Microsoft goes big on Kinect-less Xbox One bundles for the fall

From PC World: Microsoft is tripling down on its Kinect-free approach to the Xbox One with three newly announced bundles including one with a massive 1TB hard drive. The new bundles come less than a month after Microsoft said its console sales had more than doubled after introducing a $400 Xbox One model without the motion-sensing Kinect in June.

The new approach may also help Microsoft catch up to rival Sony, which just announced 10 million total PlayStation 4 consoles sold worldwide. Sony has led device sales since both next-generation consoles arrived last year.

Now that popular gaming titles take up as much as 50GB of disk space, onboard storage is at a premium. The standard Xbox One already has 500GB, but the upcoming Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Bundle will come with a whopping 1TB hard drive. The bundle also has a specially designed console, wireless controller painted in a CoD motif, and a chat headset. The bundle will offer special in-game sound effects and additional in-game content.

The CoD: Advanced Warfare bundle is priced at $500 with a street date of November 3.

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