[thekonamicode]

Just got an email from my Microsoft rep this morning. The Star Wars Kinect bundle is dropping down to $399.99, effective today ($50 price drop).

Anybody sitting on the fence with this one? The system itself has an interesting design. Personally, I have little to no interest in Kinect gaming.

[Spider_Jerusalem]

Love the design. If I didn't already have an Halo Reach console, it would have been miiiine!

[Takuya]

Still too pricey... And... The original black version is far nicer. The bundle is just a mess.

[Infamous Chris]

Love the design but will pick one up on Black Friday or something.

[Carlisle]

I love the look of it, but even at $400 it's still over priced. Maybe if it drops a little further, but I've already got a perfectly good OG 360 so it's hard to justify that.

[Shin Kojima]

I don't even want a 360 but I'd consider this one if it didn't come with Kinect.

[Lombax]

I would grab one of these if we were not so close to a new console generation.

[Square Triangle]

Good, moving it'll remove the dead weight at my store.

[Solstice]

The R2D2 console I don't mind, but that gold controller is horribly hideous.

[Derrick01]

I don't even want a 360 but I'd consider this one if it didn't come with Kinect.

You would buy a $400 xbox without kinect and that shovelware game included? That's an even bigger screw job. You could at least trade in those two to cut the cost down.

[SailorDaravon]

Adore the console, but I can't justify spending $400 for a new 360 at this point in the console cycle. Maybe if one of our two breaks between now and then and they're still available.

[Baron]

I would grab one of these if we were not so close to a new console generation.

Yeah, I echo this - $400 will likely buy me in to a new console next year (or this fall). No dice with a second 7-year old system.

[Fortinbras]

I thought about replacing my old 120 GB Elite with this bundle but this is still priced at 399 Euros in Germany. This is just weird. I bought a 320 GB PS3 Slim for 200 Euros a few weeks ago.

Microsoft needs to drop the price already.

[thekonamicode]

They should really put out a version of this thing without the Kinect Sensor and game. That would fly off the shelves!

[Lombax]

They should really put out a version of this thing without the Kinect Sensor and game. That would fly off the shelves!

aye just the console / controller would be awesome.

[bkfount]

I just saw the amazon email about the new price and my opinion is unchanged. I think the console looks nice, and would like to have one, but not at that price.

I couldn't give less of a shit about kinect, and it's too late in the generation to be spending that kind of money for a bundle when the new consoles will likely hit next year. Oh well, I really wanted a crystal LE xbox last gen, but my life moved on without it.

[KageMaru]

Good, hopefully this means the bundle bombed. Always thought it was way too overpriced.

[Speedymanic]

They should really put out a version of this thing without the Kinect Sensor and game. That would fly off the shelves!

1. buy bundle
2. sell kinect and game (kienct will fetch a higher price due to being LE)
3. ????
4. profit.

[massoluk]

Good, hopefully this means the bundle bombed. Always thought it was way too overpriced.

Yeah, I hoped it bombed hard.
We wanted a proper light saber game. Motion Plus, Move, Kinect... whatever. But we get this... thing.

[OldJadedGamer]

Saving my cash for a WiiU but love the system design.

[Struct09]

The R2D2 console I don't mind, but that gold controller is horribly hideous.

I feel the opposite. So if you decide to buy the console, I'll buy the controller off of you!

[Speedymanic]

Saving my cash for a WiiU but love the system design.

Shame this isn't part of the shady subscription MS are working on.

[Blunt]

People were hot for the console for Xmas 2011, all the game stores nearby had double digit orders, but interest waned when there was the delay that pushed it into the new year and people used their fist-full of cash for something else.

You can't delay shit that's targeted strongly towards the casual crowd. Gamers will begrudgingly put up with pushed back dates but the general public will say "It's not on the shelf? Fuck this noise" and buy an iPad during the holiday.

[BurntPork]

Must have sold poorly. Can't complain nor say that I'm surprised.

Also, how is it overpriced now? It's the same price as the regular 250GB Kinect bundle.

[Solstice]

I feel the opposite. So if you decide to buy the console, I'll buy the controller off of you!

I can't bring myself to shell out that much cash for a seven year old console

[deadlast]

Must have sold poorly. ....

It couldn't have been that critically acclaimed kinect game that was package with it that could have turned off customers.

