I'd be very surprised if that ever happens, tey have stated that Kinect is xbox one, like cars with engines, i comes with it and that's that, I know they've changed some stuff, but I doubt a kinectless bundle will happen.
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I'd be very surprised if that ever happens, tey have stated that Kinect is xbox one, like cars with engines, i comes with it and that's that, I know they've changed some stuff, but I doubt a kinectless bundle will happen.
Not necessarily news but it's interesting to hear pre orders are starting to get limited. Even if you believe the rumours that MS has reduced it's 2013 ship numbers from 7m to 6.2m that's a hell of a lot of Xbox Ones.
Always a little hard to tell as since Apple started the trend where companies try to walk a balanced line between as many guaranteed launch sales as possible and "running out" to drive demand and headlines.
It'll be interesting to see if this was based on pre allocation units before the additional territories were cut for launch and if that means more will come available for pre order.
Always a little hard to tell as since Apple started the trend where companies try to walk a balanced line between as many guaranteed launch sales as possible and "running out" to drive demand and headlines.
I suppose the thing is if you want FIFA the Kinect is only costing you ~£30 in effect and the voice stuff along with the possibility of future head tracking, bio feedback (yes, his heart rate/blood flow in the face suggests he's actually stressed/scared, chuck another Zombie at him, or learning which aspects of a game you seem to enjoy or hate to fine tune future "levels" dynamically, I'm think L4D3 type stuff here
) and voice commands in games etc might be fun.It was kinect when it was going to have to be connected and people where going to have to accept it. Now it doesn't you are sending the message that the higher price is due to this peripheral most of us don't even want. When the sales figures are in for Xmas and they want a post xmas price cut the thing that will get cut to being the price potentially as low or lower to the PS4 will be kinect. If a kinect bundle isn't available by the summer I will send you a 200g bar of Fruit and Nut
Id say Christmas next year, summers too early especially with all the country specific launches, though it will all be driven by sales-to-date when it happens - being able to disconnect it does speaks volumes how 'integral' Kinect is, MS really shouldnt have allowed that...
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It was kinect when it was going to have to be connected and people where going to have to accept it. Now it doesn't you are sending the message that the higher price is due to this peripheral most of us don't even want. When the sales figures are in for Xmas and they want a post xmas price cut the thing that will get cut to being the price potentially as low or lower to the PS4 will be kinect. If a kinect bundle isn't available by the summer I will send you a 200g bar of Fruit and Nut
I dont like Fruit and Nut but a normal Dairy Milk will do
It was kinect when it was going to have to be connected and people where going to have to accept it. Now it doesn't you are sending the message that the higher price is due to this peripheral most of us don't even want. When the sales figures are in for Xmas and they want a post xmas price cut the thing that will get cut to being the price potentially as low or lower to the PS4 will be kinect. If a kinect bundle isn't available by the summer I will send you a 200g bar of Fruit and Nut
Accepted and if a kinectless SKU is available by summer I'll give you a bar of 200g Bournville*.
Or Fruit and Nut too
Some has to buy new, there's still only 1:1 ratio.
You can not have 10million second hand buyers and only 1 million brand new buyers.
This needs to happen, especially as EU has already ruled digital is the same as physical, so it's only a matter if time till someone takes it to court and forces the publishers hands.
being able to disconnect it does speaks volumes how 'integral' Kinect is, MS really shouldnt have allowed that...
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I'm not so sure about that. I think the real reason for them allowing it to be disconnected was that they realised that if the kinect broke (fell off the tv for example) then the xbox wouldn't work until you bought a replacement and that would **** people off.
I really don't think its a sign to a future kinectless sku
Also has anyone seen any news on what kind of prices digital games will be on the marketplace when the Xbox One launches? Or do we just have to go off what the prices are like now?
I think this will be a big factor in whether people will go digital or not come next-gen
I think this will be a big factor in whether people will go digital or not come next-gen
Are we really supposed to believe in the years of R&D MS put in to the XO, that not one person asked the question 'Well what happens if Kinect breaks?'. If thats really a possibility, do you feel safe spending money on a product that the manufacturer is either that stupid or happy with the answer 'Thats ok XO wont work til they get it replaced. High five! Everyone for Frappuccinos?'
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hey companies do very stupid things when developing new products. They often overlook the most simple of problems when concentrating on trying to create something new. That could have easily happened but at least now they've fixed it
Pretty sure i've seen a article from a M$ exec saying there not looking into making a kinectless-bundle, if i was to go out and buy the console that came with a kinnect i would hope they wouldnt make a kinnect-less bundle simply because it was mandatory at the time of purchasing it and it would give less intension for devlopers to use the tech again, they should just stick it out now, whats done is done.
Mind giving an example of such a product? To be fair Ill only ask you for ones that cost only a hundred million dollars to R&D, thats a fraction what the XO seemed to have cost to develop and what they spent just on the controller...
EDIT: Im sorry, Im just aghast that there are people out there that actually think MS didnt have a process to deal with a broken Kinect while it was still a mandatory connection and that it took the public to alert them to the fact.
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Mind giving an example of such a product? To be fair Ill only ask you for ones that cost only a hundred million dollars to R&D, thats a fraction what the XO seemed to have cost to develop and what they spent just on the controller...
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Well off the top of my hand I can think of a rather poignant one that being the RROD on the original Xbox 360. Its not so hard to think the same company would again overlook simple flaws.
i'm sure theres many other products as well but that one seemed relevent
thats completely different to somebody designing a product that will refuse to function without a peripheral plugged in.
Not really, ones a manufacturing flaw, the others a design. But fair point, its not unreasonable to think MS of being as incompetent again, Ill give you that. Comes back to my original point though...
Oh I know, just actually surprised that people think MS didnt already have that situation already covered before they did the 180 on mandatory Kinect.
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