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}}The '''Kinect''' was a line of peripherals sold by Microsoft for the ''[[Xbox]] 360'', ''Xbox One'', and [[Microsoft Windows|''Windows'']] hardware. Its first public release was for the ''Xbox 360'' on November 4th, 2010.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Thorsen |first=Tor |date=August 11, 2010 |title=4GB Xbox 360 official, $300 Kinect bundle coming |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/4gb-xbox-360-official-300-kinect-bundle-coming/1100-6270112/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250219091726/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/4gb-xbox-360-official-300-kinect-bundle-coming/1100-6270112/ |archive-date=2025-02-19 |access-date=May 7, 2026 |work=GameSpot}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Chen |first=Jason |date=Jun 14, 2010 |title=Microsoft Xbox 360 Kinect Launches November 4 |url=https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-xbox-360-kinect-launches-november-4-5563148 |access-date=May 7, 2026 |work=Gizmodo}}</ref> It was formerly planned by [[Microsoft]] that the ''Kinect for Xbox One'' would be mandatory for launch Xbox One hardware to function,<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Schreier |first=Jason |date=May 21, 2013 |title=Xbox One Requires Kinect To Function |url=https://kotaku.com/xbox-one-requires-kinect-to-function-509112572 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260508072708/https://kotaku.com/xbox-one-requires-kinect-to-function-509112572 |archive-date=2026-05-08 |access-date=May 7, 2026 |work=Kotaku}}</ref> however due to consumer backlash,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Crecente |first=Brian |date=Jun 5, 2013 |title=Privacy concerns threaten to overshadow Microsoft's new console |url=https://www.polygon.com/2013/6/5/4398440/privacy-microsoft-xbox-one/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250517133629/https://www.polygon.com/2013/6/5/4398440/privacy-microsoft-xbox-one |archive-date=2025-05-17 |access-date=May 7, 2026 |work=Polygon}}</ref> this was lifted before launch. In 2014, the hardware stopped being bundled with Xbox One consoles.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Futter |first=Mike |date=May 13, 2014 |title=Microsoft Completes Its 180 And Drops Kinect From Xbox One |url=https://gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/05/13/microsoft-completes-its-180-and-drops-kinect-from-xbox-one.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260115030312/https://gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/05/13/microsoft-completes-its-180-and-drops-kinect-from-xbox-one.aspx |archive-date=2026-01-15 |access-date=May 7, 2026 |work=GameInformer}}</ref> | }}The '''Kinect''' was a line of peripherals sold by Microsoft for the ''[[Xbox]] 360'', ''Xbox One'', and [[Microsoft Windows|''Windows'']] hardware. Its first public release was for the ''Xbox 360'' on November 4th, 2010.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Thorsen |first=Tor |date=August 11, 2010 |title=4GB Xbox 360 official, $300 Kinect bundle coming |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/4gb-xbox-360-official-300-kinect-bundle-coming/1100-6270112/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250219091726/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/4gb-xbox-360-official-300-kinect-bundle-coming/1100-6270112/ |archive-date=2025-02-19 |access-date=May 7, 2026 |work=GameSpot}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Chen |first=Jason |date=Jun 14, 2010 |title=Microsoft Xbox 360 Kinect Launches November 4 |url=https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-xbox-360-kinect-launches-november-4-5563148 |access-date=May 7, 2026 |work=Gizmodo}}</ref> It was formerly planned by [[Microsoft]] that the ''Kinect for Xbox One'' would be mandatory for launch Xbox One hardware to function,<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Schreier |first=Jason |date=May 21, 2013 |title=Xbox One Requires Kinect To Function |url=https://kotaku.com/xbox-one-requires-kinect-to-function-509112572 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260508072708/https://kotaku.com/xbox-one-requires-kinect-to-function-509112572 |archive-date=2026-05-08 |access-date=May 7, 2026 |work=Kotaku}}</ref> however due to consumer backlash,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Crecente |first=Brian |date=Jun 5, 2013 |title=Privacy concerns threaten to overshadow Microsoft's new console |url=https://www.polygon.com/2013/6/5/4398440/privacy-microsoft-xbox-one/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250517133629/https://www.polygon.com/2013/6/5/4398440/privacy-microsoft-xbox-one |archive-date=2025-05-17 |access-date=May 7, 2026 |work=Polygon}}</ref> this was lifted before launch. In 2014, the hardware stopped being bundled with Xbox One consoles.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Futter |first=Mike |date=May 13, 2014 |title=Microsoft Completes Its 180 And Drops Kinect From Xbox One |url=https://gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/05/13/microsoft-completes-its-180-and-drops-kinect-from-xbox-one.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260115030312/https://gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/05/13/microsoft-completes-its-180-and-drops-kinect-from-xbox-one.aspx |archive-date=2026-01-15 |access-date=May 7, 2026 |work=GameInformer}}</ref> | ||
In 2019, the Azure Kinect released,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Liao |first=Shannon |date=May 7, 2018 |title=Microsoft is moving Kinect to the cloud |url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/7/17318690/microsoft-kinect-cloud-announced-build-2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250824053827/https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/7/17318690/microsoft-kinect-cloud-announced-build-2018 |archive-date=2025-08-24 |access-date=May 7, 2026 |work=The Verge}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ranger |first=Steve |date=Feb 25, 2019 |title=What is Microsoft's Azure Kinect DK? |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/what-is-microsofts-azure-kinect-dk/ |access-date=May 7, 2026 |work=ZDNet}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Peters |first=Jay |date=Aug 21, 2023 |title=Microsoft kills Kinect again |url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/21/23840327/microsoft-azure-kinect-developer-kit-discontinued |access-date=May 7, 2026 |work=The Verge}}</ref> | In 2019, the Azure Kinect released,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Liao |first=Shannon |date=May 7, 2018 |title=Microsoft is moving Kinect to the cloud |url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/7/17318690/microsoft-kinect-cloud-announced-build-2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250824053827/https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/7/17318690/microsoft-kinect-cloud-announced-build-2018 |archive-date=2025-08-24 |access-date=May 7, 2026 |work=The Verge}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ranger |first=Steve |date=Feb 25, 2019 |title=What is Microsoft's Azure Kinect DK? |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/what-is-microsofts-azure-kinect-dk/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251218114414/https://www.zdnet.com/web/20251218114414/https:/www.zdnet.com/article/what-is-microsofts-azure-kinect-dk/ |archive-date=2025-12-18 |access-date=May 7, 2026 |work=ZDNet}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Peters |first=Jay |date=Aug 21, 2023 |title=Microsoft kills Kinect again |url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/21/23840327/microsoft-azure-kinect-developer-kit-discontinued |access-date=May 7, 2026 |work=The Verge}}</ref> | ||
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