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[KittyKittyBangBang]

Here is the breakdown:

$149.99 a la carte
$299.99 bundle with Arcade unit
$399.99 bundle with 360

http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/xbox-kinect-gets-priced-149/

Kinect is now listed on the retailer's website for $149.99. The page is dead if you try to click through from search results, so it looks like the listing may have gone up in error -- we'll see if this is the real price come November 4."

UPDATE: Walmart now has basically the same price at $149.96

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Project-Natal-Xbox-360-Xbox-360/13378144?sourceid=03724402931245916315

Amazon has it at $149 as well which pretty much confirms it.

Amazon - Kinects $149.99

 

[Costanza]

Too much. $99 plz

 

[DanteFox]

Too much. $50 plz.

 

[threenote]

This needed it's own thread

 

[brandonh83]

Too much.

 

[A Human Becoming]

$30 too much for my taste.

 

[Philthy]

Unless this thing comes with the new slim console, way too much to ask.

I'll wait until it's in the bargain basket with Tony Hawk Ride and the HD-DVD player for $20.

 

[kamspy]

Not enough. $499 plz

 

[Amir0x]

LOL

 

[krypt0nian]

<$100 or don't come to play.

 

[ClovingWestbrook]

LOL

Perfect reply lol

 

[Firewire]

$149 is bomba.

Seriously this tech can't be costing MS anywhere near $100.

 

[Loudninja]

Well if they didn't announced the price at this point I really don't know :/

 

[Snuggles]

B'oh.

I would be buying it at launch @ $60, but pretty much every extra dollar added to that price drops my purchase intent a little bit lower. So you can imagine how I might feel about $149.99. Plus, it doesn't help that the games being sold with it are full price.

If the launch line up was a little more appealing to me, I would probably still go for it @ $100 but $150? It's very unlikely that I will buy it at that price, I'll wait for a drop or at least a few games that I really want to try.

 

[Kandrick]

149 ? Did MS confirm this ?

we'll see if this is the real price come November 4

Yeah ok :lol

 

[FrankT]

Greenberg said they weren't releasing pricing details yet earlier so not sure.

$99 topz please.

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-2010-xbox-360/101307

He kind of details on this video. Pricing specifics to be announced closer to release date at about 3:00 in.

 

[DMeisterJ]

:lol

 

[Blueblur1]

The word around the 'net and LA is that it might be $149. That's way too much if you ask me.

 

[JdFoX187]

There's no way I'm paying that much for it, especially if there are no games included.

 

[sonikokaruto]

89 too much

 

[inner-G]

Wow, they're pricing their way out of relevance.

 

[Firewire]

B'oh.

I would be buying it at launch @ $60, but pretty much every extra dollar added to that price drops my purchase intent a little bit lower. So you can imagine how I might feel about $149.99. Plus, it doesn't help that the games being sold with it are full price.

If the launch line up was a little more appealing to me, I would probably still go for it @ $100 but $150? It's very unlikely that I will buy it at that price, I'll wait for a drop or at least a few games that I really want to try.

Wait, the games they showed today (not packed in ones) are all $60 retail?

Seriously?

 

[badcrumble]

Ahahaha~

 

[andycapps]

:lol

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Or...

LOL

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[isny]

Wow, they're pricing their way out of relevance.

Casual's will still pick up a Wii instead.

How do they think they can market this to casual gamers at the high price tag?

 

[A Human Becoming]

$149.99 a la carte
$299.99 bundle with Arcade unit
$399.99 bundle with 360

Okay, the Arcade Unit Bundle and regular unit are much more reasonably priced. The Arcade is currently $199 so an extra $100 for Kinect isn't so bad. The same goes for the current $299 model. Kinect might not be doomed after all!

 

[ram]

if its really 150usd than -->:lol and bundling with the arcade? after the slim announcement, i thought they finally scrapped the arcade unit.

 

[-WindYoshi-]

I really do believe that Kinect has the potential to capture the expanded audience... but I think we all know from experience how important price is in these wars.

Good luck Microsoft.

 

[Majmun]

:lol

 

[GK86]

Too much. The games haven't sold me on it yet. Although, I like the non-gaming applications they showed.

 

[Ninja Moomin]

seriously?

holy shit! :lol

 

[Dead]

DOA if true

 

[Foil]

Are they kidding?

 

[Automatisch]

Casual's will still pick up a Wii instead.

How do they think they can market this to casual gamers at the high price tag?

Because it's cheaper than a Wii and if you have 360 that's all you need to get setup, where as with a Wii you still need a few controllers and possible other attachments. I'm not saying it's not too expensive but it's not like this is going to define whether or not someone will get a Wii or Kinect.

 

[M3d10n]

Fail.

Seriously, for that price it should come with at least 2 pack-in games.

 

[Snuggles]

Wait, the games they showed today (not packed in ones) are all $60 retail?

Seriously?

Well, GAF is my source so take it for what it's worth but that is what I've heard.

 

[BobTheFork]

I will now laugh derisively at the price of something I was never going to buy.
ha ha haha ha

If if a price does exist, then Pachter is wrong and they aren't still debating it. In that case why not tell people the price?

 

[LazerRanger]

:lol I love my 360 but they're dooming Konect to failure at this price (I'm assuming £100 in the UK) there's no killer app that is going to push everyone into stores to pick it up for this price, needs to be closer to $69-79 (£50).

 

[Subitai]

Initially, I'd say this is bad and could end up being like the PS3. On the other hand, it could be like Wii where they could have started at $299 easily and made a lot more money. If is too high they can drop the price when they need to, if it is too low, that is profit they can never get back.

 

[Basileus777]

I doubt Microsoft has sent the price and skus to retailers already.

 

[thirty]

mods, topic rename to "gamestop prices kinect at $149 to make interest off of pre orders" please? MS hasn't announced anything. jesus people.

 

[mj1108]

$99 or bust.... although I'll bet that even if it was priced at $99 it'll still bust.

 

[MedHead]

Guitar Hero and Rock Band have sold well at or around this price, and the peripherals included in those packs are of little use in any games beyond those with which they were originally bundled. Move and Kinect both have the potential to be useful in a variety of ways, so the price seems pretty fair.

 

[Misterinenja]

The whole kinect thing gives me these 32X vibes.

 

[ReiGun]

Here is the breakdown:

$149.99 a la carte
$299.99 bundle with Arcade unit
$399.99 bundle with 360

http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/xbox-kinect-gets-priced-149/

Damn it, Microsoft. Why won't you let me love this like I want to? :'(

 

[infinityBCRT]

the slim arcade bundle + kinect should be the same price as the wii at the most

 

[CabbageRed]

This is weird.

Spoiler

I miss you, OT.

 

[inner-G]

Because it's cheaper than a Wii .

No, you can get a Wii for $149.

They're basically throwing in a 250gb and wi-fi to compete with the slim triple. Comparing those two though, you're missing Blu-Ray and free online multiplayer, which I'd guess are pretty huge draws for the 'casual' crowd. Not to mention that nothing they showed really had the broad appeal of 1st party nintendo stuff.

 

[EnjoyIncubus]

Does anybody actually give a shit about this thing?

 

[PandaPandaPanda]

I have no interest in this (let alone the PS3 motion controller-or motion anything) but at this price it's being sent to die.

Additional accessories in general don't tend to sell well and ones with a price tag this high isn't going to get the market penetration they want.