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Xbox One

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Last discussed Jul 8, 2026

Microsoft's third-generation gaming console, released in 2013, criticized for its high price, mandatory Kinect peripheral, and restrictive DRM policies.

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Ben Thompson Explains the XBOX Disaster
Ben Thompson · Jul 8, 2026

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"They come out after that with the Xbox One, which was super expensive because it had the Kinect built in — that wave your hands around sort of thing. And it had more restrictive DRM things. Gamers hated it. So they rejected it."

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