Recently Microsoft made the decision to consolidate the company's Kinect hardware. Developers are now able to use an adaptor to help essentially with development cost. In addition to cost saving measures, Microsoft's upcoming One-operating system play is also another enticement for Kinect developers. The idea of near future Kinect-based development that will expand beyond the Xbox One and niche business cases is becoming more and more a reality every day. The Kinect faithful are trusting that these new developments from Microsoft will finally spur the promised future the Kinect offered back in its initial release.