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"Microsoft has announced that it has begun shipping &amp;quot;thousands&amp;quot; of Kinect for Windows v2 sensors to developers. The Xbox platform holder is also distributing a preview of the Kinect for Windows software developer kit SDK, also in its second iteration.  &amp;quot;The SDK is free of cost and there are no fees for runtime licenses of commercial applications developed with the SDK,&amp;quot; says a blog post from Microsoft&amp;#039;s Kinect team. &amp;quot;We will be releasing a final version of the SDK 2.0 in a few months, but with so many of you eagerly awaiting access, we wanted to make the SDK available as early as possible.&amp;quot; The sensor offers a number of improvements over its predecessor, including enhanced depth sensing, support for the 1080p resolution and a wider field of view. Microsoft is encouraging developers to publish Kinect-enabled apps on the Windows Store in a bid to increase the amount of compatible software available post-launch. Developers react to Kinect no longer being mandatory for Xbox One Watch our Xbox One video review below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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