Keith Wallace
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It's also a cultural/generational thing. The next generation of gamers 10-15 years from here might have zero issues with talking to inanimate objects like the Kinect or Google glass.
I'm pretty sure people felt awkward talking to mobile phones when they came with others around etc as well. But yes, I agree, for the same reasons I wouldnt consider products like Google glass or which is why I don't use any of the voice recognition stuff on smartphones as well. Kinect might be different if I'm home alone or with people close to me (like family, wife and kids kinda thing), I probably wouldn't feel too awkward saying Xbox on and a few other simple commands but most things I'd still just do with the controller. But if I can just say "xbox on" and have both the xbox and my TV go on with the right channel/input etc, I'm definitely gonna do that rather than messing around with power buttons and several remotes
Basic command, I agree. However, I don't see the Kinect ever working out for online play and such. I mean, who wants to be in party chat yelling at A.I. teammates to attack a target? One thing I would enjoy myself, though, is if they implement sports strategies. I'd love for the next MLB game to have the ability to change a baseball team's defense. It's an annoyance to do with the D-Pad in MLB 2K games now. Simply saying "Double Play," would be nice, rather than hitting the D-Pad, then cycling through a bunch of infield alignments.