SAN FRANCISCO, June 26 - Just months prior to E3, Sony decided to pull the PS4 camera from the $399 next-gen console purchase in an effort to undercut Microsoft's $499 Xbox One, according to multiple sources reports IGN. Sony also made the move quietly, informing retailers that the camera was indeed pulled, but the retailers were not privy with the adjusted lower price.
IGN also noted that the camera's absence will also fragment consumer adoption, discouraging developers to design with the peripheral in mind. The Kinect on the other hand, could be implemented into developers' designs with full assurance that the device would be utilized by all Xbox One owners that are at least interested and able. This could very well be true, the Kinect dominated a good portion of Microsoft's Xbox One's presentations, particularly the first one. Remember that TV talk? Xbox go home, Xbox watch TV, Xbox watch me closely as I do nasty things with my private time. The PS4 camera was barely talked about.
IGN also noted that the camera's absence will also fragment consumer adoption, discouraging developers to design with the peripheral in mind. The Kinect on the other hand, could be implemented into developers' designs with full assurance that the device would be utilized by all Xbox One owners that are at least interested and able. This could very well be true, the Kinect dominated a good portion of Microsoft's Xbox One's presentations, particularly the first one. Remember that TV talk? Xbox go home, Xbox watch TV, Xbox watch me closely as I do nasty things with my private time. The PS4 camera was barely talked about.
If these sources are accurate, this could increase the value of Xbox One in the public's eye even if the perception is meretricious. What separates the two consoles? PS4 is technically more advanced, but not a large enough degree to sway buyers one way or the next. If the Xbox One + Kinect is priced the same as the PS4 + its camera, then the values are at least the same. The policies differed to a large degree, but since last week that factor was abolished. The Xbox One is integrated to Twitch, much more popular than PS4's UStream for those interested in the video game streaming community. I suppose it comes down to loyalty and exclusives, which is as always, based on personal preference.
SOURCE: IGN
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