Xbox boss thinks gamers who waited for a Kinect-less Xbox One will buy a Kinect

Death to the Kinect. Long live the Kinect.

That’s the conflicting message it feels like we’re getting from Microsoft, who recently removed the motion-tracking and voice-recognizing device from the core Xbox One bundle. That made the console $100 cheaper, but Xbox head Phil Spencer still expects gamers who buy a Kinect-less Xbox One to purchase the peripheral eventually.