Wii + Move + Kinect?

Drez

Is there a way to have all three connected in a goodish way?

I have a Wii and now a Move and I'm thinking of picking up a new 360 with Kinect one of these days but I'm not sure how I'm going to be able to set that up...

Anyone have all three set up? Any ideas?

ObiFett

Depends on your TV and the space below and above it. Got a pic of your current setup? Or can you at least describe it?

FANTOMAS

the Kinect requires a lot of room, specially for MP stuff, if you manage to have that much free room, you can use anything else there. I havent tried move or wii, but I doubt they demand more room. And I only have kinect... its a bit picky about where you place it, but once you find "the sweet spot" it works perfect, if theres at least 2 mts between the sensor and you (for single player).

Drez

@ObiFett: Don't have a pic at the moment. My room is an embarrassing mess right now and I'm trying to organize it, so this thread is really me trying to plan it out.

Consider it a tabula rasa. Right now, I have my TV on a dresser, which I might replace with a proper stand. I have my PS Eye at the bottom (sitting on the pedestal) and my Wii Motion Sensor sitting in front of the pedestal. With this setup, I'm not really sure where else to go with it.


@FANTOMAS: This is in my bedroom, so no multiplayer. I mean, if someone's in my bedroom, it's not going to be so we can play Kinect :winky:

But that raises another question: Is Kinect even worthwhile for SP stuff? Maybe I should just get a non-Kinect 360 and upgrade later. Hmm. Any "killer apps" for SP Kinect? I know ME3 uses it, but I already have that on the PC and unfortunately there is no cross-platform save migration as far as I know.

Foomy

The sort of games Kinect can actually do well at, are generally dance games,silly stuff like happy action theater, and umm that's about it. I can't think of any decent single player games that are improved by a Kinect, it's a great idea but the hardware just can't do what it claims most of the time.

So if you don't already own a 360, save some money and get a non-Kinect Bundle.

billwill

No, there's pretty much nothing worthwhile for Kinect in terms of SP (and I would argue this for MP as well, unless you'll be playing games with younger people).

For the past year, I've pretty much only used Kinect for its voice commands. I use them all the time in Netflix so I think the purchase was worth it for that alone but YMMV.

FANTOMAS

Ive yet to try Forza Motorsports 4 with the Kinect, that would be the only "adult" game Ive seen worth using with the kniect, as opposed to all the other stuff Ive seen for the kinect that are mostly silly games..... HOWEVER, they are extremely fun to play in MP, if you are planing on doing mostly singleplayer, then I would say dont even bother with getting a Kinect, its just "family entretainment".

I have tried the star wars Kinect game, and while its very innovative for me to flail my arms around for my player to do stuff, the game itself its awful.

The Crowing One

I got a Kinect because I needed a new 360 around the launch, and it's basically gathering dust. Everything it does that is cool (like the voice commands for ME3 and Skyrim, etc.) are cool add-ons but in no way necessary to get a lot of enjoyment from the game. The novelty of telling my xbox to play and pause Netflix ran out somewhat quickly, and I got tired of shouting "XBOX PAUSE!" three or four times before it understood.

I haven't really played many of the "Kinect games", but very few of them make me curious.

It's a really cool concept, and there are fun things for it out there. If you use Wii and Move a lot, you'd probably be better suited to the Kinect. Then again, if you have a Wii and Move already, there probably isn't a bucket-load of "new" stuff that the Kinect would bring.

As far as the setup, the Kinect (I think) needs more room than the Wii bar or the Move eye (because it has a motor and moves, itself). There are wall mounts, as well which could be an answer.

Drez

Okay, thanks all. I think you unsold me on the Kinect. Doesn't sound like I need it, and I can always buy one later anyway.

Next question: I can still migrate data from my old 20 gig to the new 250 or 320 gig HDD that comes with the new 360, right?

I need to buy some data transfer cable or whatever, right? How's that work?

The Crowing One

Drez wrote: »

Next question: I can still migrate data from my old 20 gig to the new 250 or 320 gig HDD that comes with the new 360, right?

I need to buy some data transfer cable or whatever, right? How's that work?

There's a transfer cable that only works going from the old 20gb to the larger, new ones. I even might have one around I'd be more than willing to send to you, assuming I can find it.

Drez

That's very kind. Let me work on getting the 360. Probably a week or two. Gotta finish organizing all my other components before I can add another.

This will be my fifth or so 360. I hear they are a lot more resilient now though, right?

The Crowing One

We've got two new model 250gb consoles around the house right now, and I had two old model 360s before that. Compared to the old RROD, etc., the new slim ones are awesomely quiet and you're hard pressed to find any sort of integral hardware issues.

Drez

Cool. My last one suffered a puzzling death. Apparently the video card died or melted or something because it worked but with massive artifacting. In fact, it happened while I was playing Assassin's Creed II, so I wasn't actually sure if it was broken or not, since ACII has those memory glyphs which look kinda similar to video artifacts, lol.

Psykus

Drez wrote:

Is there a way to have all three connected in a goodish way?

I have a Wii and now a Move and I'm thinking of picking up a new 360 with Kinect one of these days but I'm not sure how I'm going to be able to set that up...

Anyone have all three set up? Any ideas?

There's a "Tri-Mount" available that will hold all three devices (Kinect sensor, Wii sensor bar, and Move camera) here: http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-360-Wii-PlayStation-3-Nintendo/dp/B0056L328K

Dr. Frenchenstein

yeah i think the kinect is a brilliant idea, but the tech is just not quite there yet for video gaming. Apparently the new steel batallion game is an unplayable mess with the kinect. I've always found games on the Wii, unless they were specifically designed for it, really frustrating to play. the gesture recognition is just not there. Allegedly, there is a new kinect coming out with the new Xbox (whenever that is). I'd save your money unless you really want it.

Dehumanized

Psykus wrote: »

Drez wrote:

Is there a way to have all three connected in a goodish way?

I have a Wii and now a Move and I'm thinking of picking up a new 360 with Kinect one of these days but I'm not sure how I'm going to be able to set that up...

Anyone have all three set up? Any ideas?

There's a "Tri-Mount" available that will hold all three devices (Kinect sensor, Wii sensor bar, and Move camera) here: http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-360-Wii-PlayStation-3-Nintendo/dp/B0056L328K

That thing looks terrifying. If I owned a store, I'd mount one of those in a visible corner with the expectation that it would stop all shoplifting attempts.