Is X1 forcing Kinect on us any different than PS3 forcing Bluray on us?

[BShornock]

Mr Puggsly said:

I'll be blunt, I can't point to a single game that was better thanks to Bluray. The best things Bluray had to offer on PS3 is higher quality video and no disc swaps.

It appears to me the only thing that motivated Sony to push Bluray was royalties and it made the PS3 signficantly more expensive. Had PS3 not included Bluray, it might have launched for $399.

Not everyone wants Kinect, but not everyone wanted Bluray either. So I ask again! Is forcing Kinect on people any different than Sony forcing Bluray on us for PS3?!

Don't mean to be a hater, but Blu Ray versus Kinect is dumb.   The Playstation 3, even when it was $300, was a good deal, because not only could it play Blu Rays, but it could play Playstation 1 games, and it had storage for purchased content.    If you were an early adpoter(Paid $599 and $699)  your consoles also gained backwards compatibility support with Playstation 2 games, and it also had SD card, Compact Flash, and Memory Stick Pro Duo support(Up to 32GB on SD card, unsure about Memory Stick Pro Duo/Compact Flash)

The Playstation 3 also had a very difficult time handling games above 720p, the only games I saw really handle 1080p were a couple of poorly rated Eastern RPG's.    As for Blu-Ray support, it's a great reason NOT to sell your system, and use it as a 3D Blu Ray player in another room of the house.

Forcing Kinect though sucks, not everyone cares about voice commands or video, at least with the PS4 it's optional.

2 Discs to play Battlefield?   2 Discs to play Grand Theft Auto V?   THREE Discs for Final Fantasy XIII?   Come on, annoying.