The Kinect Thread

[Dyne]

Kinect's actually pretty awesome. It's been a major hit for everyone who's been over at my place. Dance Central is especially getting a lot of praise.

Kinect Adventures is an ok pack-in but yeah, the Kinect is definitely in need of a killer app that doesn't involve dancing. I have high hopes for Project Draco (Panzer Dragoon's spiritual sequel) and Child of Eden. It's got a hell of a lot of potential and I don't regret buying it at all.

Playstation Move, on the other hand, looks like a stillbirth - I don't know one person who owns it. I may buy it if something interesting comes along, but my interest has not been piqued.

[Swan]

Played this at combines house over the weekend. It was alot of fun. Of the games I played soccer was easily the most fun.


Can't wait to see what they do past the typical motion games.



PS love controlling console with voice

[Professor S]

First I need to get a new 360, then we'll see about the Kinect. I'm really missing my Xbox right now...

By the way, does anyone know if the old HDs are compatible with the new 360's? I hate the idea of having to pay $100 for 250 gigs when I have a perfectly serviceable 20 gigs in my old rig.

[Combine 017]

Originally Posted by Professor S

First I need to get a new 360, then we'll see about the Kinect. I'm really missing my Xbox right now...

By the way, does anyone know if the old HDs are compatible with the new 360's? I hate the idea of having to pay $100 for 250 gigs when I have a perfectly serviceable 20 gigs in my old rig.

The new 360's have a built in HD, so no the 20 gig HD is not compatible.
You will have to get an HD transfer kit or a flash drive to move all your data over.
Not sure why they went with an internal HD for this one, I kind of liked being able to remove it.

[Professor S]

Originally Posted by Combine 017

The new 360's have a built in HD, so no the 20 gig HD is not compatible.
You will have to get an HD transfer kit or a flash drive to move all your data over.
Not sure why they went with an internal HD for this one, I kind of liked being able to remove it.

*sigh*

My Xbox is busted. I have no way of accessing the data to make the transfer. My biggest disappointment? My saves from Mass Effect 1 and 2 are lost and I'll have to start with a new character for 3. That REALLY bothers me. So many hours LOST.

EDIT: I'll just buy a used 360.

[Vampyr]

If you're Xbox is busted but the hard drive is still functioning, there -has- to be a way to get the stuff off.

If you get a data transfer kit, is it possible to hook your old HD in one side, and plug the other side into the new Xbox (or the new Xbox's hard drive if you get one that is removable.)

[TheSlyMoogle]

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6283514.html

I lol at this.

[manasecret]

Originally Posted by Professor S

*sigh*

My Xbox is busted. I have no way of accessing the data to make the transfer. My biggest disappointment? My saves from Mass Effect 1 and 2 are lost and I'll have to start with a new character for 3. That REALLY bothers me. So many hours LOST.

EDIT: I'll just buy a used 360.

Just buy a converter for the HD to convert it to USB. They sell them everywhere for like $20 or less.

That's assuming your old 20 GB HD has a normal connector, as I'm guessing it does.

EDIT: One such example:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16812232002

Apparently the X360 HDs use SATA as I thought, which is the standard PC connector. This converts SATA to USB. Be warned: you may have to open up the hard drive enclosure, voiding your warranty.

[Vampyr]

Yeah, I recently bought a new 360 slim. I used a regular old hard drive that I had inside an enclosure that utilized USB ports. I hooked my hard drive into my old 360's USB port, formatted it, and moved the data to it.

Then, I plugged it into the usb port on my new 360, and moved the data onto there.

If you get the sata to USB thing that mana is talking about, this should be even easier for you since you can just take the old hard drive out and move things right to the new 360 via USB.