Microsoft is making another policy change with Xbox One: now players can use the game console without a Kinect sensor. In Microsoft's original plan, Kinect was to be a required peripheral to use the game console. But once again, things are changing: in a new interview, Marc Whitten, Xbox Chief Product Officer, told IGN that the sensor will no longer be mandatory.
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This of course limits some of the Xbox One's functions. You cannot control the console using voice or hand gestures, nor can you play games that specifically use the sensor.
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The reason for the new policy change is still a big question mark. Many tech news portals attribute the U-turn to current privacy concerns. In addition, Microsoft has repeatedly told game developers that they could expect a sensor on every Xbox One. This is no longer true and it could become a problem for game developers to target their audience with new games.
