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*User Freedom: Formerly planned to be mandatory for use with Xbox One on launch;<ref name=":0" /> currently unsupported by Microsoft and incompatible with Xbox Series consoles and later.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Gartenberg |first=Chaim |date=Jan 2, 2018 |title=Microsoft has discontinued the Kinect Adapter for newer Xbox One consoles |url=https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/1/2/16842738/microsoft-kinect-adapter-xbox-one-x-s-discontinued |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260223001007/https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/1/2/16842738/microsoft-kinect-adapter-xbox-one-x-s-discontinued |archive-date=2026-02-23 |access-date=May 7, 2026 |work=The Verge}}</ref> Users have reported questionable compatibility on Windows for all models except for Azure.<ref>{{Cite web |last=u/Edmundo-Studios |date=Mar 19, 2022 |title=Windows 11 compatibility |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/kinect/comments/thtal1/windows_11_compatibility/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260509025646/https://old.reddit.com/r/kinect/comments/thtal1/windows_11_compatibility/ |archive-date=2026-05-09 |access-date=May 7, 2026 |website=[[Reddit]] - r/Kinect}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Chelsea |date=Sep 3, 2022 |title=Why won't my Xbox 360 Kinect work with windows 11? Should I upgrade to an Xbox One Kinect? |url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/993064/why-wont-my-xbox-360-kinect-work-with-windows-11-s |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241114230121/https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/993064/why-wont-my-xbox-360-kinect-work-with-windows-11-s |archive-date=2024-11-14 |access-date=May 7, 2026 |website=[[Microsoft]] Learn forums}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Garcia |date=Aug 20, 2023 |title=problems with kinect v2 (Xbox One) on pc |url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/1349001/problems-with-kinect-v2-(xbox-one)-on-pc |access-date=May 7, 2026 |website=[[Microsoft]] Learn Forums}}</ref><!-- 12 - Interesting that MS instead of providing solutions, instead marketed to the user to upgrade their hardware. --> | *User Freedom: Formerly planned to be mandatory for use with Xbox One on launch;<ref name=":0" /> currently unsupported by Microsoft and incompatible with Xbox Series consoles and later.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Gartenberg |first=Chaim |date=Jan 2, 2018 |title=Microsoft has discontinued the Kinect Adapter for newer Xbox One consoles |url=https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/1/2/16842738/microsoft-kinect-adapter-xbox-one-x-s-discontinued |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260223001007/https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/1/2/16842738/microsoft-kinect-adapter-xbox-one-x-s-discontinued |archive-date=2026-02-23 |access-date=May 7, 2026 |work=The Verge}}</ref> Users have reported questionable compatibility on Windows for all models except for Azure.<ref>{{Cite web |last=u/Edmundo-Studios |date=Mar 19, 2022 |title=Windows 11 compatibility |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/kinect/comments/thtal1/windows_11_compatibility/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260509025646/https://old.reddit.com/r/kinect/comments/thtal1/windows_11_compatibility/ |archive-date=2026-05-09 |access-date=May 7, 2026 |website=[[Reddit]] - r/Kinect}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Chelsea |date=Sep 3, 2022 |title=Why won't my Xbox 360 Kinect work with windows 11? Should I upgrade to an Xbox One Kinect? |url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/993064/why-wont-my-xbox-360-kinect-work-with-windows-11-s |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241114230121/https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/993064/why-wont-my-xbox-360-kinect-work-with-windows-11-s |archive-date=2024-11-14 |access-date=May 7, 2026 |website=[[Microsoft]] Learn forums}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Garcia |date=Aug 20, 2023 |title=problems with kinect v2 (Xbox One) on pc |url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/1349001/problems-with-kinect-v2-(xbox-one)-on-pc |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260509030537/https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/1349001/problems-with-kinect-v2-(xbox-one)-on-pc |archive-date=2026-05-09 |access-date=May 7, 2026 |website=[[Microsoft]] Learn Forums}}</ref><!-- 12 - Interesting that MS instead of providing solutions, instead marketed to the user to upgrade their hardware. --> | ||
*User Privacy: Patents showed the Kinect potentially monitoring its users for advertising purposes,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sottek |first=T.C. |date=May 27, 2013 |title=Microsoft may award achievements for watching TV and ads by monitoring you with Kinect |url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/5/27/4370676/microsoft-kinect-tv-monitoring-achievements-ads |access-date=May 7, 2026 |work=The Verge}}</ref><!-- Might just be bloat to add: https://www.pcmag.com/opinions/hello-xbox-one-goodbye-freedom --> despite claims from Microsoft that it would be in violation of their Privacy Policy.<ref>{{Cite news |last=McWhertor |first=Michael |date=Jun 6, 2013 |title=Kinect on Xbox One will not record or upload your conversations, Microsoft says |url=https://www.polygon.com/2013/6/6/4403926/kinect-on-xbox-one-will-not-record-or-upload-your-conversations/ |access-date=May 7, 2026 |work=Polygon}}</ref> | *User Privacy: Patents showed the Kinect potentially monitoring its users for advertising purposes,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sottek |first=T.C. |date=May 27, 2013 |title=Microsoft may award achievements for watching TV and ads by monitoring you with Kinect |url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/5/27/4370676/microsoft-kinect-tv-monitoring-achievements-ads |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251113004246/https://www.theverge.com/2013/5/27/4370676/microsoft-kinect-tv-monitoring-achievements-ads |archive-date=2025-11-13 |access-date=May 7, 2026 |work=The Verge}}</ref><!