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Microsoft has denied reports that Kinect for Xbox 360 has been hacked, stating the software and hardware which are part of Kinect have not been modified.
Over the weekend, a member of open-source development community NUI Group was reported to have hacked a Kinect unit. The developer known as AlexP managed to get the Kinect camera and motor working with a Windows 7 PC.
Microsoft issued the following statement: “Kinect for Xbox 360 has not been hacked -in any way – as the software and hardware that are part of Kinect for Xbox 360 have not been modified. What has happened is someone has created drivers that allow other devices to interface with the Kinect for Xbox 360. The creation of these drivers, and the use of Kinect for Xbox 360 with other devices, is unsupported. We strongly encourage customers to use Kinect for Xbox 360 with their Xbox 360 to get the best experience possible.”
Kinect for Xbox 360 launches tomorrow in the UK.
Via Gamespot
Hacked or not, it will be very interesting to see what the development community is able to do with Kinect when hooked up to a PC.
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