M$ reveals Kinect price and 4GB 360S bundles.
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M$ reveals Kinect price and 4GB 360S bundles.
Kinect will cost £129.99/€149.99, and come bundled with launch title Kinect Adventures, Microsoft has confirmed.
"We obviously don't make pricing decisions without doing our research," Xbox product director Aaron Greenberg told Eurogamer in an interview published elsewhere on the site.
"We've done a number of pricing studies on a global scale across a whole variety of audience segments. We've found that when we talked to consumers about the different types of experiences you get with Kinect, the sensor with the full game at £129.99 does quite well.
"There will be a whole new wave of consumers looking for all new ways to experience games and entertainment. To be able to do that with the console plus the sensor and the game at that value is pretty unprecedented."
Microsoft also revealed a new Xbox 360 4GB model, to be launched in the UK on 20th August, priced £149.99/€199.99.
The Xbox 360 4GB plus the Kinect sensor and Kinect Adventures will be available as a bundle for £249.99/€299.99 when Kinect launches in the UK this November.
While Microsoft is yet to announce A UK release date for Kinect, retailers have this evening begun taking pre-orders for the device, the new Xbox 360 4GB and the bundle.
The new Xbox 360 4GB differs slightly from the Xbox 360 250GB unveiled during Microsoft's E3 2010 conference last month.
The 4GB is internal flash memory, and the console has a black matte finish. Otherwise it's exactly the same as the "whisper quiet" Xbox 360 250GB, and includes built in Wi-Fi, the smaller design, and a hard drive bay.
"It will effectively replace the Arcade console," Greenberg said. "We see it as a great value entry price point for consumers. We're upgrading the storage to a full 4GB, which is quite a bit of storage. At £149.99 we think that's a great price point."
More than 15 Kinect-enabled games will be available at launch, including the bundled Kinect Adventures, and Kinect Sports, Kinectimals and Kinect Joy Ride.
All first party Kinect games will retail for £39.99. Kinect Adventures, however, will be a full-price retail game.
Microsoft has high hopes for the sensor. Greenberg likened Kinect's launch to that of a new console.
"A lot of people have talked about this being the type of leap you would typically see when you went to a new generation," he said.
"But the nice thing is we're able to bring that next generation experience to market this generation.
"We already have storage. We already have high definition gaming. We already have a connected online community. So adding the sensor to the experience enables us to unlock a whole new variety of games and entertainment. We're pretty optimistic this will provide multiple years of life to the current life cycle."
"We obviously don't make pricing decisions without doing our research," Xbox product director Aaron Greenberg told Eurogamer in an interview published elsewhere on the site.
"We've done a number of pricing studies on a global scale across a whole variety of audience segments. We've found that when we talked to consumers about the different types of experiences you get with Kinect, the sensor with the full game at £129.99 does quite well.
"There will be a whole new wave of consumers looking for all new ways to experience games and entertainment. To be able to do that with the console plus the sensor and the game at that value is pretty unprecedented."
Microsoft also revealed a new Xbox 360 4GB model, to be launched in the UK on 20th August, priced £149.99/€199.99.
The Xbox 360 4GB plus the Kinect sensor and Kinect Adventures will be available as a bundle for £249.99/€299.99 when Kinect launches in the UK this November.
While Microsoft is yet to announce A UK release date for Kinect, retailers have this evening begun taking pre-orders for the device, the new Xbox 360 4GB and the bundle.
The new Xbox 360 4GB differs slightly from the Xbox 360 250GB unveiled during Microsoft's E3 2010 conference last month.
The 4GB is internal flash memory, and the console has a black matte finish. Otherwise it's exactly the same as the "whisper quiet" Xbox 360 250GB, and includes built in Wi-Fi, the smaller design, and a hard drive bay.
"It will effectively replace the Arcade console," Greenberg said. "We see it as a great value entry price point for consumers. We're upgrading the storage to a full 4GB, which is quite a bit of storage. At £149.99 we think that's a great price point."
More than 15 Kinect-enabled games will be available at launch, including the bundled Kinect Adventures, and Kinect Sports, Kinectimals and Kinect Joy Ride.
All first party Kinect games will retail for £39.99. Kinect Adventures, however, will be a full-price retail game.
Microsoft has high hopes for the sensor. Greenberg likened Kinect's launch to that of a new console.
"A lot of people have talked about this being the type of leap you would typically see when you went to a new generation," he said.
"But the nice thing is we're able to bring that next generation experience to market this generation.
"We already have storage. We already have high definition gaming. We already have a connected online community. So adding the sensor to the experience enables us to unlock a whole new variety of games and entertainment. We're pretty optimistic this will provide multiple years of life to the current life cycle."
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Re: M$ reveals Kinect price and 4GB 360S bundles.
No chance I would pay for Kinect at pretty much any price but certainly not for the amount they are talking. The 4gb 360 sounds interesting though. Any idea if it has capacity to add a hard drive?
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isnt the hdd now internal? i would imagine that you could add 4 x 16gb flash drives though.
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It has HDD capability yes, The new HDD's are internal but also removable via a small pull tab.
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killswitchmad wrote:
"There will be a whole new wave of consumers looking for all new ways to experience games and entertainment. To be able to do that with the console plus the sensor and the game at that value is pretty unprecedented."
Im sorry, am I reading this bit right........how much can you get a Wii for these days? Piss off Mr Greenberg your research is shyte!!!!!
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Shopto are listing the new 4gb machine with a release date of 20/8 - they also mention that the HDD is upgradeable but havent got anything listed yet....
4GB XBOX
4GB XBOX
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wow a couple of points, firstly what happened to the £50 price that was being banded about and secondly am i missing something, they ave just released a 250gb xbox ad now they are talking about 4gb wtf?
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Hmmmm - If I could use my 60gb hdd I would consider one of those.
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dont think the old HDD fit the new machines mate....could be wrong but aint the new HDD more like a memory card/chip
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Thought as much..... Stuck with the noisy beast a little while longer then
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The new Hard Drives are held in a little chassis that slots into a bay in the console. I think with the new machine they are using standard PC style hard drive whereas the drives for the old console had a slightly different pin configuration so I doubt that you could remvoe your existing drive from its case, put it in a chassis for the new console and plug it in - shame as that would be an extremely easy way of moving your data but ultimately means less $$$ for M$ so not good for them
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Fuck Microdosh, thats what I say
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nice wee package coming for those of us who are planning on buying a new 250gb xbox in the near future
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dancin time
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Thats still a lot of cash. The opinion's stated under the article pretty much some up the above thoughts of most of us. I doubt they would pay attention but M$ could do with reading these kind of comments and realise Kinect just doesnt seem to be igniting many peoples fires.....
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but think about the children chris, it wouldnt be for you
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won't some body please think of the children (name that show)
My 9 yr old aint interested (thank god). He has a wii but im sure there are still plenty out there that are gonna buy it
My 9 yr old aint interested (thank god). He has a wii but im sure there are still plenty out there that are gonna buy it
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So can someone explain if i need to get a 'new' 360 to replace my elite if i wanted to get the shiney new Kinect. Does it have enough ports to fit this new peice of hardware and will its quality be comprimised if i don't upgrade?
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it still works with the old 360s but you will need an addaptor lead for it
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FWG JEDI wrote:but think about the children chris, it wouldnt be for you
FWG Rigor Mortice wrote:won't some body please think of the children (name that show)
I think it was the Simpsons - Reverend Lovejoy's wife used to scream it in very dramatic fashion
I did have a Wii and I couldnt convince my daughter to play it - she always preferred her DS
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