[Double D]

Oh shit. I bought one of these 2 weeks ago for my kids. I got it from Best Buy. Don't they have some sort of 'price drop guarantee' or something?

By the way, it's pretty awesome. I wouldn't have bought it otherwise, but my kids wanted their own 360 so I had an excuse. The R2D2 sounds it makes when you open the disc tray and press the power button are a nice touch.

edit: This certainly is a policy. Gonna go get my $50!

[Mudron]

Ordered mine on Monday and then the price drop hit Wednesday. I emailed Amazon as soon as I heard about the drop and they refunded me the extra $50 almost immediately. Not bad.


Boop de boop by mudron, on Flickr

[Sho_Nuff82]

Rebundle the console with Lego Star Wars 3/Force Unleashed 2, it might move a few.

But the fact that we're talking about a price drop to $400 in 2012 is a pretty good sign that MS has milked the high price tier dry. Drop the price already.

[Speedymanic]

Yeah, I hoped it bombed hard. We wanted a proper light saber game. Motion Plus, Move, Kinect... whatever. But we get this... thing.

Would be shit. What we really wanted is another Jedi Knight/sequel to Jedi Academy.

[EGM1966]

Would be shit. What we really wanted is another Jedi Knight/sequel to Jedi Academy.

Would be less shit than this though. Personally I'd settle for anything decent on any platform/device making good use of the licence.

Not holding my breath though.

As for this bundle, console looks good, pad looks awful but no way am I going to give any money towards the game.

[BruiserBear]

Someone would have to pay me to use one of these in my house, and I'm a Star Wars fan.

[IdreamofHIME]

The R2D2 console I don't mind, but that gold controller is horribly hideous.

I'm the exact opposite.

[Speedymanic]

Would be less shit than this though. Personally I'd settle for anything decent on any platform/device making good use of the licence. Not holding my breath though. As for this bundle, console looks good, pad looks awful but no way am I going to give any money towards the game.

I've heard the game isn't all that bad, Pod racing is apparently very entertaining.

[PhoReal]

Just got the e-mail. May the 4th be with you, huh? lol

[Baconsammy]

Console looks cool, but I hate glossy controllers. I have a Gears 3 360 and a pair of Modern Warfare 3 controllers, which are completely matte finish. Love them all. No interest whatsoever in Kinect though.

[BenjaminBirdie]

Ordered mine on Monday and then the price drop hit Wednesday. I emailed Amazon as soon as I heard about the drop and they refunded me the extra $50 almost immediately. Not bad. Boop de boop by mudron, on Flickr

Good heavens that is fucking gorgeous.

[Medalion]

Poor R2 can't catch a break

[thirty]

It seems my thread about this a couple weeks back helped *rubs hands together*

[Anth0ny]

I was ready to buy one. Price drop is nice.

[Community Forum]

Hey at least Microsoft does something new and cool with special editon consoles... I mean, why not? Nintendo comes out with a new color for their portables every few months, and I would DIE for a sweet special editon PS3 but alas we get nothing here in the US.

[specialguy]

Any chance these might become collectable eventually? Would it be at all a good idea to buy one in hopes of selling it for big $ later?

Just wondering.

But yeah for the same price as the standard 250GB+Kinect, why wouldn't you buy this? Unless you just think it's ugly, which I kinda do.

[Lunchbox]

that thing makes r2d2 noises too when you turn it on and eject the tray, wish it was cheaper

[Community Forum]

Any chance these might become collectable eventually? Would it be at all a good idea to buy one in hopes of selling it for big $ later? Just wondering.

No.

Videogames at this point are like baseball cards, in terms of buying for resale value later.

Collect because you want to, not to try and turn a profit.

[cacildo]

They dropped the price because the game is very good

[Izick]

Don't care about a game, but I'm a sucker for that console and controller.

[Circle T]

Ordered mine on Monday and then the price drop hit Wednesday. I emailed Amazon as soon as I heard about the drop and they refunded me the extra $50 almost immediately. Not bad.

You still have the sticker on your controller.

[Quicksilver4648]

I like the console but the controller is meh. If they offered just that at $200 I would be happy.

[usea]

Just got an email from my Microsoft rep this morning. The Star Wars Kinect bundle is dropping down to $399.99, effective today ($50 price drop).

$399?!?! I thought 360s were down to like $150 or something. What's in this bundle that costs --

Boop de boop by mudron, on Flickr

Oh. Well... damn that's sexy.