In an article today confirming Move support for upcoming strategy RTS R.U.S.E, Eugen Systems’ Mathieu Girard claimed the reason behind the developer not extending the moving offer to Kinect was due to the recurring rumour that Microsoft’s device requires its players standing in order to work.
Not so, apparently. Confirming to Joystiq today, a Microsoft representative stated:
“Kinect can be used while sitting when an experience is developed with sitting in mind.”
This is threatening to become the Ross and Rachel of the gaming world. Will it? Won’t it? Does it mind that Joey was in there for a while?
We think we can safely put this one to rest. Kinect knows when you’ve been sitting, it knows when you’ve been bad. You just have to develop with seated players in mind. Now we just need confirmed European prices and we can stop talking about the hearsay and focus on the device/games. Dance Central looks awesome, y’all.
Source: Joystiq
Apnomis
There’s clearly more to this than Microsoft are making out – there is no smoke without fire and this issue is billowing smoke! I’m personally more inclined to believe a 3rd party developer that has looked into the possibility of using it sat down than Microsoft who will say anything to get you to buy one off them!
My guess is by “developing experiences for seated play” they actually mean it’s recognition is extremely limited sat down so the game would have to use only the most basic of commands, i.e. not suitable for the complex commands of R.U.S.E.
Mind you I don’t think Kinect is accurate enough to control R.U.S.E. anyway, I think the Ubisoft developer was being nice about Kinect given they have a separate range of fitness games and shovelware they still need to promote for Kinect…
tinman9
more and more I read tells me Kinect will flop.