So, why exactly did Xbox stop making the Kinect? The best explanation comes down to gaming console pricing and shifting market priorities. When Microsoft launched the pricey Xbox One, the console was struggling to compete directly with Sony PlayStation 4. Microsoft eventually decided to unbundle the Kinect from the Xbox One packaging six months after its release, dropping the console retail price by a full hundred bucks to match the PlayStation 4 $399 price. Microsoft had a plan to put the...
