How to Turn off Voice Chat on your Kinect

Here's How to Turn off Voice Chat on your Kinect tutorial from EA Sports.

When you start your game, you may hear other players talking. This raises the question: can they hear you as well? If you have a Kinect, the answer may be yes! But there is a way to turn this feature off on both sides if you prefer.

To change your Voice Chat settings:

1. Press the central Guide button on your controller.


2. Scroll to Settings, and select System Settings.


3. Select Kinect Settings, and look for Chat Microphone in the list.


4. If you want to prevent other players from hearing you in the game, turn off the chat microphone. Don't worry--your Kinect speech commands will still work.

Alternatively, with the Kinect Guide, you can turn the chat microphone on or off by hovering your hand over the speech icon in the lower-right corner.

Of course, you may still hear other players, but you can mute them as well. Simply tap the button to the left of Guide (View on Xbox One or Back on Xbox 360), and press X to mute any player listed. On Xbox One, there is an option to Mute All. Select any player on the leaderboard to bring up this button.

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Xbox 360 + Kinect Bundle For $99

Xbox 360 + Kinect Bundle For $99 only with 2-year subscription.

Microsoft is planning to launch a $99 Xbox console package with a monthly subscription as early as next week, according to sources speaking to The Verge.



According to sources, Microsoft will offer a 4GB console and a Kinect sensor for $99 and a monthly subscription of $15 that will run for two-years. The subscription will give gamers access to Xbox Live Gold service and a two-year warranty.

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It is also rumored that additional streaming content from cable providers or sportspackage providers will be made available.



There will be an early termination fee for those breaking the contract before the two years are up.

source: forbes.com

Kinect does not recognized dark-skinned

Kinect does not recognized dark-skinned? Is Kinect racist, of course not!



GameSpot testing suggests facial recognition features of motion-sensing camera system might not work properly for some gamers; Microsoft says lighting levels to blame.



In testing the Kinect, two dark-skinned GameSpot employees had problems getting the system's facial recognition features to work.



While testing out the Kinect, two dark-skinned GameSpot employees experienced problems with the system's facial recognition abilities. The system recognized one employee inconsistently, while it was never able to properly identify the other despite repeated calibration attempts. However, Kinect had no problems identifying a third dark-skinned GameSpot employee, recognizing his face after a single calibration. Lighter-skinned employees were also consistently picked up on the first try.

source:gamespot