The confirmed Kinect support for Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary is clarified as not affecting ”the core gameplay experience” or vision of the game.
It’s still a ”faithful recreation of the original game,” but they’ve ”nothing else to share just yet.” Kinect is only used in ”authentic and meaningful ways.”
Microsoft’s internal 343 Industries are handling the Halo: CE remake which includes both the original and the visually updated version. “It’s no surprise we’re exploring ways Kinect can enhance game experiences in authentic and meaningful ways,” said Microsoft.
“The Kinect features we’re exploring with ‘Halo: Anniversary’ are additive and will not affect the core gameplay experience or alter our mission of delivering a faithful recreation of the original game. That said we have nothing else to share just yet.”
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary releases on Xbox 360 November 15th.