They buy the X1 becuse they believe it will have more games that they like, or they want to own the next Xbox console because they liked the 360, or they feel it will fit them better for other reasons. That's the bottom line. The price-tag is higher because of things such as the Kinect, but it's fair in my opinion.
One could say that they both "force" headsets on-to-us, since I won't be using any headset as I don't play game online nor chat.
One thing however that I don't like is how some companies actually force us to buy their special hardware, such as special made cables and stuff like that. This is one thing I really, really, really don't like. Apple, MS and many other companies do this. Sony is more open to third party hardware and I think this is really good. I can buy a cheap ass HDMI cable for my PS3 if I want to but for the 360 I had to buy their cable, for example.
| Euphoria14 said: "PS3 is better than the 360 because it comes with a bluray player inside which adds hundreds to the value. Go and try to find a bluray player under $800. PS3 is worth the $600 and is actually incredible value compared to 360." - PS3 fans (2007) |
I see a resemblance here as well. But, Blu-ray was something that MS should have gone with too, or at least HD-DVD, which was just pointless to support in the first place. Everything pointed to that BD would be the "next" medium.
Comparing Kinect with BD is not very fair in my opinion. And the BD in the PS3 did indeed add value to the price, as it was one of the best BD players you could find for a long time.
It would be exactly like comparing N64 game cartridges with CD on the PSX and Saturn. The only difference however is that MS partially supported the HD-DVD for some very odd reason.
But yes the resemblance is funny in a way. And I'm not defending either sides really, MS wants to support and use the Kinect so they have it in the box, it's their thing that they believe in and I have nothing against that at all. I don't think they are forcing anything on the consumers, it's something they will use. MS don't want it to fail, they want it to grow and be something that people use, so of course they will not drop it.
But like I said BD vs. Kinect I don't think is fair.
