why are people against having a kinnect free xboxone?

[Nicklesbe]

Landguy said:

game_on said:
Because now the X1 is just a PS4 with lesser graphics. The integrated kinect was the One thing that made the difference.

This seems to be a common reaction to the Kinect free XB1.  The reality is that the "Premium" XB1 with Kinect will continue to sell.  Sure, during peak periods like the holidays, the cheaper version of every console sells really well.  My guess is that during other periods of the year, the Kinectless version will outsell the Premium version 2 to 1.  So, millions of people will continue to add the Kinect experience.  At some point, when M$ starts selling the Kinect as an add on, that too will be a holiday gift to many of the Kinectless XB1 owners.  No one will argue that there isn't enough (almost any) games for the Kinect today, but I think we will see a fair bunch of games come out in the next 2-3 years.  THey will be mostly the same party games and such, but there is a market for that stuff.  You never know, maybe someday there will be a really cool game (probably from an indie developer) that causes people to want it.  Also, as more time passes, the voice controls and camera features of the XB1 will seem more natural to people and the masses will want that too.

As far as the graphics go, I am still waiting to be impressed with a real difference that matters while playing a game.  The only time it seems to matter is when people are comparing screen shots in a forum.

There is just one problem with that theory tho. The "Premium" version with kinect is currently being sold cheaper by retailers than the $399 kniectless version. I agree tho that it will probably outsell the kinect version eventually. If it stays as is now tho by the time holidays hit the "Premium" version which is currently the Titanfall bundle will still be the cheapest version. The main problem is the Software. Titanfall was said by many to be a game changer but was ultimatly over-hyped and couldn't manage to put XBO in the lead for any month since TitanFall's launch even after a significant price drop that put the consoles market value at $330 in the bundle. So they need to have an awesome E3 and bring games that arguably better than titanfall or they are screwed.