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If you thought the Kinect for Xbox 360 launch titles were a little mainstream for your taste, appealing to a broad audience, Microsoft will be happy as that’s exactly what the company wanted.
“We’re not even a hundred days since we launched Kinect yet,” senior producer of Microsoft’s interactive entertainment business, Kevin Unangst told CVG. “It was very intentional with Kinect to go out and deliver blockbusters like Kinect Sports and Dance Central – games that resonated with a broader audience.”
Hardcore gamers needn’t worry too much, though, as Unangst confirmed that core games are coming.
“There are many [hardcore games] coming,” Unangst said. “This is sort of scratching the surface of what’s happening, but we’ve got Child of Eden here today, we’ve got Twisted Pixel’s Gunstringer… and certainly you’re going to see more.
“There’s a whole host of things [for core developers], whether it’s voice control, face recognition and all the tech that Kinect makes possible. Now that we’ve got it in the hands of developers you’re going to see more and more core games.”
“This is just the beginning,” he added.
The future of Kinect games does seem quite casual focused at the moment, with the majority of announced titles designed for a broad audience. Only a handful of known titles for the add-on could be labelled as for core users.
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