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Microsoft rumored to release Kinect-less Xbox One sometime this year


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Though Microsoft has said time and time again that all Xbox One consoles will be sold with the new Kinect, Fool.com seems to think a Kinect-less XB1 will be available for purchase sometime in the near future...

 

November's sales numbers saw the Xbox One move approximately 910,000 units; an impressive figure, but also below what the PS4 posted by an as-of-yet unreported margin. In the UK, Sony's system moved 530,000 units in five weeks of sales, while the One managed about 364,000 units. The PS4 is said to be outselling the Xbox One in Spain by an approximate 3:1 margin. These trends will have to be reversed if Microsoft hopes to make good on its gaming investment in this cycle. Consider that the Xbox One will have very little presence in Japan and the picture of Sony establishing a substantial global sales lead starts to come together.

 

Microsoft wants to have some manner of presence in Asian territories, which provides another reason for a Kinect-less Xbox One being released in 2014. Homes in Asian cities tend to be smaller and more compact, which means that a living room or TV-area often lacks the space for a Kinect to function.

 

The six- to eight-foot distance that should separate players from the camera's sensor bar might not sound like a lot, but this actually appears prohibitive for a substantial number of Japanese gamers. If you've got an expensive piece of optional camera hardware that weighs down your console globally, you don't spend the time and resources necessary to further rework that hardware so that you can better sell it in your weakest territory. You just ditch it.

 

Microsoft may have adamantly stated that Xbox One would never ship without Kinect, but plans to do just that are almost certainly under way. If the company intends to stick around in the console business, it knows it can't afford to leave the One's price problem unaddressed. By the end of 2014, you're going to be able to buy Xbox One hardware at a lower price in a box that weighs about one 3-D camera less. 

 

What do you guys think? Is it gonna happen? And if it does, do you plan on buying a Kinect-less Xbox One at the reduced price (however much that may be)? I already have an XB1 and I think the Kinect is an important part of the console.

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If it sells without the Kinect then the chances of me getting on goes up by a lot. I have no room for a Kinect in my space where I game, and my lack of want to spend $100 more for a part of a console that I'd never touch doesn't help me wanting the current console at $599 in Australia.

The Kinect-less Xbox One would be the only reason for me to ever get the console.

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Still only rumored... :( but if this does come true like Azaxx saidI'm 100% positive that so many people that have turned away will come back. It's not that the kinect sucks, I just don't think you should have to buy it. There should be an option.

Personally I was going to get the system regardless Lulz.

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