Is there a way to connect a Kinect One sensor (came with Xbox One) to my PC or Mac?

Question

I have ordered my Kinect one (which comes with Xbox one) online. I understand this uses different connectors but has anyone connected it to the PC/Mac?

Have anyone tried re soldering the wires to a usb connector and trying it on PC?

Answer 1

Yes, this has happened! While there is now a Kinect based off the Xbox One's version that works with a PC out of the box, hacker Chris Gallizzi managed to create a custom USB (3.0) interface and you can read more about that in the conviniently titled article: It's Possible to Make the Xbox One Kinect Work for PC, Here's How. It seems you'll still need the SDK which goes for $199.

Thanks to Glen McPherson, you can also get it working on your Mac if you step your way through this tutorial.