Microsoft has priced the new Kinect and it looks like you can get the Xbox 360 add-on for $150 or for $150 more you can get a brand new 4-GB Xbox 360 with cameras and voice recognition for the ultimate Kinect experience. Yeah, you can definitely see which way we’re leaning, can’t you?
Microsoft also said it will introduce a $200 version of its newly redesigned Xbox 360 Aug. 3. This entry-level console is identical to the $300 model except for its matte finish and storage capacity. Instead of a 250-GB hard drive, it comes with 4 GB of onboard flash storage. A Kinect bundle with the 4-GB Xbox, the new motion controller and the Kinect Adventures game will cost $300.
“$150 is an appropriate price for the Kinect,” said Electronic Entertainment Design and Research analyst Jesse Divnich in an e-mail. “Kinect should not be viewed as a typical videogame peripheral that is retired from one’s active playlist after 90 days, but rather a consumer-enabling device that has the potential to revolutionize the way we interact with all forms of media on a daily basis.”