Hooking up Kinect Sensor

Hey there,

Sorry to hear you're having issues with your Kinect. Let's have you go through the article for

troubleshoot problems with the Xbox 360 Kinect Sensor if you haven't already.

Let us know if you're still seeing issues with it!

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@Young. It's not the fact that if you can hook it up to your X1. It's the fact that the Kinect sensor is an IR blaster as well and sends out signals to your other devices, acting as a universal remote.

Hey there Nixe Ahn,

Using that adapter you, should be able to hook the Kinect Sensor up to an Xbox One S console. The

FAQ guide for the Kinect for Windows v2 would suggest that when using the adapter the sensor should work on an Xbox One console, or Xbox One S console using the adapter since functionally it can be used in the reverse scenario.

From the FAQ

If you already own a Kinect for Windows v2 sensor, please be assured that our support for the v2 sensor remains unchanged and you can continue to use it for both commercial and non-commercial uses. If you don’t have a Kinect for Windows v2 sensor, we encourage
you to purchase the Kinect for Xbox One sensor and Kinect Adapter for Windows—which together, are functionally identical to the v2 sensor for developing and running Kinect for Windows v2 applications. We no longer manufacture Kinect for Windows v2 sensors
and have sold out of existing stock."

Microsoft has consolidated the Kinect for Windows developer experience around the Kinect for Xbox One sensor and is no longer producing the Kinect for Windows v2 sensor. We encourage developers who do not already have the v2 sensor to use the functionally
identical Kinect for Xbox One sensor and Kinect Adapter for Windows to create interactive v2 solutions and applications. The adapter enables you to connect a Kinect for Xbox One sensor to Windows 8.0, 8.1, and 10 PCs and tablets in the same way as you would
a Kinect for Windows v2 sensor. Since the Kinect for Xbox One and Kinect for Windows v2 sensors are functionally identical, the Kinect for Windows SDK 2.0 works exactly the same with either."

So by this information you should be able to use it without any issues, since it works in the reverse scenario.

I hope that helps to clarify things for you.

Believe it or not, I still have my Xbox Live Vision Camera too Not hooked up to my Xbox, but its here.

Comparing the XLVC to the new Kinect Sensor with Xbox One ... I don't even know where to begin.

Im assuming you are talking about the XBOX one and Yes you will have the choice to hook up the kinect or not (same goes with the 360), but mind you the kinect opens up a whole new world of gaming and entertainment capability (Like voice commands, hands free
navigation, and even the ability to see in the dark thanks to its new active IR sensor.)