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Microsoft Kinect

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Microsoft Kinect was a line of motion-sensing input devices by Microsoft for Xbox game consoles and Windows PCs, enabling controller-free interaction through gestures.

We dig behind Microsoft Kinect's stated narrative to unravel the real strategy — the calls that actually shaped it, and why they played out the way they did.

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The Cannibalization Choice · Decision Forks
Kinect Sold 8 Million in 60 Days. Then Microsoft Strapped It to a Console Nobody Wanted at $499.
Kinect was the fastest-selling consumer electronics device ever recorded. So Microsoft bundled it into the Xbox One at $499 - $100 above the PS4 - and watched the accessory drag its flagship down. The sensor outlived the game it killed.
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