Microsoft's Xbox One game console is available with or without a kinect sensor.
According to a press release, the software giant confirmed the news at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles Monday.
Microsoft's corporate vice president for the company's devices and studios division said the tech giant is proud of the inexpensive game machine option.
"Today we're thrilled to offer our fans more choices to play the games they love and to enjoy all of their entertainment with the new Xbox One option for $399," Yusuf Mehdi said in a statement. "With an amazing lineup of exclusive games and more than 225 entertainment apps available around the world by this holiday, powered by our Xbox Live multiplayer service, we're committed to making Xbox an incredible place to play."
According to Forbes, the device can remain plugged into the interactive entertainment device even when consumers are not using it. The corporation also confirmed that a new software development kit gives engineers the necessary power resources to disable or restart the technology. The equipment is also faster than before.
"Yes, the additional resources allow access to up to 10 per cent additional GPU performance," the tech giant said at the event. "We're committed to giving developers new tools and flexibility to make their Xbox One games even better by giving them the option to use the GPU reserve in whatever way is best for them and their games."
According to Gamenguide, developers can utilize the power how they wish.
"Xbox One games look beautiful and have rich gameplay and platform features. How developers choose to access the extra GPU performance for their games will be up to them. We have started working with a number of developers on how they can best take advantage of these changes. We will have more to share in the future."
The Kinect sensor enables Xbox One and Xbox 360 to operate the device simply by talking according to USA Today. Users can watch TV by connecting the game console to their satellite TV equipment. This allows users to watch shows, or flip back and forth between game screens.
