Well I can't say I am overly surprised at the statement by Microsoft about the controversial policies they tried to shove down the throats of the very gamers that put them where they are now. How easy it is for a company to forget what got them to where they are and who's credit cards funded that rise!

But we all spoke, told the world about our outrage and they backed down. I was just surprised at how quickly they did back down. Up until the 180 they were so adament they knew best and that everyone was fine with it. Clearly however, that was incorrect!

So will I buy one now? Nope, not a chance. Appart from the fact I am still getting over the annoyance of them doing all this in the first place, they are still insisting it ships with Kinnect! I have no interest in Kinnect, I don't want to play 'jump around the room' games, the input lag (no matter how quick Msoft wants you to believe it is) will be useless for most of the types of games I play (shooters) and as the 1st one was so rubbish I have no good memories of using one.

And from my point of view, if they ditched Kinnect then they could probably make the price the same as the PS4! Plus it's a bit creepy, always on, watching and listening in my front room. Not that I think Msoft would abuse that level of trust, but it's all the other freaks out there watching our every move!

So good luck with the Xbone, I'm here to play games. I don't want all the media functions, I definitely don't want Kinnect and my Sky box is perfectly good for TV. PS4 all the way for me :)