-- Might just be bloat to add: https://www.pcmag.com/opinions/hello-xbox-one-goodbye-freedom --> despite claims from Microsoft that it would be in violation of their Privacy Policy.<ref>{{Cite news |last=McWhertor |first=Michael |date=Jun 6, 2013 |title=Kinect on Xbox One will not record or upload your conversations, Microsoft says |url=https://www.polygon.com/2013/6/6/4403926/kinect-on-xbox-one-will-not-record-or-upload-your-conversations/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260102092753/https://www.polygon.com/2013/6/6/4403926/kinect-on-xbox-one-will-not-record-or-upload-your-conversations/ |archive-date=2026-01-02 |access-date=May 7, 2026 |work=Polygon}}</ref> | ||
*Business Model: Sales as hardware accessory and mandatory for some games, such as Kinect Adventures. | *Business Model: Sales as hardware accessory and mandatory for some games, such as Kinect Adventures. | ||
*Market Control: Not Applicable; Deprecated product line since 2023.<ref name=":1" /> | *Market Control: Not Applicable; Deprecated product line since 2023.<ref name=":1" /> | ||
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====Xbox One Kinect==== | ====Xbox One Kinect==== | ||
In October 2017, [[Microsoft]] stopped manufacturing the ''Kinect for Xbox One'',<ref>{{Cite news |last=Reisinger |first=Don |date=October 25, 2017 |title=Microsoft Has Finally Killed the Kinect Xbox Sensor |url=https://fortune.com/2017/10/25/microsoft-kinect-xbox-sensor/ |access-date=May 7, 2026 |work=Fortune}}</ref> and 3 months later, discontinued the adapter necessary for connecting this hardware to both newer [[Xbox]] consoles, as well as [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] computers.<ref name=":2" /> When the Xbox Series consoles released, they were incompatible with the Kinect, even if the end user has the necessary adapter.<ref name=":2" /> This means that any games that rely on Kinect hardware are additionally unplayable on Xbox Series consoles, despite being fully compatible with the rest of the Xbox One library.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bonthuys |first=Darryn |date=Oct 28, 2020 |title=Xbox Series X/S Officially Plays Every Game That Works On Xbox One (Except The Kinect Ones) |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-series-x-s-officially-plays-every-game-that-works-on-xbox-one-except-the-kinect-ones/1100-6483849/ |access-date=May 7, 2026 |work=GameSpot}}</ref> | In October 2017, [[Microsoft]] stopped manufacturing the ''Kinect for Xbox One'',<ref>{{Cite news |last=Reisinger |first=Don |date=October 25, 2017 |title=Microsoft Has Finally Killed the Kinect Xbox Sensor |url=https://fortune.com/2017/10/25/microsoft-kinect-xbox-sensor/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251026175223/https://fortune.com/2017/10/25/microsoft-kinect-xbox-sensor/ |archive-date=2025-10-26 |access-date=May 7, 2026 |work=Fortune}}</ref> and 3 months later, discontinued the adapter necessary for connecting this hardware to both newer [[Xbox]] consoles, as well as [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] computers.<ref name=":2" /> When the Xbox Series consoles released, they were incompatible with the Kinect, even if the end user has the necessary adapter.<ref name=":2" /> This means that any games that rely on Kinect hardware are additionally unplayable on Xbox Series consoles, despite being fully compatible with the rest of the Xbox One library.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bonthuys |first=Darryn |date=Oct 28, 2020 |title=Xbox Series X/S Officially Plays Every Game That Works On Xbox One (Except The Kinect Ones) |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-series-x-s-officially-plays-every-game-that-works-on-xbox-one-except-the-kinect-ones/1100-6483849/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220907155808/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-series-x-s-officially-plays-every-game-that-works-on-xbox-one-except-the-kinect-ones/1100-6483849/ |archive-date=2022-09-07 |access-date=May 7, 2026 |work=GameSpot}}</ref> | ||
==Products== | ==Products== | ||
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Kinect
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| Release Year | 2010 |
| Product Type | accessory, peripheral |
| In Production | No |
| Official Website | |
The Kinect was a line of peripherals sold by Microsoft for the Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Windows hardware. Its first public release was for the Xbox 360 on November 4th, 2010.[1][2] It was formerly planned by Microsoft that the Kinect for Xbox One would be mandatory for launch Xbox One hardware to function,[3] however due to consumer backlash,[4] this was lifted before launch. In 2014, the hardware stopped being bundled with Xbox One consoles.[5]
In 2019, the Azure Kinect released,[6][7] being the first standalone Kinect hardware that did not see a shared release on Xbox. On Aug 21, 2023 it was discontinued and the Kinect line was deprecated.[8]
Consumer-impact summary
[edit | edit source]- User Freedom: Formerly planned to be mandatory for use with Xbox One on launch;[3] currently unsupported by Microsoft and incompatible with Xbox Series consoles and later.[9] Users have reported questionable compatibility on Windows for all models except for Azure.[10][11][12]
- User Privacy: Patents showed the Kinect potentially monitoring its users for advertising purposes,[13] despite claims from Microsoft that it would be in violation of their Privacy Policy.[14]
- Business Model: Sales as hardware accessory and mandatory for some games, such as Kinect Adventures.
