[XB1] Microsoft to launch Kinect-less Xbox One console?

[MrBill]

If this rumor is true, we should be hearing about it in less than 5 minutes. I don't think anybody would really be shocked by this-

[KNUBB]

[jms493]

[Youk]

I like the flexibility, but after having the system since day one, I can say that I love the kinect. The voice capabilities while I'm using Netflix are great. Worth $100? I guess not, but I won't complain about what I have.

[jms493]

what a mess this xbone is turning out to be...

• Online only to not online
• Price drops to titanfall included now back to $499
• kinect required to not required to not included

what did I miss?

Ps4 just sits there watching all smug.

[MrBill]

Looks like they are working on some better "Games with Gold" releases and also no longer require Xbox Live Gold for all online apps to work properly-

[Twigg4075]

Handle posted the link to Phil Spencer's presser in the XBOne thread.

If anyone wants to have a few great chuckles today, make sure you check Christian Spicer's (@spicer) tweets today. He has me rolling.

[Twigg4075]

I like the flexibility, but after having the system since day one, I can say that I love the kinect. The voice capabilities while I'm using Netflix are great. Worth $100? I guess not, but I won't complain about what I have.

Flexibility? LOL. Once this Kinect-less version ships NO ONE will buy the Kinect Version.

what a mess this xbone is turning out to be...

• Online only to not online
• Price drops to titanfall included now back to $499
• kinect required to not required to not included

what did I miss?

Ps4 just sits there watching all smug.

Speaking of Spicer, he tweeted something very similar to your post and followed it with "XBox One: Now just a less powerful PS4." LOL.

[jms493]

Now you have 2 systems head to head for $399 except the PS4 is more powerful and easier to use and doesn't need a $25 adapter to use a headset.

MS needs to make their XBOX Live service a better place and stop copying Sony...be different and better.

[ryne candy]

Yeah...I don't see the majority of people buying kinect consoles. The whole thing people said was that Xbox wanted to assure companies that they could develop games, knowing that everyone had a kinect...no longer possible. I'm guessing it will fade out with time w/ limited usuage.

[padman59]

Good. They've realized the main reason why their consoles are sitting in warehouses waiting to be sent to retailers, and their app policy change is way overdue.

[SethMode]

I still can't wrap my head around the Juan life cycle thus far. Is there anything left from their initial reveal that was new at the time? It's really incredible how they have, by their own admission (at least, through reversing policies/decisions), gaffed at almost every step of this consoles existence so far.

Sony is occasionally talking about firmware and the rest of it is just "here are the games coming out". MS is still trying to figure out what variation of their ever changing system that they want out there. Just really wild stuff.

[Glenbino]

Atlas and Primetime haven't come in the thread to spin this yet??

I'll wait..

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[buckeye]

We need to change the tags to X180

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[Handleit_44]

So, without a Kinect, how will new buyers record gameplay, stream, etc?

On the PS4, it's a simple press of the share button.