Xbox Kinect Adapter

Having been an early adopter of both Kinect devices across two different Xbox platforms, we've become accustomed to the great functionality it provides. It does everything all the numerous remotes do, allows us to control all of our entire entertainment systems in one and signs us in when it recognises us. Microsoft's attitude towards Xbox One X users and Kinect was appalling - removing the Kinect-shaped USB port from the XB1X and then stopping manufacture of the converter. Microsoft provide Alexa skills, that don't exist outside of the US - not that we'd want an Amazon anti-privacy device in our home in any case. At least with Microsoft we know where we stand. Thankfully this adapter resolves the issue and we've had our Kinect friend back (reliably) ever since. Once or twice we've accidentally knocked the connector out whilst cleaning, but reconnecting it seems to resolve the problem without issue. It also avoids the unscrupulous sellers who bough the Microsoft Kinect Adapter en masse, jacking the prices up 400% - plus this will work if you want to use your Kinect device on a Windows PC / embedded device.

Found my old Kinect 2.0 from my first XBOX ONE kicking round but couldnt find the adapter Microsoft gave me to make it work with the XBOX S. Bought this and .. it almost worked straight away with Win10! I had to look under device manager, find the kinect under USB and update a driver (I forget the details - google "kinect 2.0 windows10 driver update") but now it works with Win10 PERFECTLY. I use it as my defualt webcam now, PLUS it enables Windows Hello - which means it unlocks my PC by looking at it. This is not available to most webcams, but the kinect 3D sensors means this feature is now available to me. In addition to decent webcam quality, the microphone sensor array in the Kinect is brilliant. Handy for those family zoom meetups RN.

Does the job I guess. Having not used my kinect for nearly 2 years now since I got my X, I wanted to try this out at last. Simple to setup and works perfectly, but unfortunately takes up a whole wall plug, and therefore I've already stopped using it.

This adaptor was out of my price range when I originally looked at purchasing the Xbox Kinect sensor and at the time there were no alternatives to the expensive ones. 2 years later I finally got hold of the Xbox Kinect sensor and was glad to see common sense had prevailed in the pricing of the adaptor to connect to your pc. Although I'm pretty sure they're of Chinese origin and the reliability of such units would make you think twice I can say so far the unit has worked well without any issues and allowed me to get on with using the Kinect with its many applications through a pc. That said we'll see if reliability becomes an issue later on. Will keep you posted

My daughter wanted a Kinect sensor for her Xbox one S. I managed to purchase one second hand, but an adaptor is required. I looked around on the internet to see what was available. There are a few options, but none are cheap, and a lot of reviews leave you with the feeling you could be buying a dud. I purchased this one from Amazon after reading the reviews, and couldn’t be happier. It arrived pretty quickly. Looks and feels the part. Was easy to set up and works perfectly. Still a tad expensive, but cheaper than most, and needs must.

After reading a few reviews I was a bit skeptical about this, as some mentioned it not being properly grounded and it emitting sparks when touching metal, however after some research I deemed this one to be the best quality of the others I had seen so I purchased this. I needed this to power a second hand Kinect V2 that I purchased to use for a camera and Windows hello. I can confirm that I don't get any grounding issues, however I've not fully verified whether it is properly grounded so you may want to check yourselves, as I have had third party power supplies (for the original Kinect) pop open when plugged in in the past. The power supply seems sturdy and reliable, and provides adequate power to my Kinect and I've not had any issues since purchase, however I will update if any problems arise.

It works ok and its great you get a good cable length. However major downside it keeps disconnecting from console which is really annoying as cant really use the kinect. Maybe a dud one from production that needs replacing

Didn't work with my Xbox One S. I had to return it. Apart from that, I can recommend to give it a try. Cheaper than the original one. Fast delivery.