When you're thinking of potential developers you want tinkering with your latest tech, id's John Carmack has got to be near the top of that list. Speaking with Joystiq, the famed programmer and technical director said he has "an itch to make a Kinect title for Xbox LIVE."
"I can't use Kinect for our real games; there just isn't a place for our current FPSes on there," he revealed. He's not alone in that sentiment, and I think that's why many studios who are known for creating those types of experiences haven't announced anything for Kinect yet.
Before you get too excited over the possibilities of a Kinect-powered id title for XBLA, realize that Carmack also said "I don't even know what I'd want to do yet." Plus, he's still got the non-mobile versions of RAGE to worry about, and those aren't due out anytime soon.
id's Carmack wants to make a Kinect game for XBLA [Joystiq]
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7:00 PM on 11.19.2010 | 
"I can't use Kinect for our real games."
The one thing they never consider is that yes, we might see real games, but will they be good? I don't see how it would be possible to play a game with guns on the Kinect.
I like guns.
STEEL BATALLION is coming to Kinect-
Not Mech Assult.
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if kinect can track a person it can track a plastic gun, and while i guess ducking and bobbing does get tiring fast i don't see why it couldn't be tweaked to make a really good FPS experience, at least as good as you get on the Wii control wise.
i suppose it goes against the whole "no controller" paradigm, but who cares if it works?
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I agree about the MOTION part, but POINTER is a different story. I've never played a shooter with better controls than stuff like Metroid Prime 3/Trilogy.