With that in mind, it’s not surprising to hear that the vocal and heavily publicized analyst is at it again, but this time he believes that Microsoft will make some notable changes to its current Xbox One SKU.
In the latest edition of Bonus Round, Pachter laid down a prediction that Microsoft will be ditching the mandatory camera peripheral in favor of a Kinect-less Xbox One bundle. This speculation, while a move that’s been heavily requested by gamers for quite some time, does make a lot of sense for Microsoft, and Pachter points to the current price point of the hardware as incentive enough to remove Kinect as a mandatory feature.
Since Sony launched the PlayStation 4 $100 cheaper than the Xbox One, it’s not overly surprising to hear that the PS4 has taken the lead with a whopping 6 million sold within four months. In order to remain competitive, Microsoft will have to do more than package Titanfall with the Xbox One to make it fly off store shelves. Dropping mandatory Kinect support opens up the console to a price drop, which could put it on par with the cost of Sony’s latest hardware.
As Pachter points out, however, Sony could then very well undercut Microsoft in price again — allowing the PS4 to remain the cheaper console. It’s still too soon to determine which console will win the war, but removing Kinect from the Xbox One bundle is a viable option to lower the price.
Do you think Microsoft should remove Kinect from the Xbox One bundle? Would you pick up the console if it was $100 cheaper?
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