Det var under en spørrestund med en bekreftet Microsoft-ansatt på Reddit det ble avslørt at nye Kinect koster nesten like mye å produsere som konsollen selv. Dette skriver Games Industry. Ifølge den samme personen anses Kinect som en ekstremt viktig brikke for suksessen til Xbox One.
Den anonyme personen skrev blant annet:
- The majority of the masses care only about the console. Except that the success of the Kinect carries much more weight to us. The sensor costs almost as much as the console to make.
- The goal with having a Kinect ship with every Xbox is to guarantee to game developers if they implement Kinect features into their games, everyone who has an Xbox will be able to experience it. I often see people dismiss the Kinect instantly because they haven't seen it work like I have. It is an integral part of the Xbox One experience, avslutter vedkommende.
Da gjenstår det bare å se om den nye og forbedrede Kinect kan ta spillingen til et nytt nivå.