(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); In addition to reversing their DRM policies, Microsoft has confirmed that the Xbox One will not require the Kinect to function. Xbox Corporate Vice President Marc Whitten revealed on IGN that the Xbox will be able to work and use all it's core functions without the Kinect being connected to the console. Features like Voice Command and Player Identification will be unavailable due to this, but you will still be able to acess everything else the Xbox One offers.



Microsoft's decision to abandon the Kinect mandatory system opens a door to a Kinect-free Xbox One bundle. The original Xbox One bundle comes with a Kinect, controller, headset, HDMI cable, a free 14-day trial of Xbox Live, and of course the console itself.

Do you think that Microsoft will release a cheaper version of the bundle which doesn't include the Kinect?

its not improvement, the xbox one is nothing like they first announced, next they wont even get this tv shit theyve been banging on about for ages!

they should of just stuck to what they have been working on and not going back on themselves, its just making them look worse

I thought they would keep the kinect thing.Haha all of these changes at the end...I hope people don't fall for this.

I'm still getting the Xbox One an PS4

It's a shame they haven't got any plans to release a kinect free bundle which would bring the price down and make a lot of people happier/want to buy