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Microsoft today announced that it will sell the Xbox One without Kinect. The Kinect-less Xbox One has long been requested by fans, and will now arrive in countries where the console is already being sold starting 9th June. It will be priced the same as the PS4 i.e. $399. Microsoft …
Read More »Xbox One goes Kinect-less
Price for new SKU dropped to PS4-rivalling £350
Read More »Microsoft explains its Xbox One Kinect U-turn; Games with Gold dated for June
Available on June 9th, the 350 Kinect-less Xbox One is Microsoft’s biggest U-turn yet and represents a complete reversal of its controversial E3 strategy outline. It’s also the console’s second UK price drop since arriving in the UK last November, a period that has seen 80 shaved off the machine’s …
Read More »Kinect-less Xbox One announced by Microsoft
Microsoft has upped its game in the next-gen race by announcing a new Xbox One SKU that doesn’t include a Kinect camera. The new bundle will include a console and controller and cost 350 – that’s the same as the current PS4 RRP and 50 less than the existing Xbox …
Read More »Spencer: Dropping Kinect is not the No.1 Xbox One request
Microsoft has insisted that the dropping of Kinect is not the most requested Xbox One amendment. We’re always trying to match what consumers are asking for,” Xbox boss Phil Spencer told Edge. I always want to make sure that we’re in tune with what current or potential customers are asking …
Read More »Inside Rare: Why Kinect Sports Rivals is rebooting the promise of controller-free gaming
As Rare opens its doors for the first time in years, Develop went behind the scenes to find out why its confident its upcoming Xbox One title could change perceptions of Kinect
Read More »There Came An Echo getting Xbox One version for Kinect
A new Kinect-specific game has been confirmed for Xbox One. OXM reports that successfully Kickstarted title There Came An Echo is in line for an Xbox One release some time after it debuts on PC, which is expected around October. The game itself features Star Trek’s Wesley ‘Wil Wheaton’ Crusher …
Read More »Kinect Sports Rivals UK release dated
The latest entry in the Kincect Sports series is coming to Xbox One in April. Microsoft has announced Kinect Sports Rivals will debut in the UK on April 11th, while an April 8th launch is set for North America, Australia and New Zealand. The game features a range of sports …
Read More »Harmonix’s unannounced Xbox One Kinect game cancelled – rumour
Harmonix is rumoured to have put an end to the development of an unannounced Xbox One Kinect effort. Game industry detective Superannuation’s latest post on Kotaku points to the LinkedIn profile of the studio’s senior level designer, Rob Stokes. Stokes states on his page that the project’s development has been …
Read More »Microsoft shipping Kinect 2 sensor to PC developers
New Kinect for Windows to include Xbox One sensor’s upgrades
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