$399 Xbox One without a Kinect is Microsoft's strategy to combat PlayStation 4

Microsoft thinks it knows why consumers are choosing the PlayStation 4 over the Xbox One, and it’s addressing this problem with a new version of the box.

An Xbox One without the Kinect camera will go on sale June 9 for $399. The company will continue to sell the $499 version with the peripheral. This brings the Xbox One in line with the PlayStation 4 in terms of price in the multibillion dollar home console war. It also brings the future of the Kinect into question as many developers may avoid implementing motion-control features since many potential customers won’t have the necessary hardware.