Kinect: Difference between revisions

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>