Has anyone found a store that is taking the Xbox one Kinect sensor on trade? I don't use it and would like to get something out of it instead of it just sitting in a box.
GameStop told me they'd start taking them in soon. You could try to sell now, or wait on that. The risk there is that EVERYONE might be trading them in when that starts.
I wouldn't consider trading mine in. Quite the contrary, maybe I'll pick up cheap trade-ins for spares! Been considering if I should get the Kinect 2 for PC as well when that comes available
I would think that won't happen for the most parts. Obviously those will who have refused to really even try it and it's just sitting in the box, but I think majority who gave it a shot would rather just keep it. Then there are people too who have given it a fair shot but for whatever reason havn't managed to get good enough performance out of it.
I wouldn't consider trading mine in. Quite the contrary, maybe I'll pick up cheap trade-ins for spares! Been considering if I should get the Kinect 2 for PC as well when that comes available
I think there's a large portion of gamers who are JUST gamers, and don't get much (if any) use out of the Kinect. The only time I use my Kinecy anymore is to turn the console on, and the thing's only about 70% successful with that voice command for me. There are probably 2-3 days in a week where I'll turn my console on with my controller because the third voice command failed.
I think you answered the question about use yourself. You said that maybe half of your Kinect use is game-related. So, gamers use it half as much as non-gamers, at the most. Honestly, what is the use for the Kinect if you're not gaming, beyond recording a video clip? It's easy to hit home and switch games. It's easy to get to the Achievements.
My thing is that the non-gamers have a legitimate reason to use it for things like media navigation, which doesn't apply to gamers.
I'm not one to play many games at the same time--one, maybe two. So, the "skipping the loading screen" is negated by the fact that the One suspends games (which I love). It takes less than 30 seconds to get the console on and in-game. Like, right now, I'm only playing Powerstar Golf. What I could do it start a tournament, turn the console off, then when I'm ready to play it, the console will have the thing already-loaded. I won't have a use for the Kinect with that.