After reversing course on Internet connections and DRM limitations, Redmond reveals that its next-gen console and Kinect motion sensor won't be tied at the hip as earlier planned. Our team tests, ...

For all the buzz about the new Kinect that will ship with the Xbox One, there are remarkably few facts to go around. Sources trumpet its infrared-enabled ability to detect motion in a dark room, for ...

Microsoft will launch a lower cost version of its Xbox One video game console next month that drops the motion and voice sensor Kinect. A $399 Xbox One without Kinect will be available in all markets ...

Xbox One Kinect will not be compatible with PCs, Microsoft has confirmed. Unlike the Xbox 360 Kinect sensor, which comes with a PC adaptor, the Xbox One sensor has been designed specifically for the ...

This weekend, Microsoft revealed that two new updates are arriving to the Xbox One Kinect. The sensor, that is primarily used to map movement across a range of titles available for the Xbox One, will ...

Microsoft stopped producing the Kinect for Windows v2 sensor today after phasing out the original sensor not long ago. The company emphasized, however, that this does not mean it will stop supporting ...

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 ...

Marc Whitten, of the Xbox One team, has been telling IGN that the Kinect is not needed for the Xbox One to be used to its full. “That said, like online, the console will still function if Kinect isn’t ...

Nic Healey is a Senior Editor with CNET, based in the Australia office. His passions include bourbon, video games and boring strangers with photos of his cat. Microsoft has made yet another policy ...

Microsoft plans to make its Xbox One OS easier to use with controllers. Microsoft plans to overhaul the Xbox One's menu system for easier controller use following the company's announcement yesterday ...

The Xbox One version of Kinect will be released for Windows-based PCs next week. Microsoft's second-generation motion accessory is now available to pre-order online ahead of its shipping date of July ...