Why can't I throw a grenade with Kinect?

Using Kinect to do everything would not be feasible in a game like Battlefield. You do have to move around the map and that just isn't something you can do with Kinect BUT alot of the other things can be done. Aiming and shooting for one, would be way more
natural and faster with Kinect. If Microsoft came out with a Kinect gun with thumb controls for movement that would be a win.

 

Now you're just asking for a 1080p Online Duck Hunt

 

its only been out for 2 months, so I doubt devs have had time to really learn how to program it, and games designers haven't had time to work out what they can do to implement new styles of play that work, I recon 12 months to see some cool stuff (fable
maybe), but 24 months before it really becomes of age on the XO.

 

[quote user="Dynamic Sausage"]

Now you're just asking for a 1080p Online Duck Hunt

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LOL

I think though it really all depends on how accurate the Kinect truly is. From what I've seen it's pretty accurate though. HOWEVER I still think it needs a little "help". But "help" would be a very tricky thing. For instance there is no doubt that the Kinect
would increase greatly in accuracy with a "special" glove or whatever that the user could wear but I don't think anyone but hardcore , HARDCORE gamers want. But Microsoft doesn't want that. The gun thing though is EASILY something they could implement and
if done right gamers would flock to.

 

The things that a adult would want in the Kinect will never happen it's for kids and the family of course people would love grenades and a replica gun for a fps and all kind of other things but Microsoft will never allow it. Just dance with it and talk to
it.

 

I don't know, if they came out with a choice of a replica GEARS/HALO and a standard gun I think it would sell like hotcakes. And we know Microsoft LOVES money.

 

I think the "nade throw depending on movement in real life" is a bit too much for a game like BF4. I would go for an "on/off" type animation if anything, much like the nade buttons typically are. There are however plenty of things that could be done so that
it uses Kinect and not just a mic, but I still don't think grenade throwing would be even close to the most practical one. It would have to be things that 1) don't "require" both hands on controller (I consider nade throwing to require that) 2) can be done
with both hands on controller (fe. thrusting controller forward to melee? Countering a frontal knifing attempt by lifting controller to the height of your face (or something like this)? Etc, just need a little imagination but I would forget some precision
control-attempts if we arn't talking about a game that is primarly about these (as in, a pure Kinect game).

 

I want to see hand signals implemented for ordering squad mates. That would be quite cool.

 

[quote user="Coreldan"] but I would forget some precision control-attempts if we arn't talking about a game that is primarly about these (as in, a pure Kinect game).

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But why? If the Kinect is capable of precision control maneuvers then why not make use of them? I don't understand why you wouldn't want to use something the Kinect could be capable of doing. Now that said I have the hardest time in the world getting this
thing to do hand gestures. LOL. Seems like the only time it sees my hand is when I pick up a smoke. Is there something you're supposed to do first to get it to recognize your hand gestures? I don't try or use it often at all but the rare times I'm like "Hey
let me try out the hand stuff" it doesn't work for me.

 

One of the best uses for grenades I've ever seen in a game is from the Half-Life series - there you had the ability to not only throw them, but you could roll them across the ground. Being able to do that in more games (with Kinect or otherwise) would be
pretty cool, IMO.

 

Ok, before we get really derailed, this isn't a real "I want to throw a grenade with Kinect" thread. This is a "We need more implementation of Kinect in games" thread. We need it to be meaningful, take advantage of the hardware for which another console
couldn't do, and ENHANCE our gameplay.

 

I'm happy just using the Kinect to navigate the UI and play BF4 with, but hopefully with every Kinect being bundled with the Xbox One developers will create a game you want.

 

[quote user="BHC Bluez n 2z"]

I'm happy just using the Kinect to navigate the UI and play BF4 with, but hopefully with every Kinect being bundled with the Xbox One developers will create a game you want.

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It's not so much creating a game I want as fully fleshing out the games to come with Kinect features that make sense and work for the game.

 

whew...man I need to read more carefully and quit skimming topics. I thought the name of this thread was, "Why can't I throw a grenade AT the kinect?" Man I need to get my eyes checked. Sorry not trying to derail your thread, total ownership.

 

whats next....You want the Kinect to teabag too?