Bowing to pressure from the Sony PlayStation 4, Microsoft today announced that it would sell a less expensive version of its Xbox One console that matches the PS4 price by dropping the Kinect motion sensor. This new Xbox One will become available in June and will cost $400.



From Supersite for Windows:

Pundits and video game enthusiasts have been calling on Microsoft to make this move ever since last year's E3 conference, where the $100 price differential between the Xbox One ($500) and the PS4 ($400) was laid bare. That price difference was clearly triggered by Microsoft's decision to make the Kinect a required, bundled part of its Xbox One, despite the fact that many users don't need or want it.

Well, soon they'll have a choice.

"Our fans have been telling us for some time that they'd like to have more options to get an Xbox One," a contrite-looking Microsoft's Yusuf Mehdi said in a video message announcing the new product. "Today we're introducing a new Xbox One without Kinect for $399."

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