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Xbox One once demanded a camera in your living room

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Nothing terrifies consumers more than a mandatory microphone and camera staring at them from the entertainment center. The console originally launched with a strict requirement that the Kinect peripheral remain permanently plugged in and watching the room, a deeply unpopular mandate that was swiftly abandoned after public backlash.

Xbox One once demanded a camera in your living room
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