saw this leak http://www.vgleaks.com/durango-next-gen ... ct-sensor/ on ExtremeTech http://www.extremetech.com/gaming/14884 ... ew-usb-3-0

Me too :)
Greater field of view is a benefit unless it introduces much distortion.
We observed that Kinect's depth picture does not differ much in VGA and QVGA modes. As of these specs, it is clear that actual resolution for depth is always QVGA. Good to know it will be increased in the next version.