I agree that $100 isnt a lot of money. And I think if you cant afford the 100 dollar difference you should be buying game consoles to begin with. I also understand that PS4 is starting to charge for online play. But heres the thing
Xbox ALREADY charges for online play, its not free...and its STILL 100 dollars more.
Also, 100 dollars isnt much money overall, but as a comparison to the overall price it kind of is.
Its not about affording things to me, not at all.
I can afford to go out and buy a few 3D TV's, and pay much more than i would for the standard TV, but the fact of the matter is, i HATE 3D and i would never use it, so why pay more for something i never wanted and will not use?
Another analogy is this whole healthcare mess. People are being told that their old policies are being cancelled, and that even though they were promised they wouldnt be cancelled, its for the better. "You'll pay more now, but youll have better coverage!". If i wanted better coverage I'd have bought better coverage!
So what im saying is, it seems like this 100 dollar difference is the kinect. And most people you talk to will come to that conclusion.
With that said, I didnt buy a kinect for my 360, so why would i want one for the xbox One?
At the end of the day though, noone is forcing me to buy an xbox one (unlike with healthcare) so the simplest solution is to not buy one. Microsft has the right to make their console whatever they want it to be, and charge whatever they want to charge. I have the right to not buy it. I will not buy right away, but im sure there are TONS of people who will, so both microsoft and I will live to see another day...