And if there are backdoors and so on then of course the kit should be banned from being installed right away.

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They still own all the patents after all, and of course everyone who wants to play with the dev kit has to buy a Kinect to boot.

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The next-gen game engine was being shown off at GDC 2013 with a flashy new demo (seen below the break), as well as a version of its "Elemental" demo running on a PlayStation 4 dev kit (shrouded behind a curtain, of course).

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He used the full kit to create a palette of melody and harmony and, of course, rhythm.

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At 88 grams and just 6.1mm thick, it's also shockingly thin and light -- of course, the anodized aluminum backing makes it feel like a premium piece of kit.

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