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> The original Kinect was just such an optional accessory... The Xbox One was then tightly integrated with the Kinect, but that was such an unpopular move that

> The original Kinect was just such an optional accessory... The Xbox One was then tightly integrated with the Kinect, but that was such an unpopular move that they eventually gave up (first by no longer requiring the Kinect to be connected [1], then by no longer shipping a Kinect with each Xbox [2]) - so it's not for lack of trying. The thing was just unpopular with Xbox users. ...also as an Xbox 360 user at that time I saw Kinect as an expensive toy, and the completely brainless Xbox One marketing (which made very obvious that I'm not their target audience) was one of the main reasons why I gave up on the Xbox and went back to PC gaming. [1] https://www.theverge.com/2013/8/12/4615586/xbox-one-no-longer-needs-kinect-plugged-in https://www.theverge.com/2013/8/12/4615586/xbox-one-no-longe... [2] https://kotaku.com/microsoft-announces-xbox-one-without-kinect-shipping-j-1575644372 https://kotaku.com/microsoft-announces-xbox-one-without-kine...

VyseofArcadia 3y ago
From the first article, > Microsoft is making another Xbox One policy change by allowing gamers to use the upcoming console without Kinect. > upcoming They did not try. There was no trying. It was not eventual. They folded before it ever came to market. And the thing already had worse performance than the PS4, so dropping the Kinect really meant just having an inferior product with no product differentiation.
- flohofwoe 3y ago
  The second article shows though that they had bundled Kinect with each Xbox One for about half a year before giving up (I guess they really got thrashed hard by PS4 sales and went into panic mode). The thing is simply that Kinect made the Xbox One more expensive than a PS4, and that for a piece of hardware that most Xbox users saw at best as a gimmick. It probably was the first sane decision of the bungled Xbox One launch.

VyseofArcadia 3y ago

From the first article, > Microsoft is making another Xbox One policy change by allowing gamers to use the upcoming console without Kinect. > upcoming They did not try. There was no trying. It was not eventual. They folded before it ever came to market. And the thing already had worse performance than the PS4, so dropping the Kinect really meant just having an inferior product with no product differentiation.

flohofwoe 3y ago
The second article shows though that they had bundled Kinect with each Xbox One for about half a year before giving up (I guess they really got thrashed hard by PS4 sales and went into panic mode). The thing is simply that Kinect made the Xbox One more expensive than a PS4, and that for a piece of hardware that most Xbox users saw at best as a gimmick. It probably was the first sane decision of the bungled Xbox One launch.