Microsoft has set a 2028 launch for its next Xbox console. The gaming team was asked if the upcoming Xbox console might not have fixed hardware requi
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How did the Kinect factor into things in terms of power?

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Microsoft required 10% of system resources be reserved for Kinect support, even in games that didn’t support Kinect features.

https://www.eurogamer.net/how-the-xbox-one-gpu-reserve-unlock-actually-works

That reduction in horsepower for the actual games showed up in reduced resolution and framerate.

Lifting that restriction allowed the Xbox One to reach parity with the PS4.

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