation Or Nintendo, Says Matt Booty
25 Oct 2025 13:17 GMT
… 's exactly what Xbox announced when it revealed Halo … according to the president of Xbox game content and studios, … And Exclusivity To Blame For Xbox Falling Behind?
The only … Kinect that was quickly discontinued, the console immediately put Microsoft …
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