Does anyone remember when the original xbox came out and only supported broadband network support (no dialup modem support) and everyone flipped out that it was being forced on consumers?
I kind of get the feeling it's the same with Kinect and a bunch of other features. Make it so from a development point of view, everyone is in the same box. They did the same thing with Windows Mobile 8 (or was it 7?) where it wasn't going to be supported by old hardware, only the newest ones. It's an immediate annoyance but I think will push longterm innovation.
I think if I was a day 1 purchaser I'd be getting a PS4, but I have a feeling down the line, the Xbox will be the more innovative product with hopefully more unique features/software. They will just have to dig themselves out of the huge PR hole they've dug themselves.
In terms of cost, do you think microsoft will roll out a subscription based program similar to a cellphone plan? Like pay $X/month for Y months and get the console and xbox live. I think they rolled out a similar program in a smaller scale for the 360. Would that make you more likely to jump in and get one?
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