Microsoft says publishers figured in to Kinect-less Xbox One
Yusuf Mehdi, Xbox's chief marketing and strategy officer, told Forbes about the firm's decisions $399 sans-Kinect Xbox One package announced Tuesday. He said Microsoft settled on the idea after a few months of discussions.
"As you can imagine, we have really strong relationships [with publishers and entertainment partners]," Mehdi said. "The two of us looked at the problem the same way. We love Kinect, we love the way it's going and the possibilities. At the same time, we also wanted to have a broadened base of users. Some games are fully Kinect-based, and some are better when you use Kinect, but can also work fine without it. In each of those cases, this is still the right call."
Mehdi's comments stand in contrast to off-the-cuff reactions from Harmonix. The studio is developing Fantasia: Music Evolved, an Xbox 360 and Xbox One exclusive that uses Kinect to let players interact with music
Mehdi said he expects many consumers who purchase an Xbox One at the lower price point will buy a Kinect later on, when they may have avoided the system bundled together at $499.
The cheaper package matches the price of PS4, though Mehdi said it would be inaccurate to chalk up PS4's greater sales to price alone:
"It's hard to really assess the gap in sales. They're in many more markets right now than we are. They're in 40+ markets, we're in 13. People have been more satisfied with the Xbox 360 than the PS3, so in that respect people have less of a need to upgrade in the short term due to regular updates for the Xbox 360."
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slapshot101Posted:
It really makes sense because there haven't been any really popular games that have taken advantage of the Kinect in any way or shape nor do I believe that any big developer company was planning anything. I enjoy the Kinect but there aren't as much things and games todo with it as they made it seem when they first introduced the Xbox One.
DanimalsPosted:
Free_yoghurt i think it would be better than buying the whole bundle
yeah it would be way better. especially if you wont use the kinect
haxz94Posted:
Haha that last paragraph was their way of saying sony beat us in sales this time but we dont wanna admit it. And before someone starts saying fanboy i play all consoles they all have great uses
BackbonePosted:
I use kinect, but not a lot. I like the voice commands- they come in handy when I'm eating and can't pick up the controller.. And when my headst broke its mic came in handy. Other than that I can't do much with it because my rooms tiny
GossipPosted:
The only thing Ive done with my Kinect is remove it from the box and set it in the corner..
AR15Posted:
I actually like using the Kinect. If it is calibrated properly it is a really useful price of technology to enhance your gaming experience.
gtapro151Posted:
so what about us who bought it already? its just a big fuk u to ur consumers and i will not be renewing my gold anymore
MaggardoPosted:
He said, that people would buy the Kinect later, after buying the Xbox One. I don't see this happen, I also agree that it is the right the to do.
KixaPosted:
Im not a big fan of the kinect but i admit some games are pretty fun to play with the kinect.
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