Back in 2009 when Xbox was at its best, Project Natal came out of nowhere, "the controller was a barrier". Kinect turned into a long ride to hell that lasted 5 years, forced all the way up to the next generation of consoles. A major reorganization of the Xbox team happened after the departure of Don Mattrick in 2013. Kinect is no longer advertised or bundled with the console. Today in 2016, Phil Spencer is still trying to recover the Xbox brand's image.
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E3 2009 https://youtu.be/DesTY6Qk07Q
E3 2010 https://youtu.be/2Z-0Rj9-bhg
E3 2011 https://youtu.be/77c2S0V4__w
E3 2012 https://youtu.be/IYvQu00t75w
E3 2013 https://youtu.be/wVz23gN5Z5A
Delivering More Choice for Fans https://youtu.be/O_NLK-jEDGc
Fan Impressions at E3 https://youtu.be/N0qU_qomqsE
gamereactorTV Ryse Design Director Interview https://youtu.be/SP59SSUT6UI
Gamers play Mass Effect 3 with Kinect https://youtu.be/lytQr8LqruE
Gamers talk about Mass Effect 3 & Kinect https://youtu.be/bhnFE5hpsM8
I'm Han Solo Kinect Star Wars Gameplay https://youtu.be/x_xJqkzngBI
IGN Devs Respond to New Kinect-Less XO https://youtu.be/pPQ4GZS6WqM
IGN X1 Experience Forgoes Kinect https://youtu.be/AFgtJSyrgoo
IGN Xbox One Will Never Come Without Kinect https://youtu.be/qXVmWirjakM
Kinect goes wrong! https://youtu.be/tJZyvpu3WVQ
Kinect Launch Event in Los Angeles https://youtu.be/fC1sRIzsAfk
Kinect Launch Times Square New York https://youtu.be/H7VtQcAH2OQ
KINECT STAR WARS Spring Showcase 2012 B-roll Footage https://youtu.be/5K404XefUkk
Microsoft's Don Mattrick Interview https://youtu.be/bTAKSBvuT-A
Molyneux says Kinect is "unnecessary" and "a joke" https://youtu.be/o4b6OyxmxKw
More Fan Impressions at E3 https://youtu.be/Jth-y33yBfM
Project Natal Experience imagined by Cirque du Soleil https://youtu.be/qG8DQYf1d9A
Times Square Turns Kinect https://youtu.be/cmxUtrygPK0
Ubisoft GRFS Kinect Reveal GunSmith https://youtu.be/NC6to0ADjeo
Xbox at Jingle Ball https://youtu.be/7gjauP_boHQ
Xbox Kinect Effect https://youtu.be/FCw38l3rHW4
Xbox Kinect Launch https://youtu.be/s3V1qHg8bjM
Xbox One Day One Countdown Montage https://youtu.be/1JCZCusE_cg
Xbox One Launch Day (Toronto) https://youtu.be/QOTbQqVOhzM
Xbox One Launch It's a Wrap! https://youtu.be/9qi5l9OhQnI
Xbox One Reveal Press Conference https://youtu.be/uP4E3xNU9pU
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