Without The Kinect, The Xbox One Is Basically The PS4
It’s funny to think back about this time last year, when Microsoft held a hugely controversial press conference at E3 for its upcoming Xbox One, announcing a $499 price tag and remaining silent on the-then hot-button issue of used games. The press quickly gave the show to Sony in a hands-down decision after a triumphant showing that evening, and Microsoft found its Xbox One on the same shaky footing that carried it through a launch season that saw it trailing the PS4. Now, with Microsoft’s announcement of a Kinect-less Xbox One at $399, the console that everyone loved to hate last summer is basically gone.
