Topic: Microsoft Confirms Kinect Bundles, New 199USD Xbox 360 (Read 119 times)

Xbox-Scene · « **on:** June 20, 2010, 09:28:00 AM »

Microsoft Confirms Kinect Bundles, New 199USD Xbox 360
Posted by XanTium | June 20 11:28 EST | News Category: Xbox360

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From kotaku.com:

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An internal marketing Q&A for Microsoft about confirm that Kinect will be bundled with consoles, and a $199 configuration of its new Xbox 360 will be available this fall.

There were no further details about this console's features, such as hard drive/onboard storage (if any) or WiFi, which is 250GB and internal, respectively, on the new Slim design.

Full Story: kotaku.com

n3r0 · « **Reply #1 on:** June 20, 2010, 09:30:00 AM »

Hopefully now when the old system's break everyone will just throw them in the trash. It is no longer at all economical to repair them.

hyfall381 · « **Reply #2 on:** June 20, 2010, 10:59:00 AM »

thats real cool, the $199 xbox slim??? and if a kinect/slim bundle is a fair price, count me in!

This post has been edited by hyfall381: Jun 20 2010, 06:01 PM

Reaper527 · « **Reply #3 on:** June 20, 2010, 11:57:00 AM »

i guess it was kind of to be expected that the slim would replace the arcade. i just want to know how much kinect will cost. the article doesn't make it sound like the $200 bundle will be including kinect

This post has been edited by Reaper527: Jun 20 2010, 06:59 PM

kingatrock · « **Reply #4 on:** June 20, 2010, 12:02:00 PM »

Hmm, I guess they mean the newer 360 (slim) but with no hard drive or wifi + kinect? Still a good deal for $199 considering $199 previously would just get you an arcade 360.

FLUFFYbunny27 · « **Reply #5 on:** June 20, 2010, 12:11:00 PM »

So wait... You get the new 250 xbox and kinect for $200!?!?!?!?!?!

hyfall381 · « **Reply #6 on:** June 20, 2010, 03:37:00 PM »

QUOTE(FLUFFYbunny27 @ Jun 20 2010, 07:11 PM)

So wait... You get the new 250 xbox and kinect for $200!?!?!?!?!?!

nooooo.. theyre saying a cheaper slim will be out. it will be $200. just like now, you can buy the basic xbox arcade for $200.

still no word on the price of the kinect. but theyre also saying that there will be bundles. so youll be able to buy a 360 slim and kinect as a bundle for whatever $ itll be.

Advent Mist · « **Reply #7 on:** June 20, 2010, 05:56:00 PM »

They'll prolly just dumb down the drive size. I doubt they'd take the built in wifi out.

trentdadi · « **Reply #8 on:** June 20, 2010, 07:45:00 PM »

QUOTE(hyfall381 @ Jun 20 2010, 10:37 PM)

nooooo.. theyre saying a cheaper slim will be out. it will be $200. just like now, you can buy the basic xbox arcade for $200.

still no word on the price of the kinect. but theyre also saying that there will be bundles. so youll be able to buy a 360 slim and kinect as a bundle for whatever $ itll be.

Amazon has it listed for 149.99 with a release date of Nov 4th. I almost wish I hadn't bought the MW2 elite now.

tbb033 · « **Reply #9 on:** June 20, 2010, 08:42:00 PM »

I wonder if the $200 model will be a different color. White maybe?

Also wonder if it will have a smaller HDD or an onboard flash like current Arcades. Or maybe they'll just throw a USB stick in the box.

I kinda doubt they'd take the wifi out, but with MS you never know how they'll pinch a penny.

brandogg · « **Reply #10 on:** June 20, 2010, 09:23:00 PM »

Well it's such a simple thing (internal WiFi) to remove/add (it just uses an internal USB port right under the top of the case), so it would be quite easy for them to leave it out, and it could be a part that you could either send it to have install, or probably actually install yourself. You don't need to actually disassemble the new 360 to get to where it is, or remove any type of warranty sticker. I would *hope* that they wouldn't leave it out, but I can picture them doing it.

This post has been edited by brandogg: Jun 21 2010, 04:24 AM

Clockface · « **Reply #11 on:** June 21, 2010, 07:28:00 AM »

QUOTE(FLUFFYbunny27 @ Jun 20 2010, 07:11 PM)

So wait... You get the new 250 xbox and kinect for $200!?!?!?!?!?!

Probably not. The exact wording is:

"An internal marketing Q&A for Microsoft about confirm that Kinect will be bundled with consoles, and a $199 configuration of its new Xbox 360 will be available this fall."

Which does seem to say that you get both Kinetic and console for $199, yes, but read it more carefully and you'll see that it says two seperate things; 1) the Kinetic will be bundled with consoles, and 2) the new Xbox 360 will be available for $199. It's worded carefully to give the (misleading) impression that both console and Kinetic will cost $199 together, when in fact it says nothing of the kind.

Deliberately misleading wording is common in the legal trade, and hardly unknown in the advertising business, though it should be illegal.

Reaper527 · « **Reply #12 on:** June 21, 2010, 08:30:00 AM »

QUOTE(Clockface @ Jun 21 2010, 09:28 AM)

Which does seem to say that you get both Kinetic and console for $199, yes, but read it more carefully and you'll see that it says two seperate things; 1) the Kinetic will be bundled with consoles, and 2) the new Xbox 360 will be available for $199. It's worded carefully to give the (misleading) impression that both console and Kinetic will cost $199 together, when in fact it says nothing of the kind.

yeah, i thought the same thing, then re-read it because it seemed too good to be true, and it apparently was. i'm sure we'll have a price at the next big game convention. there is one in july, right? (i don't see them waiting until TGS [mid september] to announce a price)

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Deliberately misleading wording is common in the legal trade, and hardly unknown in the advertising business, though it should be illegal.

meh, i don't agree with that.

Himura · « **Reply #13 on:** June 21, 2010, 06:53:00 PM »

I bet for the $200 price tag, they'll be selling pretty well during christmas season, along with a kinect bundle

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