Xbox One version of Kinect can not be connected to pc

The Kinect sensor for the Xbox One is delivered, it can not be connected to a pc, Microsoft has confirmed. In 2014 appears a separate Kinect for Windows, with usb 3.0 connector. In november appears the sdk for the Windows version.

Microsoft confirms opposite Ars Technica that the Kinect sensor of the Xbox One can be connected to a pc, because the sensor is a private model connection. Therefore, Microsoft releases Kinect for Windows on the market. That appears, however, only in 2014, while the Xbox One in november appears on the market. The Windows version of Kinect has a usb 3.0 connector. Microsoft brings no reducer on the market that the Xbox One sensor on a pc can be connected.

The Kinect sensor of the Xbox 360 has a usb 2.0 connection, allowing the console-sensor is also connected to a pc can be. As a result, there are also many, especially scientific applications for the sensor developed.

Microsoft announced earlier this week the Kinect for Windows developer kit program. Participation in the program costs $ 400. The program will start in november, to coincide with the introduction of the Xbox One. Participants get access to the sdk and the api of Kinect. In addition, participants will get a pre-release version of the sensor and the final version, once available.