Kinect needs dedicated power supply to work on old Xbox 360s

Microsoft’s Kinect motion camera won’t work without its own power link to the mains, so make sure you have a spare wall socket nearby.

The newly unveiled ‘slimline’ Xbox 360s however come with a ”custom Kinect port” which transfers both data and power to the new camera.

The new Xbox 360 has built in Wi-Fi too so no more ugly looking white block with a grey blob for an antenna sticking out the back, and its 802.11n too. It also packs touch-sensitive buttons, includes a 250GB HDD and is said to be very, very quiet in operation.

Reckon your wall socket has room for some Kinect tech?

Source: Eurogamer