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Forums - Microsoft Discussion - Does it make sense for Microsoft to ditch Kinect?

kitler53 on 18 April 2014
binary solo said:
I don't think so. Without Kinect Xb one has essentially no point of difference for gamers, and even if it made Xb one $50 cheaper than PS4 it wouldn't do much to reduce the weekly sales gap. Pay less-get less is not exactly a major selling point. At least with pay the same-get more (as in Kinect) there's something there to base marketing on.

Without Kinect Xb one has essentially no point of difference for gamers...

...except in price.



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BeElite on 18 April 2014
KingdomHeartsFan said:
BeElite said:

Ms official battery pack is 25 here.  No not new headset just the one most of us already own. 

I don't get it don't all X1's come with this headset packed in

lmao awesome stuff, mine did but i got my own headset.  That i plug in to the DS4 and enjoy, but to do the same on X1 MS screws me for a extra 25 for an adapter.  So a 500 dollar console needs extra 50 worth of addons to do what a PS4 does out of the box, value wise if a customer does a little reserch.  Shit adds up rather negetavily for the X1



KingdomHeartsFan on 18 April 2014
BeElite said:
KingdomHeartsFan said:
BeElite said:

Ms official battery pack is 25 here.  No not new headset just the one most of us already own. 

I don't get it don't all X1's come with this headset packed in

lmao awesome stuff, mine did but i got my own headset.  That i plug in to the DS4 and enjoy, but to do the same on X1 MS screws me for a extra 25 for an adapter.  So a 500 dollar console needs extra 50 worth of addons to do what a PS4 does out of the box, value wise if a customer does a little reserch.  Shit adds up rather negetavily for the X1

Seems like X1 headset has more value than the PS4 one.  I'd take that headset over this

Imo the X1 is at least usable, the PS4 one on the other hand...



BeElite on 18 April 2014
KingdomHeartsFan said:

Seems like X1 headset has more value than the PS4 one.  I'd take that headset over this

Imo the X1 is at least usable, the PS4 one on the other hand...

both are crap i know i got em.

But sony lets you plug in wtf you want into the DS4, does not sale you an adapter ontop of the most expensive console price on the market. 



KingdomHeartsFan on 18 April 2014
BeElite said:
KingdomHeartsFan said:
 

Seems like X1 headset has more value than the PS4 one.  I'd take that headset over this

Imo the X1 is at least usable, the PS4 one on the other hand...

both are crap i know i got em.

But sony lets you plug in wtf you want into the DS4, does not sale you an adapter ontop of the most expensive console price on the market. 

Oh mb, didn't really get what you meant by adapter at first.  So you need an adapter to use any third party headsets on the X1?



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BeElite on 18 April 2014
KingdomHeartsFan said:

Oh mb, didn't really get what you meant by adapter at first.  So you need an adapter to use any third party headsets on the X1?

Yahh it does, or you can buy the official X1 headset. 



daredevil.shark on 18 April 2014
chapset said:
no, kinect is essential to the xbox, they can't just hit a switch and remove it

Here is the answer.



rolltide101x on 18 April 2014
BeElite said:
KingdomHeartsFan said:
 

Seems like X1 headset has more value than the PS4 one.  I'd take that headset over this

Imo the X1 is at least usable, the PS4 one on the other hand...

both are crap i know i got em.

But sony lets you plug in wtf you want into the DS4, does not sale you an adapter ontop of the most expensive console price on the market. 

The Ps4 headset is solid. I am sure the Xbox One headset is as well.  I was suprised at the sound quality of the PS4 one better than the majority of BT headsets on the PS3



OttoniBastos on 18 April 2014

People forgot about this?!

The only "big thing" they need to do to release a kinectless bundle is a software update to make the OS navigation better with the controller.

 

 

EDIT: Beaten by @daredevil.shark



mutantclown on 18 April 2014

I think the board of stockholders are trying to make sense of ditching the Xbone altogether.