Xbox One to Get Kinect-Free Version for $399 in June

[TerribleAssassin]

Microsoft? Cheapening their console?

I'd care if I hadn't started saving for my new PC.

But in all honesty, at least they're listening to people telling them how to do their jobs better than them. Good PR.

 

[Shadow-Phoenix]

No, but you did prove my point that you have nothing to bring to this discussion apart from your dispapproval of negativity towards Microsoft. ;3

Oh I did, dunno about you but I was expecting a tune to change, not the same old bile, but hey you proved me that this will never change, even if MS did because it's kool to hate.

;^)

 

[J Tyran]

Its not like loads of people didn't call this already, now we just have to wait and see if DX12 will finally allow the Xbone to catch up with the PS4 in gaming performance.

I'm sure this'll now mean that everyone on the internet that said "I'll get it when they get rid of the Kinect, stop requiring Gold for apps and all that" will now turn round and buy it, especially at the new price.

Right guys?

Or will they turn round and go "Too little, too late"? Because why be consistent.

Anyway, looks like Spencer is having a big impact, which is good to see.

Remember the mentality of it though, if anyone bought a PS4 after they "changed sides" because of the problems with the Xbone they have to defend Sony and attack Microsoft because their loyalty to their new corporate master cannot be questioned! Microsoft can only ever be rubbish and Sony urinates champagne and farts perfume to them now, I mean they do have to justify their purchasing choices to themselves after all.

 

[circularlogic88]

Oh I did, dunno about you but I was expecting a tune to change, not the same old bile, but hey you proved me that this will never change, even if MS did because it's kool to hate.

;^)

lmao, the very fact that you believe in the "it's cool to hate" philosophy says everything I ever need to know about you. Have fun continuing to add nothing. XD

 

[Shadow-Phoenix]

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Have fun up there on your high and mighty horse, you've told me everything about yourself too.

topkek

XDXDXD

 

[Vie]

Wow, the way they were talking about it in the video... ..you don't think they are seriously going to try and sell the Kinect separately to people who've chosen not to buy it do they?

Nah, this has got to be some arse covering to prevent the shareholders throwing a fit about this right?

Nobody is that stupid.

 

[Callate]

Earlier:

Microsoft: Look, if you buy the bundle now, we'll throw in a copy of Titanfall.

Early Adopters: FUUUU-!

Later:

Microsoft: Okay, we get the picture. We'll let you buy the XBox One without the Kinect for $100 cheaper.

Early Adopters including those people who just bought the Titanfall bundle: FUUUUU-!

...It's like they're training their customer base to wait for a better offer.

 

[KingsGambit_v1legacy]

Wow! Everything in the article was good news. That's rare for an article about MS. Good on them. Everything mentioned there makes the system better and gives the consumer more. I'd almost be tempted to buy one.

 

[Church185]

Cool, now I may actually get one once they start putting out games I can't live without, so I've been unimpressed. So far the most interesting thing to me is Sunset Overdrive, which looks fantastic. They'll need a few more games under their belt that I can't already play on my PS4 or PC before I'll start making room on my crowded entertainment center.

E3 is right around the corner, so they may have some good stuff up their sleeves. Spencer seems to be a good fit for Xbox.

Oh I did, dunno about you but I was expecting a tune to change, not the same old bile, but hey you proved me that this will never change, even if MS did because it's kool to hate.

;^)

Change of tune, at your service!

 

[Osaka117]

As easy as it is to be a cynic and say it should have been like this from the start, this is legitimately good news. Not only can the next gen console wars truly begin, more importantly it means that the consumers got a big company to listen to them, even if it did take longer than it should have.

And to everyone just mindlessly bashing the xbone, lets not forget what a train wreck the ps3 was at its launch. 599 US dollars, Raaaad Racer, etc. It took a while before Sony got their shit together last gen, and this gen it was Microsoft's turn to fumble at the starting line.

 

[Shadow-Phoenix]

Cool, now I may actually get one once they start putting out games I can't live without, so I've been unimpressed. So far the most interesting thing to me is Sunset Overdrive, which looks fantastic. They'll need a few more games under their belt that I can't already play on my PS4 or PC before I'll start making room on my crowded entertainment center.

E3 is right around the corner, so they may have some good stuff up their sleeves. Spencer seems to be a good fit for Xbox.

Oh I did, dunno about you but I was expecting a tune to change, not the same old bile, but hey you proved me that this will never change, even if MS did because it's kool to hate.

;^)

Change of tune, at your service!

The poster above and below along with you prove that there's still some less cynical people on here, especially those that don't berate others who hope for some of that change =D.

 

[Roxas1359]

Well I have to say this makes the Xbox One look better at acquiring for sure. I never cared about the Kinect in the slightest, which is why I never got one for my 360. With the removal of this and a cheaper price, the Xbox One and PS4 are going to have some good competition. There are only two things that keeps me from buying an Xbox One over a PS4. The first, I hate the new controller for the Xbox One, mainly because the bumpers are way too damn close to each other and I don't want my fingers touching, why they couldn't just stick with the 360 design is beyond me. Number two, the games that come out for it.

