Xbox One's fast change of policies.

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bananaking21 said:

yet the vita sold at a loss, doesnt seem so greedy. how about this company. their gaming controller uses AA batteries so 1) production costs are less 2) people would buy a battery pack after buying the controller. also that controller is only compatible with certain headphones, so 1) consumers need to buy an completely new headset 2) consumers buy an adapter. thats 4 examples with just one controller. company A while sounds greedy, but certainly company B sounds much worse

Are we talking Xbox 360 or Xbox One?  Because for Xbox One

1) Uses AA batteries so production costs are less.  No argument here.

2) People would buy a battery pack after buying a controller--optional.  They could already have rechargeable batteries on stanby like I already do for the Wii and Xbox 360.  No guarantee that Microsoft will make money from the purchase of a Charge and Play set or AA battery sales.

3) Only comptible with certain headphones--but the headphones come packed with the console so... yeah.  Also, from what I've read, the new console features much more improved audio than the last so a new standard has been implemented.  The old headset isn't good enough anymore.  There's also Kinect 2.0 so you don't need a headset at all if you don't want.

4) Consumers buy an adapter--but in the recent video, they are allowing the controller to connect to the console via mini-USB cables. I have plenty of those on hand from my PS3 or Wii U Pro Controller.  I'm good there and even if I weren't, there's no guarantee that Microsoft would make money from the cord, either.  And if you mean an adapter to charge the battery pack, those are normally sold with the battery so, instead of a fourth example, this would tie in with example #2.

 

Company B doesn't sound so bad now, does it?