Kinect only has a userbase of 24 million. Out of those i wonder who use it every time they game?
You honestly think out of a console userbase of potentially 100 million consoles they are going to force 50% of them who probably dont have online, or only have sporadic online to be unable to play.... and they would force 75 million users to upgrade to a control standard that is sub par?
and you think this strategy is the operating release strategy of a large multinational company that is not only one of the most powerful companies in the world, but probably in the top 3 most powerful when it comes to computing.
None of this shit is final, it was water testing. The ps4 will be announced tomorrow and microsoft will make adjustments gauged on the feedback from the PS4 announcement.
Online only - no
Kinect only - no
No pre owned games - no ( but massive code adoption for online portions )
Blu-Ray on all consoles - yes
At least 250gb HD's - yes
The new XBOX and PS4 will kill the Wii U. It will be like a PS competing with a PS2 or the original XBOX.