Microsoft defends Xbox One $500 price point--"We're over-delivering value"

PLEASE PS3 OWNERS...PLAY YOUR SYSTEM..oh you cant...because it got BRICKED???? HAAAAAAAAAAAA HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

hal-9000 still creeps me out, just remove the damn thing, release for a lower value and i'll consider buying both.

I do wonder though if data recorded on the xbox one will be able to be used as evidence in criminal prosecutions. that would be interesting to ponder me thinks.

I was always planning on buying both systems. Too many exclusives to miss out on. Only decision was which one first. Since MS lifted their DRM crap, as an xbox fanboy I guess I'll get the Xbone first. Might put tape on the camera tho LOL.

"no 24-hour check in anymore.. now what will you guys cry about"

How about no hardcopy games lets start with that, and we can also talk about the fact that you will not be buying ANY used games anymore. M$ think they can tell you what you can do with your money and what you PAID for...oh yea you don't own anything anymore your just paying for it like an asshole.

"We're over-delivering value"...no your just greedy and as usual ripping people off.

http://news.xbox.com/2013/06/update - no 24-hour check in anymore.. now what will you guys cry about?

And no regional restrictions.

'He added that Microsoft is "really making the living room your center of fun for your family," because before Xbox One came along, our family used the f*cking bathroom.'

-Jim Sterling

What's that river in Egypt named again?

I would love to have seen Mattrick's face the moment he heard Sony wouldn't match $500 with their new rig. "That's not how we play the game Sony! Don't you guys go to duopoly school!"

I'm hoping it'll be more like most of the new 360 games, where it'll just say "better with kinect".

Its funny how they say they are over delivering "value". The last time I checked it was the consumer's demand that determines what is valuable in the market. All I want is an awesome gaming console thats what I value in this situation. Therefore, smartglass is of no value to me because it is not something I need or want or care about. Skype is available on almost every device I own already and I dont use it, its of no value to me either. I already pay for TV service so Im not looking for my gaming console to provide it for me, so again that is of no value to me. Does microsoft think we are going to just throw away all of our other devices to replace them all with the xb one. Some of us have just purchased these devices and it would be a bit of a gamble to get rid of them all in hopes that an xb one can replace them all wihtout a problem. What if you replace these devices for the all in one system and then end up having another RROD type of epidemic with the new console? you just went from having all media to no media in one failed device. Im not taking that risk.

It's the exact same argument Sony made last gen with the $600 PS3. When that thing launched, a Bluray player alone cost $1000. You are getting great value, it's just that not everyone wants the things you're offering.

I'm not buying a camera. Don't need it, don't want it. Don't force it on me.

Ok, enough about Xbox One and Done. This is old news. When Xbox 2 will come out?

Maybe Don should stop trying to force people to see value in features they don't want.

why everyone complaining over the new counsels? Getting the xbox for better community players and content,i got internet, tv, skype, i might as well use it, so why not make it easier then to move around to different devices? when u can do it in one device, that sounds good to me! and i can play with community and Friends.

get ur ps4 n stop whining, u happy cuz u get to play alone? and play older games u probably dont play anymore? den go ahead have fun with it.

either everyone gets to play however they like

The price isn't bad but what makes it look bad is that Sony is undercutting Microsoft by a significant amount. The Xbox One is offering more than what Sony is offering in terms of value. Well I am kind of glad all the kiddies will be heading over to Sony because of the cheaper price. Perhaps Xox Live community will improve greatly. Quality > quantity.

I don't want a "funny living room", I want a console to play my games as it always been since Atari; "over-delivering value against other choices I think consumers can get" If it's so amazing, how come pre-orders from PS4 are twice as much right now? Remember how revolutionary and awesome your company thought Windows 8 was? And how many consumers shared your point of view, alongside the market share of your system nowadays? Could you tell me again where is the guy who led that project? Look at yourself in the mirror.

Region lock, mandatory check in every 24 hours-internet connection always required and Low powered GPU 1.2 Teraflops and RAM DDR3 are the major drawbacks. 500$ is not a big issue because you get a full set of Kinect and controller. Used games is also not a problem for many, as there is no difference between used games and pirate games. Mainly the hardware specs let me decide in favor of PS4. A GTX 680 costs 500$, PS4 also sells for the same price.