In which case I kind of wish I had waited. More often than not, the Kinect doesn't save me from picking up the controller (because with ~70% voice recognition rate, it will fail at some point before showing me my Netflix viewing choice) and I don't play any Kinect games. I could also do without a camera and microphone that is connected to MSFT's back end. And frankly, until Titanfall came out there were no "must have" games, so buying on launch day wasn't really necessary.<p>For the rest of the world, it's probably a good move. It shaves $100 off the high price, for starters. Most everyone I talk to says the Kinect is cool for a while, but then the novelty wears off, so maybe folks won't feel like they're missing out without one.<p>But don't miss this otherwise unrelated part: "Along with the less expensive console, Microsoft announced Xbox apps such as Netflix, Hulu and ESPN will be available to all Xbox One and Xbox 360 owners." I'll always have Xbox Gold because I play games, but this might make a dent into the "casual gamer that wants to watch Netflix" market.