Another U-turn in effect. Putting entertainment apps outside of the paywall is a great idea, and something i was expecting them to do with the launch of Xbox One back in November. I've always deemed it stupid to put apps that you already pay to access, behind a wall which you need to pay to access.
And a Kinect-less Xbox One, it's an idea that has been a long time coming. People wanted it back in November after Microsoft took the whole idea of needing Kinect to start the console up away. And it's set to be at a price competitive to the Playstation 4.
But on the flipside of the coin, it now makes them near enough equal to Playstation. Free to access apps without needing Gold, but requiring Gold to get the free Games on Gold deals. But i've heard other features may be put behind the wall to compensate, no idea what though.