Is the xbox one that comes without Kinect more powerful?

Discus and support Is the xbox one that comes without Kinect more powerful? in XBoX on Consoles to solve the problem; I agree with Mr Genchy ... Wish more games used Kinect like Alien Isolation! Only problem is when playing I have to make sure the wife isn't around... Discussion in 'XBoX on Consoles' started by alimmosley, Nov 6, 2014.

  1. Lofty Who
    Lofty Who Guest

    Is the xbox one that comes without Kinect more powerful?


    I agree with Mr Genchy ...

    Wish more games used Kinect like Alien Isolation!

    Only problem is when playing I have to make sure the wife isn't around as she purposely makes noises to get me killed lol
     
    Lofty Who, Nov 6, 2014
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  2. John Dowding
    John Dowding Guest
    @FeedTheMachine thats an interesting and very cool idea!
     
    John Dowding, Nov 6, 2014
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  3. No difference as everyone has mentioned.

    Just think...anyone can plug a Kinect in so that wouldn't make sense if they differ.

    *Kinect games....honestly I just want them to pour more attention into practical uses.

    I do not like that the skeletal scanning is turned off in many games because it seems to now cause other issues with party chat and in game chat/assign gamertag to controller.
     
    NewBlacksmurf, Nov 6, 2014
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  4. Is the xbox one that comes without Kinect more powerful?

    Without the Kinect hooked up, the X1 is 8 - 10% more likely to be able to walk and chew gum at the same time. (figure of speech) It still cant, but with better software updates it is learning to take baby steps.

    With the Kinect hooked up the X1 does the things its designers originally intended.
     
    ElectroFlying, Nov 6, 2014
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  5. John Dowding
    John Dowding Guest
    ^ games play exactly the same with or without and that will not change.
     
    John Dowding, Nov 6, 2014
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  6. smileskybird
    smileskybird Guest
    Simply put, no.

    While there maybe official 1TB HDD versions, there has been no other hardware revision for Xbox 1. Microsoft probably has a standard that all SKU's are to have the same amount of GPU cores, RAM, processor, etc. If someone says I have a Kinect-less one and
    it's more powerful than yours, a smart person would reply I have one with a Kinect (halleluya.... halleluya) and I'll just unplug the Kinect. Now we're the same. The other says well something about 10% faster thing I heard. Well, run it perhaps through an
    airport security X-ray scan and you'd probably find out it has the same hardware architecture, the only difference maybe the 500GB HDD and if any 1TB HDD versions have come out.
     
    smileskybird, Nov 7, 2014
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  7. Officially speaking.

    The suggested additional power relates to a game developer having the ability to choose to use skeletal tracking or not to use skeletal tracking. In the most basic reply...that is the difference in freeing up GPU that was originally reserved for the Kinect
    skeletal tracking.

    The power of the GPU is not extra but rather the exact same on any console. If a developer decides to create a game and omitt skeletal tracking their specific game will get access to the portion of the reserved GPU that was not available to developers prior
    to the June SDK update.

    To date...all Xbox One's have the exact same power.

    Unplugging or not having a Kinect provides no advantage nor does it create a better gaming experience.

    GPU usage is based on each game and how a game developer leverages different options for games after the June SDK will determine whether the red dots appear on your Kinect while gaming in full screen.

    Keep in mind no Kinect functions for the system are changed so if you go home, the Skeletal tracking will cut on with no adverse effect to the game.

    I hope this clears up this question.
     
    NewBlacksmurf, Nov 8, 2014
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  8. Is the xbox one that comes without Kinect more powerful?

    Hello everyone Is the xbox one that comes without Kinect more powerful? :)

    In order for the extra 10% of processing power to be used, a " software update " has to be made by Microsoft and has absolutely nothing to do with whether or not you use the Kinect hardware.

    Please don't get me wrong, I applaud Microsoft for making such an amazing product (Kinect 2.0), but to me there is no justifiable reason to own a Kinect at all. Let's take a look at why people would get the Kinect in the first place...

