The Xbox One initially shipped with a revised ... the company that made the sensors for the original Xbox 360 Kinect. A highly miniaturized version of that same technology is what powers the ...

The new Kinect for Xbox One comes bundled with the console and enables motion- and voice control out of the box. It features a 1080p camera compared to the VGA sensor on the original Kinect ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Another backflip? Back in May, Microsoft said that you'll need have the motion-sensing Kinect plugged in at all times in order for your Xbox One ...

The not-so-subtle assertion at the event was that the bundled Kinect sensor was a large part of the Xbox One experience – a feature that would set the console apart from its competitors.

A more affordable version of the Xbox One -- without the Kinect motion sensor -- hits stores on June 9. Is this the version gamers have been waiting for? Jeff Bakalar Editor at Large Jeff is CNET ...

Unfortunately, the answer is no. Microsoft has confirmed to Ars Technica that the new generation Kinect that comes packaged with every Xbox One console has a proprietary connector that can not be ...

What could possibly go wrong? Following on from the massive success of Kinect on the Xbox 360, Microsoft made the bold choice of bundling every Xbox One with Kinect 2.0. The second-generation ...

But on the price-tag---$499---and the motion and voice sensor Kinect, which comes bundled with each Xbox One, Microsoft remained firm. As I noted earlier, Microsoft should stick to the price-tag ...

That thing you thought would happen, did: Microsoft has announced a smaller, yet upgraded, version of Xbox One to kick off its E3 conference. The Xbox One S is 40 percent smaller than the current ...

So a year later, the Xbox One has no used games restrictions, no mandatory Kinect, and it's selling for $399. That year was enough time to hand the early game to Sony, but better late than never.

With this in mind it was with mild to indifferent puzzlement that I saw Microsoft announce Kinect as a requirement for Xbox One. Move on to Christmas and like any keen gamer I bought the Xbox One ...