Even with the pricepoint I don't understand the kinect hate. It's less than the price of two games. I just think they launched with it, and should now try to get the best out of it. It had the cool voice commands, it can be good for new fitness, dancing, singing games, party games. I think they should just focus on making great games.
From what I've heard it sounds like it's a really robust system with a much better build quality than xbox 360, so that's good.