In a Windows Central article (HERE), people at MS basically said Kinetic gestures had seen very low level of use among users.** So now the New Xbox Experience is sans gestures.
I think it is sad in one way, it was an 'interesting' if niche/feature of the console. I suppose since they are selling units without the Kinetic they felt having that feature continue would be a disappointing things for XB One owner without the camera. They said they would listen to fans on this subject, but I suspect that it won't be considered really.
Like I said, it still a bit sad in a funny way. I was not a fan of Kinect, or at least of pushing Kinect into places/games it should have been, yet I think for controlling teh console it was interesting.
** (a transcript directly to what was said)Jez: One of the questions I've seen posed in our Windows Central NXOE thread pertains to Kinect gestures. I've noticed that they're absent from the latest build on the New Xbox One Experience - what's the situation there?
Mike: On gestures, when we looked at the New Xbox One Experience we wanted to prioritize features that customers were asking for, plus areas of improvement from the existing Xbox One UI. Then, we wanted to look at the use-case model of features that take a lot of investment and say, "is it worth continuing to invest in that area?"
With gestures, the reality was the usage was very, very low. So for now, we've cut that from the New Xbox One Experience. So when we launch on the 12th, they won't be in the product. We'll continue to monitor and listen to feedback to see if people want them in.
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