If there’s something core gamers was skeptical about in regards to the Xbox One, it is the built-in Kinect functionality. a brand new video from Microsoft research shows off the whole ways that Kinect 2.0 fulfills the guarantees made before the launch of the unique peripheral.

The detailed footage shows off how the Kinect team tracks a user’s skeleton, body orientation, musculature, and heart rate. With the announcement of Xbox Fitness, these are important features.

Take a glance and tell us what you suspect.

Our Take
Let’s be honest. Kinect as a device for gaming probably still isn’t precise enough to atone for the dearth of tactile feedback. Kinect as a companion for other Xbox One experiences has great potential, though. 

The Xbox Fitness offerings seemed great on announcement, but actually seeing a Kinect demonstration just like the one above makes the whole difference. i’d still flinch when a game carries the “Better with Kinect” banner, but that does not mean the device doesn’t have value.