UPDATED 10:52 AM: In response to questions regarding the price listing, a Microsoft rep told me via email, "We haven't announced a price for Kinect for Xbox 360." Retailer listings do not an official price announcement make.
Microsoft still has yet to announce the official price for the newly minted Kinect, but that hasn’t stopped the official Microsoft Store from listing the motion sensing tech for $149.99.
Online retailers such as Amazon and GameStop have also listed Kinect for this same price, seemingly debunking expectations that Microsoft would go for a more aggressive price point, perhaps around the $100 mark.
I guess Microsoft could be planning some elaborate ruse in which they approve the $150 listing just for the sake of the first batch of pre-orders, and then, in a few weeks, they will reveal the “real” price, delighting those people who already thought they were paying $150 for it, and making Kinect a more comfortable purchase for everyone else at around $100. But that doesn't sound all that likely.
On the other hand, that $150, perhaps unbeknownst to retailers, could include a launch title, in which case that price would be much easier to swallow for a lot of prospective buyers. Plus, it would just make sense to include something that people can play right out of the box without tossing down another $60 on top of whatever the Kinect will "officially" cost.
An official price announcement can’t be far off now, so if you’re a big fan of price point debates, definitely stay tuned.
Source: VG247
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UnJaked
150 way to much count me out
macross2012
The Price is NOT OFFICIAL because NO ONE is going to pay $150.00 for this peice of garbage. If its more then 50.00 I AM OUT.. As it stands I AM OUT
lucidity
It's amusing how some ppl think they can by the PSeye an optional nunchuk controller ( one could use the six-axis although it doesn't sound very comfortable to hold it with one hand) and onw move controller to play all games.
Sony has already shown a boxing game that uses 2 move controllers for 1 person to play ( not to mention the PSeye)
That's a PSeye and 4 moves for 2 players.
Lets hope Sony doesn't come out with a kickboxing games or ppl will have to buy 4 moves and strap 2 to their ankles.
nvserg
Jake,
I think Microsoft is trying to see how many people would pay that price. they are taking preorders. if it meets there oh lets call it pleasing +o) then they will make it that price. this is something new, they just dont know what price tag to put on it. i wouldnt either, so guys dont preorder it yet. anyone agree with me???????????
tumbleweed64
Ways companies market. If you have a product that is different than anything on the market and there is no market value establish you set the price high for the start of the product. Once every knows its worth $150 and the price goes down to say $100 it then becomes a deal or bargain in the buyers minds.
ImpurestCrowd
Like I've said before you don't have to buy the $30 sub controller for the Move, you can just use the DS3. So under $100 for 2 Move controllers since most people already have the PS EYE.
Nub Salad
Who is going to buy the kinect? Does anyone seriously think this is going to be successful?
1. People don't want to spend more money for an attachment that's only going to work for a few games. i.e. Wii Motion plus, and that's only 24.99, however Nintendo kind of did that right by bundling it.
2. A lot of the people that own Xbox 360 have been bashing wii motion controls and wii games since the wii's launch. So either the kinect and its wii like kiddy games don't sell or it makes hypocrites out of millions of people.
3. Some games require buttons... I'm still not sure how they plan to incorporate this into the "hardcore" games that Xbox 360 owners have been claiming to have and love since the Wii stole the show with its "casual" games.
Don't get me wrong, I like all 3 systems, but I think the Move has a much better chance than the kinect at entering the Motion game market. I predict the Kinect will do better than Tony Hawk Ride and the PSP Go, but ultimately it will flop. When all the people that bought it because someone told them it's the next big thing, they will start to collect dust.
blindsideofthesun
I can already feel the warmth from the oncoming flames...
Jackal904
I think 100 dollars is very reasonable. I don't think Microsoft should go above 100 for their sake.
DreamingDarklyRobin
When they show games where you can fake bludgeoning enemies with a sledgehammer, I will buy Kinect.
Notafanboythatiknow
Ready for another session of flame wars? $150 is not a bad price if Kinect works as intended.
MavrikM03
The only reason I thought that $150 was steep was because everyone on here whines and complains about it. And think about it, Sony's Move controller is $50 for the initial controller and $30 more for the "nunchuck" add on. So that $80 for one player, x2 is already $160 just for two people to play and that's assuming the owner already has the Eye. So you're looking at over $200 for the whole shabang just to get two people playing. Kinect can support 4 players that we know of right out of the box, for a considerably cheaper price than Playstation. I'm not excited about payin $150, but it ain't gonna stop me, and i'm sure I'll be picking up 2 or 3 games at launch, and my girlfriend will probably get 1 or 2 as well. Microsoft knows what they're doing, we may complain about paying all this money for different services through M$, but i have no doubt in my mind that I get what I pay for. Rock on M$!!!!
cmdluke
150 is waaaayyy too much to pay for a 'cool' user interface tool.
down311
I just read that Kinect cots $150 to make, I think they pretty much need to take a $50 dollar hit in order to have a shot at success. One good thing about Kinect is that unlike the Wii and Move, you don't need to pay for multiple controllers, nunchuck add ons and so on.
I really think they should have stuck with the name Natal.
Notafanboythatiknow
Ready for another episode of flame wars? $150 is not a bad price for Kinect if it works as intended.
Sorry if it double posted; the site is acting up.
lowkevmic
I think they're gonna stay at 150, which in my opinion for what it does is a really resonable price. Everyone complaining about it is still going to buy one, so why cry about it. The new Xbox is supposed to have a 199.00 model coming out in the next few months. Which will probably only mean a smaller Hard Drive or no Wi-Fi since the majority of Xbox owners already have some sort of internet connection. So with the drop in price for the Xbox slim and a Kinect w/ game bundle, which I can pretty much bet they'll have by holiday shopping time. You're looking at a price tag of about $400, which is the same exact price Playstation announced for their Move bundle. It's safe to say when it comes to MS and Playstation, they always stay in the same ballpark in regards to price, with only a difference of maybe $50 bucks.
willy277
the price point for MS is huge, and the way i see it they have to bring it under 120 dollars, because sonys is gonna run the average customer around 120 for move. cause the move+eye combo was 80? then the numchuck and or another mote will bring it up to that over 100 dollar mark.
CLFresh
and $150 for a casual gaming attachment that has already been done and overkilled my the wii? yeah ill pass and play w. my wii-wii
Whyte_Boi_901
when i went to Gamestop to put in my reserve for it the total ticket was 100, so does this mean I only have to pay 100 because its on my receipt?????? Come on XBOX I love so dont screw me!!!!!!!
Snicker60515
Just announce it already! People will complain about $150 at first but of course since most of the people who will buy these things will probably be buying them for their children will just think it's the latest and greatest thing and plunk down the cash. Both companies will probably be launching bundles with a game included anyway which would make the entry fee seem more reasonable. I mean, $150 for Kinect(what an awful name) and the total for Move is something like $60 for the controller, $40 for the camera, and another $30 or so for the other half of the controller, if I'm not mistaken. I said in a previous post that Move would still be a little cheaper than Kinect, and it's probably true, but at least those among us who can add and subtract know more or less how much Sony's controller will cost, now it's Microsoft's turn. $150 with a game sounds just about right.
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