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gigantor21 on 11 June 2013
Zero999 said:
greenmedic88 said:
The 12 months of XBLG for pre-orders takes a bit of the sting off although it is FAR from saying the cost is now only $440. Adding things to SKUs is not the same as reducing the price.

Not sure why more aren't pointing this out, but that $100 difference in price basically boils down to the required Kinect 2.0 in every box.

But maybe Ms is breaking even or making a small profit on every unit. after all, they did nothing but take big losses on the whole xbox family, they NEED the imediate profit.

Surely they could've done that with a seperate package without the Kinect? Would've helped them achieve price parity with the PS4 as well. Of course, that would require them accepting that no one thinks Kinect is as big a deal as they want to make it, but still.



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greenmedic88 on 11 June 2013
gigantor21 said:

Surely they could've done that with a seperate package without the Kinect? Would've helped them achieve price parity with the PS4 as well. Of course, that would require them accepting that no one thinks Kinect is as big a deal as they want to make it, but still.

Kinect is now an integrated (read: required) part of the Xbox platform. The console won't work unless it's plugged in and turned on. 



gigantor21 on 11 June 2013
greenmedic88 said:
gigantor21 said:

Surely they could've done that with a seperate package without the Kinect? Would've helped them achieve price parity with the PS4 as well. Of course, that would require them accepting that no one thinks Kinect is as big a deal as they want to make it, but still.

Kinect is now an integrated (read: required) part of the Xbox platform. The console won't work unless it's plugged in and turned on. 

Which killed the quickest, easiest way they could've achieved price parity with the PS4.



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greenmedic88 on 11 June 2013
gigantor21 said:

Which killed the quickest, easiest way they could've achieved price parity with the PS4.

It would have meant the equivalent of selling cars without steering wheels, or making their new platform "Kinect Optional/Better With Kinect!"

I know there are a lot of people who couldn't care less about Kinect, and fewer who are openly hostile towards it, but MS' plan for the Xbox as the living room entertainment hub requires it. Making it optional would require altering their plans. 

As far as the price parity goes, consider that Sony plans to sell their new PS4 camera sensor for $60. The difference is it's optional, both as a cost, and from a developer's standpoint. But making it optional also means having to approach everything from the standpoint of a split internal market between those with a camera sensor, and those without, which is exactly what MS wanted to avoid.