Microsoft to sell Xbox One without Kinect. Removes requirement for gold on apps

[Dat Matt]

Everyone has a preference. Mine is nintendo so dont expect judgement for liking one over another.

While I think the news is good for new customers, I still think its a spit in the face for early adopters. Consider if you bought a day 1 Xbox one because you were excited that all games would have the kinect functionality through physical motions, voice commands etc. These functions can no longer be intergral as the user base will opt for the cheaper option without kinect rather than the more expensive model. Will me a minority, but it's still insulting. (Disclaimer - the above is opinion. I personally hate motion controls, but like to think of all parties when talking about removing features.)

Edit - the consoles are severely lacking when compared to PCs, and comments suggesting the hardware for the next gen consoles is the equivalent of a top spec PC from 2009. There was report that watch dogs will not run at 1080p and at 60fps on next gten consoles. Instead they'll run at 900p/30fps (ps4), and 792p/30fps (Xbox one). PC gamers will have no issue with getting 1080p/60fps, so long as thier machine is built for it, and it can be upgraded if necessary.

A game this month is going to be 1080p/60fps on consoles though. Mario kart 8.