| ethomaz said: In my opinion the only think that differentiates Xbone is Kinect... if you removes it then it will loose in every single aspect to PS4... so it will became a non buy machine. MS needs price cuts and games... I think the Kinect-less SKU a terrible idea. Now some user experience with the UI... it doesn't works well without Kinect... it is a mess to navigate using controller on Xbone.... the UI was designed to works with Kinect... so if they choose to go with non-Kinect SKU they will need to make drastic changes in the UI. |
This. So much this.
Unless removing Kinect allows them to undercut Sony by $50-100, removing it would be a huge, catastrophic mistake. Kinect's software issues can be patched, manufacturing costs can be lowered, but they'd have to live with the ramifications of releasing a "$400 box that's worse than the PS4 in every single way" for the rest of the generation.
I recall reading that M$ delayed the original Xbox an entire year because without the advancements in power and technology they'd have nothing to differentiate themselves from the already-successful PS2. Same here. I cant see how a Kinectless SKU would improve sales when Kinect is currently the only hardware justification for spending as much or more for this console than for a PS4, and I think M$ knows this, so I don't see them ever removing Kinect.
