Summary: Microsoft’s newest video game system, the Xbox One, is now available in stores throughout the United States and 14 other countries for $499. The Xbox One is priced $100 more than Sony’s new system, the PlayStation 4, which hit store shelves a week earlier. The price difference is mainly attributed to the Kinect, Microsoft’s motion-sensing camera. This is the new and improved version of the Kinect, better in every way over the original, which launched midway through the Xbox 360’s life and never really caught on. Kinect 2.0 has a better chance to thrive, though, because everyone will have it, evening the playing field for developers. Microsoft’s track record leading up to the Xbox One’s launch was rocky, as the company flip-flopped on many of its policies surrounding games and internet connectivity. Fans seem to be happy now – well, mostly happy anyway – and are turning out en masse to fork over their hard-earned cash for Microsoft’s latest and greatest. Will you be joining them?
