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Console gamers will be able to wave their hands in front of the next-generation Kinect when Xbox One launches later this year. However, PC users...

The original Kinect always felt like a beta. It was the first implementation of something we collectively imagined should be much better. Our vision of Kinect had it be more precise, less laggy, and more natural to use. And that's precisely what Kinect for Xbox One is.

According to Kinect program manager Scott Evans, Microsoft plans on bringing the new Kinect to PC.

Ooh, what a fancy new sensor the Xbox One's Kinect has. With a 1080p camera and some nonsense about photons, it's more accurate and more reliable. And it knows when you're afraid. With the big reveal today, Microsoft has demonstrated using Kinect on Xbox One to detect users' heart rate and facial expressions.

Remember Milo & Kate, Peter Molyneux's Kinect-powered boy-simulator? How much of it was actually real?

The Dance Central 3 library includes over 200 tracks, but the developer has announced plans to stop working on any additional add-on content.

Matter, Gore Verbinski's planned Kinect game, has been canceled by Microsoft.

Microsoft's Kinect may have started its life on the Xbox 360, but the company has ambitions to miniaturize it and improve it until it can function in TVs, laptops, and even tablets.

The next Xbox, codenamed Durango, will not only include an updated version of Kinect--it will require it. "It must be plugged in and calibrated for the console to even function."

Sure, you could press A to revive your pal in Dead Space 3's co-op mode, but wouldn't it be quicker and easier to say "Revive partner!" to your Kinect? No, of course not. Still, Visceral's scary shooter supports just that, as a new video shows off. Gasp, as the possibility of forgetting which button does what is replaced by the slower nuisance of forgetting voice commands.