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

[Mr Puggsly]

ViktorBKK said:

Wrong. Defunct technologies are more expensive due to economy of scale. Recent example is DDR2 being more expensive than DDR3. If HDDVD was cheap today, you could bet on Microsoft using it on Xbone, instead of paying royalties to Sony and the rest of BR Association. It's not, because nobody produces HDDVD today.

The format war is the one and only reason blu-ray was implemented on ps3. Sub-hd consoles with hardware from 2006 didn't need a 50GB optical drive. But Sony needed to win the format war to make money.

In a very similar way, Xbone doesn't need Kinect. But Microsoft needs it, so that they can sell your private data to advertisers, the government etc. and make LOTS of money. The only difference is that blu-ray offered something to the consumer(blu-ray movies), while Kinect offers absolutely nothing.

You're talking about the long run. I wasn't. Don't you remember $50 HD-DVD players?

Right, now Sony is rich with Bluray royalties. That was worth chasing away their audience with a high price.

Are you implying MS is trying to "scroogle" people with Kinect?

Saying Kinect offers nothing is a ridiculous comment. I could argue Bluray offered nothing for PS3 because I never watched Bluray movies. Hence, your personal feeling about Kinect don't matter.