Microsoft: 'No Need' For Kinect Processor, Removal Not Cost-Related

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From gamasutra.com:

Microsoft removed a standalone processor from Kinect because there was �no need� for its inclusion, not as previously rumored, to merely reduce the cost of the device.

 

�We didn�t know how much processing Kinect was going to take at the start of development,� said Tsunoda. �Obviously, you don�t want to lose any of the things that are important to Xbox customers. Graphic fidelity is something that Xbox has always been known for, and you want to make sure that you still hit that level."

 

"Forza is a graphical showpiece, and we had Forza with Kinect at E3� the graphic fidelity has actually improved in some areas from what they shipped with Forza 3. It�s still running at 60 FPS and it�s supporting Kinect, so there�s just no need to have that extra processor.�

 

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