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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RageCreationPosted:

Kinect 2.0 will be awesome. I don't care what anyone else thinks, but I know I would buy the kinect even if I had the option not to.

CyimkingPosted:

At the end, they should honestly stick with their plan. We might not like it since we do not use kinect but i'm assuming that they're pushing developers to make their games based of kinect. However, the only thing that kinect can really do that enhance the game (let's say BF4 or Ghost) is to completely remove the "camera" control on the controller and just make you use your head to actual change your camera in the game. But then again, that will be annoying.

BelialPosted:

Disorts Ok microsoft we get it, you don't care about what the consumer wants its either your way or the highway. A crap console along with a company that has proven themselves to be complete douche bg.


Even though they completely reversed the DRM on their console.

kal45Posted:

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Jordan355
VisionaryMGMT
Pins Thats A Pretty Bad Idea Because The Bundle Will Probably Cost more With The Kinnect And Some People My Dislkie The fact That It Comes With It !


If they removed it then they could probably tie with PS4 in terms of price.


If I remember correctly Microsoft said the Kinect costs almost as much as the console to manufacture so it would actually be cheaper than the PS4.
no it wouldn't and i have been reading about these consoles forever kinect doesnt cost much to make as similar and cheaper you would like it to be it wont. even if they took out kinect it would still be 50$ more then ps4.


no the kinect costs to manufacture the same as the console

Aisaka_TaigaPosted:

I'm still getting it still, but I probably have no use for the Kinect though..

byLeonPosted:

Jordan355
VisionaryMGMT
Pins Thats A Pretty Bad Idea Because The Bundle Will Probably Cost more With The Kinnect And Some People My Dislkie The fact That It Comes With It !


If they removed it then they could probably tie with PS4 in terms of price.


If I remember correctly Microsoft said the Kinect costs almost as much as the console to manufacture so it would actually be cheaper than the PS4.
no it wouldn't and i have been reading about these consoles forever kinect doesnt cost much to make as similar and cheaper you would like it to be it wont. even if they took out kinect it would still be 50$ more then ps4.

byLeonPosted:

Ok microsoft we get it, you don't care about what the consumer wants its either your way or the highway. A crap console along with a company that has proven themselves to be complete douche bg.

Scared_of_WaterPosted:

For those of you who didn't click the source link in the article yesterday, it already said this.

Jordan355Posted:

VisionaryMGMT
Pins Thats A Pretty Bad Idea Because The Bundle Will Probably Cost more With The Kinnect And Some People My Dislkie The fact That It Comes With It !


If they removed it then they could probably tie with PS4 in terms of price.


If I remember correctly Microsoft said the Kinect costs almost as much as the console to manufacture so it would actually be cheaper than the PS4.

NodusPosted:

This doesn't bother me because I'm not going to even use it.


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