Hardcore gaming next for Kinect, says Acclaim founder

NewsPosted 13/06/2011 - 11:58am GMT+1

Greg Fischbach talks about the road ahead for Kinect.

Greg Fischbach, founder of defunct publisher Acclaim Entertainment, has stated the next step for Kinect is in discovering "How to make [it] work in the hardcore gaming environment".

Fischbach, who is currently heading the publisher behind Kinect game Yoostar 2, said: "I think that what the stats show with respect to the early launch of Kinect is that it appealed probably to a more hardcore audience than was anticipated by Microsoft, and that's because hardcore gamers are early adopters."

He continued: "And now the question is, if you listen to what Microsoft is doing, is to how do we make Kinect work in the Hardcore Gaming Environment? How do we add value and how do we add a play mechanic that works with Call of Duty and makes it fun to play. Or Assassin’s Creed?"

VideoGamer.com Analysis

While the likes of Wii U have already made promises to cater to the hardcore market, it's difficult to imagine how a legitimate hardcore title could be interpreted for Kinect. Even more difficult to imagine are hardcore gamers comfortable with trading the accuracy of a controller with the 'novelty' of motion sensors.

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TomPearson @ tecmic

I completely agree with this - "Hardcore gamers will want accuracy and no lag in response". Unfortunately the way that the kinect works means it will be almost impossible to get rid of latency.

Posted 13:14 on 13 June 2011

tecmic

The answer is in the question! Hardcore gamers will want accuracy and no lag in response, so the Kinect sensor has to meet that requirement. Getting the sensor to interpret detailed body movements, such as the trigger finger, may be achieved through sensor improvements or... I think the requirement for better sensitivity could be jacked up a level for hardcore games by offering an add-on for specialist games. I would have thought H/c gamers would happily accept say a glove, fitted with transmitters or whatever, that the sensor can easily detect. This would enable Kinect to track detailed moves such as those required to use a rifle, prime and throw a grenade, switch on the ignition in a truck and so on.
I know Kinect is 'controller free' but this would be a specialist add-on for that extra touch of reality. Even Minority Report needed 'gloves'!

Posted 13:05 on 13 June 2011