Microsoft: 'no plans to release Xbox One without Kinect'

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Microsoft has moved to shoot down rumours that it's planning to launch an Xbox One without Kinect.

Yesterday, Inside Gaming Daily claimed the company would release an Xbox One sans the 3D camera next summer.

Citing an anonymous source supposedly familiar with the matter, it said: "This contradicts Microsoft's repeated implication that the Xbox One won't function without a Kinect attached, but it's sounding more and more like that's a bit of PR smoke just to get the Kinect in people's homes,"

But in a statement sent to Kotaku, a Microsoft spokesperson said: "We have no plans to introduce an Xbox One without Kinect. We believe in Kinect and the value it brings to both games and entertainment, and believe $499 is a great value for what consumers receive with their Xbox One."

Microsoft has confirmed that Xbox One will be available in 21 markets this November.

The platform holder revealed its next-gen Kinect sensor at E3, when it said: "Its unparalleled vision, motion and voice technology let you reach into games and entertainment like never before by dramatically expanding its field of view and fidelity. It works in nearly any lighting condition, recognizes precise motion control from a slight wrist rotation, and distinguishes your voice even in a noisy room using advanced noise isolation."

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MaggardoPosted:

They need to release the Xbox One without the Kinect, so it will boost sales!

Scared_of_WaterPosted:

Anticipate Therfore xbox will fail as people are put of from the fact that kinect is always on/


You can turn it off

IntPosted:

Therfore xbox will fail as people are put of from the fact that kinect is always on/

KatsumiPosted:

Starify I wonder if the Xbox 360 Kinect will be compatible with the Xbox One.


I wouldn't use the Xbox 360 Kinect with the Xbox One Kinect personally. The Xbox 360 version had both poor motion controls and a poor microphone

Scared_of_WaterPosted:

Microsoft said they're not doing something they never said they were doing, this is a outrage I tell you a bloody outrage.

MykhalPosted:

499 is not at all a good price

YurPosted:

mrkillspree I'm just going to open it up at the store. And then just trade in my kinect instantly.


You need the kinect for the xbox one..

StarifyPosted:

I wonder if the Xbox 360 Kinect will be compatible with the Xbox One.

mrkillspreePosted:

Fuzzeh_X
mrkillspree I'm just going to open it up at the store. And then just trade in my kinect instantly.
It doesn't work without Kinect.

Damn, I hope someone will invent a fake "kinect" you can plug in to the xbox.

AyrPosted:

james938
Katsumi
LuckyOtter The way I see it is if you don't want a Kinect then get a PS4. Stop complaining about it. Just remember that cross console games are going to be using the Kinect a lot more now.


Consumers just need to understand that the Kinect is an integral part of the Xbox One experience. Seeming that Microsoft is planning to bundle them with every console that is released they must have at least a margin of confidence in the product


Yes but iMac ipad and iPhone are designed to work together to everyone buys everything . Should be optional


iDevices have very little to do with eachother when paired in all honesty.

The Xbox one and Kinect V2 will come together greatly to try and give you a better gaming experience as a whole, even big games will be implementing the power of kinect into their games.


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