| eva01beserk said: because this is not a price cut. its kinect now sold separetly |
^^THIS. 100% This.
In their zeal to claim "Price Parity!!!", Xbox fans fail to realize that the $399 sticker price is NOT a "price cut" in the traditional sense; It is not the same console, with the same feature set, being sold at a cheaper price. It is an Xbox console without the core piece of technology that made the Xbox One an Xbox One. It is a stripped-down $399 version of the original that is missing functionality that defined what the console was supposed to be. So yeah, it's $399, but now it's simply a less powerful game console than the PS4, with nothing to differentiate it from the competition. For the same price you can get a more powerful machine (PS4) with a much larger installed base and a better online service. As someone above asked: price being equal, why would anyone choose a Kinetc-less XB1 over a PS4 aside from blind brand loyalty or an real obsession over Halo 5? I dunno, maybe Halo 5 in and of itself will be worth an XB1, but I just don't see it.
