In fact, it wasn’t until Microsoft dropped the price of the Xbox One and offered Kinect-free units over the holidays that Xbox One outsold PS4. Since that time, Xbox has held strong, beating PS4 a few more times, including most recently in April.
The success of Xbox One without the Kinect has caused many gamers to wonder if Microsoft is planning to drop the peripheral addition altogether. Xbox boss Phil Spencer responded to those concerns in a recent interview with GamesRadar, where he revealed that Microsoft is not abandoning the Kinect.
However, Spencer did mention that it’ll be up to developers and consumers to make the most of the Kinect. Microsoft will continue pushing for more functionality, but the future of the device is really in the hands of consumers.
It’ll be interesting to see how Microsoft evolves the Kinect over time. It seems most developers right now are still focused on providing controller-driven games, with only a couple developers creating party or family style games that use the Kinect. But as more functionality becomes available and as other peripheral devices hit the scene, like HoloLens, we may see big developers take another stab at incorporating the Kinect into their games.
What do you think about Phil Spencer’s comments about the Kinect? Do you think Microsoft should drop it entirely, or is there still life in the device? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.
Source: GamesRadar