Last gen I started with a Wii, and then got a 360. For a while, I loved using Live and I loved the variety of genres that were coming out for the 360. Then 2009-2010 came, and things just changed a lot. The large amounts of games I like just stopped, and more and more online multiplayer games and shooters kept coming out. While all the single player games and JRPGs were starting to come out for the PS3. Then Live increased in price to where it wasn't viable for me anymore and I started to game on my 360 less and less. Point of my story is, the Xbox line never seems to have the type of games I like for very long, if not at all.

Right now the only real game that will possibly get me to buy and Xbox One is Sunset Overdrive, and that's really always been the case since it was first announced. But unless there are some major games that I like I won't get an Xbox One, but with this decision to make a Kinect-less model it pushes my chances higher to say the least.

This also shows that anything Major Nelson said about the Xbox One was total bs and Spencer should continue being the person to bring good PR to the device since all Nelson ever did was just accumulate more hate for the One and Microsoft in general.

 

[Church185]

The poster above and below along with you prove that there's still some less cynical people on here, especially those that don't berate others who hope for some of that change =D.

I'm still not going to rush out and buy an Xbox One, but to me they have at least gained back some credibility. I'm still annoyed by their original vision for the system, but they have shown that they will listen to their customers, even if it's only to save face. At this point all they need to do is impress me and I'll probably be sold. If they get some good, unique gaming experiences on their platform I'll be happy to throw my money at them.

Till then I'll keep throwing my money at Sony.

 

[Ophiuchus]

The free games for June will be Dark Souls, Charlie Murder and Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition.

Of course. I just bought Dark Souls a few weeks ago. Sigh.

Ah well. I said that the always-on Kinect was one of the major reasons I wasn't keen on the Xbox One, so that's a big step in the right direction. Now all they need is to come up with a model featuring backwards compatibility with 360 games and I'll be there waiting for the shop to open on the day they're released.

 

[Shadow-Phoenix]

Steam is currently getting SLAMMED for their polices. Watch any YouTube video about steam. I was watching PC gaming channel unit lost (a great channel) and they had nothing but despair for what steam was doing. And that pressure and unhappiness will eventually cause steam to either switch policy or lose customers.

Funny I'm still not seeing that same level of "change" or "backlash" that's apparently been happening with Microsoft on the Steam side.

Backlash works. Just because you are invested in Microsoft doesn't mean that every single article or piece of news that does not like the heaps of shit they keep piling on us is wrong. You're going to have to deal with the fact that people justifiably HATE Microsoft and Xbox right now. It is their own fault.

Did I say I was personally invested in Microsoft?, I don't own a One or a 360 at this current moment in time, this sites "personal" backlash isn't changing MS, dunno why you'd think it is, you said it yourself they destroyed the trust with "all" gamers "completely", ergo what trust is there to ever earn at all until the end of time since it;s "completely" gone?, that would imply that there is in fact still some sample of trust left with them but that cannot be true with what I'm seeing.

I never said MS was my friend or any of the two, this is when I get words shoved down my mouth because I don't happen to share the exact same point of view because I'm not treating a company like it's constantly coming to my front door and shitting on the doorstep.

Again you can say Steam are getting "slammed", I'd say MS is getting slammed to Mars and beyond, Steam is nowhere near getting the deserved slam, there's others out there too that deserve slams yet MS has got more the focus than anything, it's like choosing to be cynical when it fits to slam something someone was never invested in, yet trying to defend it but not slamming other crap that's just as bad equally.

 

[Shadow-Phoenix]

The poster above and below along with you prove that there's still some less cynical people on here, especially those that don't berate others who hope for some of that change =D.

I'm still not going to rush out and buy an Xbox One, but to me they have at least gained back some credibility. I'm still annoyed by their original vision for the system, but they have shown that they will listen to their customers, even if it's only to save face. At this point all they need to do is impress me and I'll probably be sold. If they get some good, unique gaming experiences on their platform I'll be happy to throw my money at them.

Till then I'll keep throwing my money at Sony.

Neither am I at the moment, I'm still strapped for loose cash at the moment since I'm saving for multiple things, a One or a 4 just aren't on my top priority list currently and that's fine with me because I know I'll grab either down the road eventually.

I wasn't too happy with what they sparked at E3 but times have changed since then but I'm still seeing that same old tune from the crowd here, I've seen others getting slammed, actually doing some great stuff but then still getting slammed regardless, it's like it has to be something someone likes personally to avoid all criticism that gets to do bad and not get slammed.

 

[Kenjitsuka]

"enhanced features only available with Kinect in games such as Kinect Sports Rivals, Just Dance 2014, Project Spark and more". LOLLLLLL! Kinect Sports Rivals! Must get a Kinect for that, and these two other gems!

The pressure is on them so hard, it ALMOST would make me sympathetic.
"NEVARRRRRRR! TIS PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE!" <= about Kinectless XBONER bazillions of times in the past.

 

[oldtaku]

Wow. We knew this was coming, but so soon? I figured they'd at least give it a year.