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07/14/2014 - 07/15/2014 CONFIRMED 77% CONFIDENCEHappened as dated, per arstechnica.com^[1]: "…ers on Windows PCs, the Microsoft Store unveiled a listing for Kinect v2 for Windows. Priced at $199…"

Start: Jul 14, 201490% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
End: Jul 15, 201490% CONFIDENCEfrom the source

Kinect v2 comes to the PC

This version of the device "is intended for use with the Kinect for Windows software development kit 2.0," suggesting it's being targeted at developers and tinkerers, and not directly at consumers who might want motion or voice-controlled games and apps on the PC.

Microsoft listed the Kinect for Windows v2 sensor at $199 on 5 June 2014 for release on 15 July, marked as intended for use with the Kinect for Windows SDK 2.0, suggesting a developer target^[1][4]
It began shipping on 15 July 2014 at $199 alongside a free SDK 2.0 public preview^[3]

Notable features

Kinect for Windows v2 is the Kinect for Xbox One sensor, nearly identical apart from the removed Xbox branding and an included USB 3.0/AC adapter; Microsoft considers its performance equivalent to the Xbox One version^[2]
Its wide-angle time-of-flight depth camera processes 2 gigabits of data per second, with three times the fidelity of the original Kinect, a 60% wider field of view and a minimum working distance of 0.91m (3.0ft) against 1.83m (6.0ft)^[2]
Sensor: 1080p colour, wide-angle depth camera, active infrared, tracking six skeletons with 25 joints each (up from two and 20)^[3]
SDK 2.0 adds improved hand and joint orientation, Unity support, Kinect Studio and Gesture Builder; it ships without bundled software and is not yet a consumer device^[3][4]

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Cost $199.99

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[1]90%
arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/06/kinect-v2-comes-to-the-pc-on-july-15-for-199
arstechnica.com· Posted Jun 15, 2017· Starts Jul 14, 2014 ✓· Ends Jul 15, 2014 ✓· 0% of score
Happened as dated, per arstechnica.com: "…ers on Windows PCs, the Microsoft Store unveiled a listing for Kinect v2 for Windows. Priced at $199…"
[2]77%
Kinect - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org· Added Sep 22, 2026· 100% of score
Wikipedia's Kinect article says the Xbox One Kinect "uses a wide-angle time-of-flight camera, and processes 2 gigabits of data per second" and that Kinect for Windows v2 is "nearly identical besides the removal of Xbox branding" with a USB 3.0/AC adapter at US$199.
[3]88%
Kinect for Windows v2 Sensor and SDK 2.0 Preview Released
thenextweb.com· Published Jul 15, 2014· 0% of score
TheNextWeb confirms Microsoft began shipping the Kinect for Windows v2 sensor and released the SDK 2.0 public preview on 15 July 2014, precisely matching the pin's stored 14-16 July 2014 window.
[4]85%
New Kinect For Windows Now Available For $199, Shipping July 15
techcrunch.com· Published Jul 7, 2014· 0% of score
TechCrunch's own headline and 7 July 2014 publish date report Microsoft's $199 Kinect for Windows shipping July 15, corroborating the pin's stored mid-July 2014 date, though the page itself could not be fetched to quote directly.

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