    (1) Signing in with facial recognition --> I'm not impatient, so taking an extra 1 - 3 seconds isn't a big deal.

    (2) No headset mic required for multiplayer --> I don't like playing multiplayer.

    (3) Voice commands --> I'm not impatient, so taking an extra 1 - 3 seconds isn't a big deal. How about the " Xbox Record That " function you ask? I don't care about it, but I really appreciate the fact that Microsoft added it . Also, I tried it (recording
    gameplay) and mine doesn't work at all because it keeps on giving me an error message. Since I don't care about it (recording gameplay), I couldn't be bothered to fix this issue LOL Is the xbox one that comes without Kinect more powerful? :)

    (4) Video Skype & stuff --> I have a laptop.

    (5) Enchanced gameplay experience --> The noises that you make will attract the attention of the enemies in game or whatever else the developer adds, my response is... who cares LOL Is the xbox one that comes without Kinect more powerful? :)

    Have a nice day or afternoon or night everyone Is the xbox one that comes without Kinect more powerful? :)
     
    Lei Fang DOAX3, Nov 8, 2014
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  9. Head tracking itself makes kinect worth it IMO.
     
    FirstRespond3r, Nov 8, 2014
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  10. John Dowding
    John Dowding Guest
    Can't see how you can write off enhanced gameplay experience Lei. Alien is a perfect example of this, it wouldn't be half as enjoyable or as tense an experience without Kinect in my opinion.
     
    John Dowding, Nov 8, 2014
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  11. Hello "Genchy" Is the xbox one that comes without Kinect more powerful? :)

    I'm sorry for not caring about how the Kinect 2.0 enhances the gameplay experience, but that is the way that I feel about it.

    Have a nice day or afternoon or night Is the xbox one that comes without Kinect more powerful? :)
     
    Lei Fang DOAX3, Nov 8, 2014
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  12. For me in my current situation, the Kinect is mandatory. With my hearing loss, the standard Xbox One headset is simply not loud enough for me to be able to understand what anyone is actually saying. I have a Turtlebeach X42 wireless headset from my Xbox
    360 that I could use with the headset chat adapter, but the wirelesss dongle that sends the signal broke and will cost $80 to fix, which is $80 I don't have. Therefore, I've been relying on the Kinect sensor for some time now to communicate with my friends
    (and have done everything I can to ease the burden of having to hear additional unwanted feedback on the other end for my friends). It's the games like Titanfall and COD:AW that bother me the most because they don't support the Kinect in ANY capacity, even
    for communicating, so I can't communicate, use teamwork, and make new friends. With those games I am required to invite people into a party before I can even begin to communicate with them while using the Kinect - and in no uncertain terms... That sucks.
     
    Galactic Geek, Nov 8, 2014
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  13. Goatsnatcher
    Goatsnatcher Guest

    Is the xbox one that comes without Kinect more powerful?

    Save your money for a couple of extra games. Kinect is fun to have a mess around with at first but that's about it. Tbh, it's only people on here that I hear about using it. Most of my real life friends haven't had theirs turned on for month's, last time
    I had mine on was probably Jan or Feb.

    Someone said in this thread that only single people don't use Kinect? I have a wife and 4 kids ranging from 2years old - 13years old, not one of them are interested in kinect. A lot on here say it's needed for the full experience, Imo it's just a gimmick
    that isn't needed to enjoy the X1.
     
    Goatsnatcher, Nov 8, 2014
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  14. RippenHarra
    RippenHarra Guest
    Put 4 hours into D4- DarkDreamsDontDie. Played all of it with kinect. Pretty fun and uses it so well. The combat sequences are really good.
     
    RippenHarra, Nov 8, 2014
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  15. But yeah....there are some that don't like kinect...a gimmick?...I've heard?...in my opinion they just want to game cheaper,...but yeah, the kinect destroys your system, get it without...Cheers...
     
    StudBllJckHammr, Nov 8, 2014
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