What they should have done is make Kinect so compelling that people want it. MS did listen by removing Kinect but the reason people don't want it is because there is really nothing on it yet that is a must buy. Don't talk about price as people are buying iPhones like hot cakes at even higher prices. While I love the potential of Kinect and I like a Skype session now and then, MS made the mistake of releasing something without any killer app to go with it and people felt they are paying $100 more for something that is useless most of the time.

How quickly the small details are brushed under the carpet. X1 DRM was alot worse than steam 

not to mention not all PC games have DRM, its like some people dont even try to know what the hell they are talking about

There's more competition in the PC space, and the DRM is less restrictive. Also, even without competition, prices are lower due to there being no licensing fees. Guaranteed backwards compatibility also increases value. And even if you ever get locked out of your content, there's a crack that's easily applied that will unlock the content again. On consoles there's no such things so when the DRM servers go down, you're screwed and that's it. As for you PS4-DRM claim, initial install is not DRM. Technically it might be considered DRM but for all practical purposes, it is not since you're not dependent on anyone else if you want to play your games.

Judging by what I've heard, Kinect is mainly an expensive interface for Xbox One and used very little in games. If anything, Kinect sounds like it's great but definitely not worth its price at the moment - and considering how few applications for it there have been so far, its future doesn't seem too bright among core gamers.

That's an unfair assessment. Many companies listen to thier consumers desires out of necessity or out of preference. Companies simply need to be able to filter out the nonsense from the hidden gems. By filtering out everything, MS generated a lot of ill will, and that bad PR is worth a lot more than numbers.

The 180's they've made are terrible decisions tbh, had they actually listened to consumer complaints they would've realised that the Kinect did not have enough value to warrant its price for example. Now they are forced to remove it to stay competitive when they could've kept it in the box taken the loss and given the Kinect the value it needed to be successful.

As a big Xbox fan, I would have to agree with them.

There's a reason for why all these changes are happening now as opposed when the Xbox 360 was still dominating. They're taking the "If it's not broken, don't fix it" philosophy a bit too seriously. Some of their ways are so money hungry.

Anti-Consumer Policies are anti consumer. Its not a universal issue and truly its only becomes significant in very rare cases. PCs can get away with DRM because they offer enough value to offset the costs. So its not anti consumer because consumers benefit more than they are harmed.

If we want to talk about PS4, as for your unjustified claim of install DRM cannot proven and is just meaningless rumor. Unlike the X1, the PS4 can play games out of the box day 1. The most recent anticonsumer policy on the PS4 was the DriveClub update option, but that issue was solved with 24 hours, as opposed to the months it took MS to change any thing about the X1.

Forcing the Kinect wasn't necessarily Anti Consumer tbh, but it is MS's fault for not justifying the value proposition for it.

"But Microsoft never “listened” to players. What it heard loud and clear was the sound of people purchasing Playstation 4s over Xbox Ones."

All I needed to read. The status quo is that MS is the bad guy. PS bias gamers CAN NOT have this changed. MS can never appear generous or changed for the better

"The gaming community has this ever-present problem of confusing sound business decisions with friendly moves by friendly people, and it really does need to stop."

Double standard.....and I mean a massive double standard. You all know what I mean.

 Well said.

When people asked Microsoft nicely, they responded with a kind "We will never sell a Kinectless Xbox". Microsoft has to have a scare in sales to do the right thing. I dont even think that people are boycotting Microsoft right now, the PS4 is just doing everything right and MS is just gobbling up what Sony has done to save itself. Even they know what Sony did was correct. They need to stop putting their vision on gaming, because its only going to hurt it.