Battlefield 4 lets you lean and peek with Kinect
As promised, the Xbox One version of Battlefield 4 will support Kinect functionality when it launches on November 22nd. But what will you be able to do with Microsoft's bundled camera? You'll be able to lean and peek.
As promised, the Xbox One version of Battlefield 4 will support Kinect functionality when it launches on November 22nd. But what will you be able to do with Microsoft's bundled camera? You'll be able to lean and peek.
The camera will track a player's head position, meaning leaning in real life will let you lean in the game. Polygon says it "makes a big difference" because players won't ahve to strafe out into the open.
Of course, there's voice commands as well. You'll be able to call for a medic, request ammo, and let AI teammates know that you need a ride. You can also thank your virtual squadmates, because it never hurts to be polite to computers.
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replyAndrew Yoon posted a new article, Battlefield 4 lets you lean and peek with Kinect.
As promised, the Xbox One version of Battlefield 4 will support Kinect functionality when it launches on November 22nd. But what will you be able to do with Microsoft's bundled camera? You'll be able to lean and peek.-
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we don't really have any idea what the fidelity of the PS4 camera is or how easy it is to develop for right? Like do we even know how close it is in fidelity to the first Kinect vs the new one? Sony hasn't shown basically anything about it, hands on or in a staged PR demo. Fidelity of the voice recognition?
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I have no idea since they've said so little. Sony's focus on putting distinguishing lights on the controllers (for Move and now the PS4) to make it work does suggest something more primitive but it's all very nebulous.
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but a great deal of its fidelity lies in software which we haven't seen in action unless I've missed it
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yeah I mean just realistically what are we getting. Like I think everyone these days is well aware of the difference between advertising you do voice recognition and actually doing it well enough for people to want to use it.
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Sorry they haven't said anything like that.
It is a pair of 1280x800 cameras and doesn't have the ability to see in the dark or in poor lighting conditions. http://m.us.playstation.com/ps4/features/techspecs/?sel=techspecs-camera
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I bet you Microsoft has provided a simple API for the Kinect for small gestures such as head tilting. I imagine they are going to be pretty adamant on providing good tools since it's such a huge investment for them this generation.
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Yup, The Kinect API is a big part of the uniqueness of the offering.
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I pity the gamer that tends to contort their body around while playing intensely.
His soldier on Battlefield will look insanely drunk.-
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Nope, watching my Dad play a combat flight simulator is hilarious.
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I assume that it is really like a button push. You either lean or don't. There's no gradation based on how far you lean, right?
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If it is, that sounds like it would suck.
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there's no reason this would need to be the case. The Kinect offers the ability to do it as an analog control rather than a digital one. It would be up to the developer/game.
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you could do a lot of things. A PS3 shooter could've used the DS3 this way, I'm not aware of any that did. I think in practice carefully tilting the controller doesn't feel great when you're also negotiating 2 sticks and other buttons but maybe it was just no one wanted to bother with leaning in their games.
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people seem to like looking and leaning all over the place with a Rift on their head. TrackIR seems well liked too. It's not like it needs to be some over the top exaggerated movement.
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It would be awesome if they added this to PC too, since Microsoft is bringing Kinect support to Windows.
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