- Market Control: Not Applicable; Deprecated product line since 2023.[8]
Incidents
[edit | edit source]This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents related to this product line. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the Kinect category.
Mandatory usage for Xbox One
[edit | edit source][To Be Written]
Harmful discontinuations of support
[edit | edit source]Xbox One Kinect
[edit | edit source]In October 2017, Microsoft stopped manufacturing the Kinect for Xbox One,[15] and 3 months later, discontinued the adapter necessary for connecting this hardware to both newer Xbox consoles, as well as Windows computers.[9] When the Xbox Series consoles released, they were incompatible with the Kinect, even if the end user has the necessary adapter.[9] This means that any games that rely on Kinect hardware are additionally unplayable on Xbox Series consoles, despite being fully compatible with the rest of the Xbox One library.[16]
Products
[edit | edit source]- Kinect for Xbox 360 (2010)
- Kinect for Windows (2012)
- Kinect for Xbox One (2013)
- Kinect 2 for Windows (2014)
- Azure Kinect (2020)
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Thorsen, Tor (August 11, 2010). "4GB Xbox 360 official, $300 Kinect bundle coming". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 2025-02-19. Retrieved May 7, 2026.
- ↑ Chen, Jason (Jun 14, 2010). "Microsoft Xbox 360 Kinect Launches November 4". Gizmodo. Retrieved May 7, 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Schreier, Jason (May 21, 2013). "Xbox One Requires Kinect To Function". Kotaku. Archived from the original on 2026-05-08. Retrieved May 7, 2026.
- ↑ Crecente, Brian (Jun 5, 2013). "Privacy concerns threaten to overshadow Microsoft's new console". Polygon. Archived from the original on 2025-05-17. Retrieved May 7, 2026.
- ↑ Futter, Mike (May 13, 2014). "Microsoft Completes Its 180 And Drops Kinect From Xbox One". GameInformer. Archived from the original on 2026-01-15. Retrieved May 7, 2026.
- ↑ Liao, Shannon (May 7, 2018). "Microsoft is moving Kinect to the cloud". The Verge. Archived from the original on 2025-08-24. Retrieved May 7, 2026.
- ↑ Ranger, Steve (Feb 25, 2019). "What is Microsoft's Azure Kinect DK?". ZDNet. Archived from the original on 2025-12-18. Retrieved May 7, 2026.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Peters, Jay (Aug 21, 2023). "Microsoft kills Kinect again". The Verge. Archived from the original on 2026-03-01. Retrieved May 7, 2026.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Gartenberg, Chaim (Jan 2, 2018). "Microsoft has discontinued the Kinect Adapter for newer Xbox One consoles". The Verge. Archived from the original on 2026-02-23. Retrieved May 7, 2026.
- ↑ u/Edmundo-Studios (Mar 19, 2022). "Windows 11 compatibility". Reddit - r/Kinect. Archived from the original on 2026-05-09. Retrieved May 7, 2026.
- ↑ Chelsea (Sep 3, 2022). "Why won't my Xbox 360 Kinect work with windows 11? Should I upgrade to an Xbox One Kinect?". Microsoft Learn forums. Archived from the original on 2024-11-14. Retrieved May 7, 2026.
- ↑ Garcia (Aug 20, 2023). "problems with kinect v2 (Xbox One) on pc". Microsoft Learn Forums. Archived from the original on 2026-05-09. Retrieved May 7, 2026.
- ↑ Sottek, T.C. (May 27, 2013). "Microsoft may award achievements for watching TV and ads by monitoring you with Kinect". The Verge. Archived from the original on 2025-11-13. Retrieved May 7, 2026.
- ↑ McWhertor, Michael (Jun 6, 2013). "Kinect on Xbox One will not record or upload your conversations, Microsoft says". Polygon. Archived from the original on 2026-01-02. Retrieved May 7, 2026.
- ↑ Reisinger, Don (October 25, 2017). "Microsoft Has Finally Killed the Kinect Xbox Sensor". Fortune. Archived from the original on 2025-10-26. Retrieved May 7, 2026.
- ↑ Bonthuys, Darryn (Oct 28, 2020). "Xbox Series X/S Officially Plays Every Game That Works On Xbox One (Except The Kinect Ones)". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 2022-09-07. Retrieved May 7, 2026.