The Xbox One will feature, by default, an always-on, works-in-the-dark, microphone and camera that's constantly connected to the internet and 300,000 servers. What could possibly go wrong? Share on ...

CNET's sister site GameSpot is the world's leading site for video game news, reviews, features, and more. Visit us at www.gamespot.com. According to Microsoft marketing executive Mike Nichols, the ...

The original Kinect sold extremely well for a mid-generation add-on, but it just wasn't able to deliver a useful experience in many real-world situations. With the impending launch of the Xbox One, it ...

The Xbox One Kinect camera will comply with privacy laws, Microsoft has revealed. A number of groups have expressed concerns that Kinect on Xbox One could be used to spy on gamers by sending viewing ...

Microsoft will start selling standalone Kinect cameras for Xbox One on October 7, the company announced today in a post on the Xbox Wire. It will cost $150, but you get more than just the camera. The ...

Depending on your view of things, Microsoft has either done a lot of backpedaling or a lot of listening to people’s concerns about the Xbox One. The company now says Kinect won’t have to be plugged in ...

Here is a bold statement: No other device, with the exception of the smartphone, will do more for the evolution of health technology than the Kinect 2.0 on the new Xbox One. In case you are not a ...

The Xbox One wants to make things easy for gamers. For example, its Kinect camera can read QR codes, so when you buy a Xbox Store gift card or an Xbox Live Gold subscription, you can hold the QR code ...

Speculation had been mounting for months that a move like this was in the cards at Microsoft, but now it's actually happening: head of Xbox Phil Spencer confirmed today that starting on June 9 (in all ...

Xbox One is to be sold without Kinect, it has been revealed. Microsoft has confirmed a new version of the console that will be sold for £349 / $399 without the camera accessory starting June 9. The ...

For all the successes we've seen in the world of games, the industry has experienced its share of failures. The Xbox Kinect was arguably one of the biggest missteps in gaming history, mostly because ...

After Xbox head Phil Spencer tweets about a console power boost, the company confirms units without Kinect can access more of its GPU. Nick Statt was a staff reporter for CNET News covering Microsoft, ...