Many of you may be vocal in your dissatisfaction with Kinect, but I'm willing to bet you wouldn't turn down the chance to at least try it out, even if it's just once.
For those living near a Microsoft store, you'll have that chance. The motion-control device is playable at all four locations. Yeah, there are only four Microsoft stores in existence, and they can be found in these cities: Scottsdale, AZ; Mission Viejo and San Diego, CA; and Lone Tree, CO.
Call me when Best Buy gets some demo units in. I have to wonder -- will most GameStops even have adequate space for the device? The ones near my house sure won't.
Kinect now playable at Microsoft Stores nationwide -- all four of them [Engadget]
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3:40 PM on 06.25.2010
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Lame.
Mission Viejo, CA
Mission Vao, KotOR
Never heard of such a thing.
That were going to do some kind of game burning service or something?
At least they found another use for them.
Maybe I'll go early in the morning when none of the hot chicks are there.
(and some responses include)
"New York City"
"Chicago"
"Houston"
"Lone Tree, CO"
"Oh I like that last one. Lets put it there"
Lone Tree does sound like a tiny redneck town to those that don't live here.
I went to the Lone Tree store the other day to try it. Meh. Show me a real game and I might be excited. The demo they are running is Kinect Adventures. I got to try out the rafting game. It definitely worked, but it was really obvious that people will have a hard time staying in frame. I watched the people before and after me play and both couples had one person that kept stepping out of frame and wondering why it didn't work right.
I was impressed that it was able to track my 2 year old pretty well. It occasionally thought he was kneeling when he wasn't, but otherwise did great.