Depending on your view of things, Microsoft has either done a lot of backpedaling or a lot of listening to people’s concerns about the Xbox One. The company now says Kinect won’t have to be plugged in ...

The original Xbox Kinect was unveiled to wide-eyed gamers in 2010 for the Xbox 360. The accessory was an immediate success thanks to its futuristic-feeling ability to track motion and hear voices.

Pour one out for Microsoft’s toy that allows players to flap their limbs around like a crazy person—the Kinect for Xbox is dead. The news comes from Fast Company and was officially confirmed by ...