The Xbox One: A Lying Failure Machine

[Landguy]

Machiavellian said:

BMaker11 said:

I can agree with this...slightly. In the context of "their original vision", yes DRM and Kinect removal were impossible. But when people complained, they didn't say "this stuff is needed for this that and the other", they said "there's no way it can be removed. Period". As if the Xbox wouldn't turn on if Kinect were unplugged, as if the only way to play games would require check-ins and any alteration to that = no game playing.

People keep making this statement but MS as a company did not make this statement.  It was one guy named Larry Hryb who is not in a position of power to make such a statement.  Even when you watch the angry joe interview you can tell it was a knee jerk reaction to the question more than an informed response based on the direction MS was going to have to go.  If Don or Phil would have made those statements then it would have more weight.

I agree.  Most of the statements that were made were just that.  As far as that person knew, the kinect was integral to the system.  Most would agree, that the UI on the XB1 at launch was set up to work with Kinect first and foremost.  Allowing its removal was based on a long term plan change.  You don't just listen to the fans on N4G and change your whole product plan.  They hjad to run with it to see if it would work.  IF the XB1 had sold another 1.5 million or so consoles, this wouldn't be a topic.  We would be talking about how surprising it is that M$ could put out such a bold new concept and people are embraing it.  I myself still think it would have been fine had it come in at the same price as the PS4 to begin with.  I know the cost wouldn't have worked, but the idea would have been atleast different than just a more powerful 360...