It is an option, and one that even I think would do wonders after the initial launch period.
However, MS themselves have been sticking to their guns on Kinect more so than any other policy change. They are adamant that the Xbox One will never be sold without the Kinect. I think what would be more likely is they introduce the subsidized plan of $300 with 2 year Xbox Live contract or they do a price cut of $50-100 or both. $200 with 2 year Xbox Live contract would be a big influence and it would help them make back some of the costs of a price cut since the end costs would be $560. That's only $40 more than a $400 console with 2 years of full priced Xbox Live.
So I think they have tons of options other than dropping the Kinect in order to stay competitive in price. They definitely don't need to drop the price before launch, as many people are trying to say, because they will have no problem selling out of all those to the hardcore fans regardless.
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