The question in the title says it all… Can I play Fable: The Journey without the Kinect? I have done some searching for it, but could not find any creditable sources. Can anyone confirm this?
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... which is very small. Not many have been found that are not on that list, but "ESPN" is one for example, that can bring you to the ESPN page while on the dashboard. Microsoft has stated it is up the the individual game / app maker for functionality, and that they should provide a list that can be used with their services.
At one point it was demo'd that you could turn on / turn off the machine using voice commands. This functionality however did not make it to release (for obvious reasons).
Works fine in my projector setup. The projector is on a shelf about 8 feet up, the xbox is below it, and the Kinect is about 10 feet in front of these on a 3 foot stand. The 9 foot diagonal projector screen is above and behind the Kinect sensor. I have no issues other than the absurd $50 price for the powered Kinect USB extension I needed.
Added top-down diagram of room. Remember projector is way, way above the kinect -- 8 feet vs 3 feet.
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Best Answer
Kinect is required for Fable: The Journey.
This info is on the Xbox.com page for the game - look just to the right of the ESRB rating.
Major Nelson's blog entry for the demo also notes that you'll need the Kinect sensor to play.
Contrast this with the page for Mass Effect 3 which has the official branding for "Better with the Kinect Sensor" (just underneath the tabs at the top of the page, in white text on purple).