the MS (suits) being greedy is why. they get a lil bit of success this gen and already trying to suck even more blood out of their consumers. Basically saying yall too into live/xbox to even leave. Same shyt that got Sony in trouble in 06 even though the system was a cheap for what was inside at the time. Kinect 2.0 being standard and built in is rediculous.
There is no reason the new xbox shouldn't be 400 with the off the shelf parts they are using.
Nope. Microsoft is in a much better position to take a loss on the console. Sony is in dire need of some cash. It is already known that Microsoft will take a huge loss on the console. If they have to sell it at $500 then the ps4 with its more expensive parts will be priced at at least $600