Can't see MS doing that personally. They're probably already making a loss as it is with Kinect bundled in (and now they're adding in a headset too). Chopping off $100 of whats already bleeding them money is very, very unlikey.

About the DRM reversal, yeah noone could have seen that coming. It was most likely a last minute adjustment done by the higher ups at MSFT. A change like that is simple and won't negatively effect the launch of the console or the company. A decision like lowering the pricing of the console after its initial announcement it, however will.

because liking to waste time on useless button mashing in countless menues just to say I'm not using it is stupid... simple as that... liking it or not as nothing to do with it.... if you take even a second more to do something without it it doesn't make any sens not to use it... simple maths really.... there are many things I don't like to do or use but I still do it or use it because it is faster or easier that way.... I hate public transportation but it is the fastest way to cross town so I use the bus when I have to....

looking at all the demos we've seen so far there is absolutely no doubt it will be faster and more convenient to use the XB1 with kinect rather than with the pad.... heck it is already true for some stuff on 360 and the console wasn't built around it... so yeah you are free to drive across town but it is not a smart idea....

anyway I'm out of the post before I get ban for no good reasons as usual

good talk, basically more good news for the one that cared and still not enough for a few.... the usual XB thread.... enjoy your gaming peeps I am out before the mod squad gets trigger happy...

Its simple, you see...if demand goes down, do not trust their judgement to buy the product of their own accord.

Actaully MS did not overturn their Online DRM policy, they completly dropped the online part completely.  There is a big difference between the 2.  MS could not just change how the console was going to handle its online infrastuture.  Everything was tied into having games installed on the HDD.  The whole DRM was because games were going to be installed on the console instead of run from disk. 

As for Kinect having to be plugged in, it probably did have to be plugged in.  This was an unpopular issue for consumers and evidently MS changed the console to not depend on Kinect.  Probably should have done that in the first place but hindsight is....well you know the rest.  

Anyway lie does not fit the situation.  180 meets the turn better as they had unpopular ideals and totally changed them based on consumer feedback.  Not sure why people would want a company to ignore them but if you read comments from most people you would think they want a company to igore their complaints.

180= Taking something back or change to the opposite direction in which you were headed.

explain to me how : kinect which has sold as much as it has so far, be a failure? because sony said it was, give me a break. i like kinect and i know, alot of ppl as well who like the device and use it quite often. so for alot of ppl in the near future and down the road , having kinect with it will be a major selling factor. m$ marketing campaign always destroys what sony can ever think about doing,that is the major difference between the 2 companies. And that reason alone with help kinect be a very very valuable factor in the long term success of the xbox one.

bahahaah so next up rename it to ps4 and price it $399

Yep, they are prepping the Xbone for a quick price drop just in case Sony beats them out the gate. 

Ever hear the phrase, don't trust the dog that bit you? Just because Microsoft has reversed many of the policies, lets not forget that they tried to screw us over in the first place, therefor it is likely they are to do it again, perhaps incrimentally throughout the consoles lifetime.