July 20th 2010 4:01 pm PT

I agree with rogXue, except I don’t have children. So Kinect doesn’t appeal to me or my coin! Now after I saw the Star Wars section of the Kinect E3 Demo I thought hey that might be ok…….then I was reminded of how many times Lucas has raped the fans. Forget that…….running away!!

Not to be insulting, but what are you guys thinking?

As it is right now, this cool new technology will ultimately fail. First, there is very little software supporting the technology, so only a handful of individuals who are really excited about the technology or a single game will buy the hardware, resulting in a low install base. Second, seeing this low install base and a lack of return on investment, developers will make very little to no effort to develop games for this technology. Lastly, very few games will result in fewer and fewer people adopting this new tech. And the circle goes round.

In order for this technology to be successful, you are going to need to do a couple things. First, it needs to be bundled with all new hardware without a price increase. This will hurt, but in the long run you will be better off. Second, for the HUGE install base you already have, you need to price the add-on very low so people who want the hardware, and more importantly people on the fence, will adopt it. Once the hardware is attached to more xbox systems, developers will be more comfortable investing in games for the system resulting in more games, more choice, and people wanting to adopt the system. You get your return on investment from the games not the hardware itself.

Hahaha $150 with game is too much? You buy a $300-$400 system and pay $60 for games plus $50 a year for Gold and $150 is “too much”? My suggestion is to go buy a last gen system and some used games…. $150 for Kinect and a game is about right. I will use it for what it is great at… Being a GREAT hands free remote! Plus it has the camera. What, $150 is too much for a remote? Tell that to Logitech which has sold (and STILL sells) $100-$300 Harmoney remotes for YEARS!

The $150 price won’t last too long because it isn’t going to sell well. Nearly all the games are for a “casual” audience, but the price is anything but. I think MS is making a mistake because once the numbers come out that it isn’t selling well, developers will think twice before making games for it. And it will be a downward spiral from there.

I think it is a HUGE mistake not offering a $399 deal with Kinect and the 250GB 360s.

I am planning on getting Kinect, but Microsoft will lose a console sale since they are not offering the ‘real’ bundle people like me were waiting for.

Not to mention the fact that right now they are saying there are no current plans to offer the 250GB HDD add-on for the 360s. What the hell are these 360s 4GB users going to do when they need to upgrade?

Wake up Microsoft and stop telling us that your ‘research’ shows happiness about the pricing, when most of your customers are obviously NOT happy.

I’m still trying to grasp the lack of marketing brain power here… no 250GB 360s/Kinect Bundle? Nope… still don’t get it. Stupid… Stupid decision.

Any possibilty of a spec sheet and/or comparison sheet for the 4GB Slims and 250 GB Slims Major?

wow thats a bloody stupid price lol

it should be closer to £50 and anyone who pays out for that needs there head looking at tbh

I would’ve been tempted by a kinect/360s bundle if it came with a hard drive. I wouldn’t mind having a kinect unit and a new 360s but I can’t see myself paying $450 for that. Guess I’ll stick to my 60g 360 and wait and see if the price drops one day on kinect.

I’ve been giving this thing the benefit of the doubt for months, and have bit by tongue during that time… but it almost seems like MS is making a calculated effort to bury this project… as if it has problems they know are going to be there on launch.

What gives?

Any word on when the all black with chrome guide button 360 controller will be available at retail? I’d like a second one that matches the one that comes with the 360 S.

@b trumpet Same difference unless they sell it without game for 100 which they don’t

OK, so Kinect pricing leaves me absolutely disinterested. However, I am interested in a matte new 360 with a 250 gig drive.

Finally got rid of the abomination that was my glossy PS3, so I would like to keep my entertainment center gloss-free. Matte all the way.

I guess it won’t happen, though. The old arcade units looked nicer than premiums as well, since they didn’t have the faux silver tray that looked like a child’s toy.

*sigh* I had my hopes for Kinect. I planned on buying one of the new motion control set ups this year and Kinect was what I was planning on. But Move is officially cheaper, so it looks like it will be Move. Someone else had it right, I could justify ~$100. But it’s the holiday, I got other things to buy (Fable 3 and New Vegas, not to mention christmas gifts.) Kinect will have to wait until the price drops. And I really wanted the voice control for Netflix. D:

It’s over £100, it’s dead in the water. I give it 12 months before you can pick it up cheaper than Tony Hawk’s Ride.

It’s WAY beyond the “impulse purchase to keep kids quiet” price it NEEDS to be to succeed. at £99.99 it could have possibly done well, £79.99 and it’d be a runaway smash depending on software, but £130? You can buy a Wii CONSOLE for the same price!

Even the Playstation move, with the EyeCamera, Playstation move controller, Sub Controller AND optional Gun Attachment only comes to £99.99.

Not only that, ITS THE SAME PRICE AS THE 360 ITSELF!

You are priced higher than both of your main competitors with an unproven technology that may not work well in Real Life circumstances (i.e. with mirrors on the wall, limited room space, low light levels, oversaturation, multiple voices and background chatter), and with a very sub-par software lineup. There is no “Killer App” for Kinect yet.

I am not convinced, and neither are many other core gamers I know.

Kinect has gone from an interesting gadget to an utter flop in my eyes. It really has to be spectacular for me to even consider getting one at full price.

Matte finish… nice.

My big question is whether a hard drive can be put into either console. Given that existing HDDs wont work, Im not interested in upgrading to the new arcade without being able to add a hard drive, and id rather have the matte vs gloss.

I dont like the $150 price tag for kinect, but Rock band was $150, as was guitar hero world tour with the drums. If Kinect works as well as it can, no reason it will flop. Guitars are >$50, as are drums and whatnot for those games.

150 dollars as expected.
Pay 50 more dollars, get a wii.
What the fuck.

I got past the whole motion control gimmick 6 months after the wii so I’m going to pass obviously. I can’t see how people are going to pay $150 for a attachment to a $200 console (at least), but whatever, I’m sure it will still sell great >_<

Thats expensive , Major Nelson are the 3 levels are included in the package? or you must pre-order from a specific store? , i pre-ordered from Amazon.

Do the 3 exclusive Kinect Adventures levels only come with the $300 system pre-order? Or do they also come with the $150 add-on pre-order too?

Well Microsoft just lost alot of business. Me and alot of people in my family were going to get this but at that price not anymore. We were all thinking $99 or less. That is way to expensive especially for core gamers. Oh Well.

Looks like I’ll be passing on this. I wasn’t really looking forward to any of the launch titles but would have still liked to pick up the camera.

If they eventually release a package that is just the camera at a lower price then I will pick one up.

Major – Is there a reason you linked to Amazon for Kinect Adventures? Seems strange to link to the individual game on Amazon when the game is being bundled free with the hardware.

Whatever happened to Fable 3 being the first full game to support Kinect? Are we ever going to see some kind of results from Lionhead’s Milo demo from E3 two years ago? Using Kinect with Fable 3 or other full retail games was the only thing that would even get me to consider getting Kinect for that kind of price. But there’s no way I’m paying that much just to play a bunch of Wii minigame knockoffs – I don’t even use my Wii for that!

$150 and 6′ distance from the camera? Doesn’t look like I will be picking one up. I have 3 TVs in my house, and none of them have a 6′ space between them and the couch.

I’m guessing MS is not targeting Japan as a consumer base either…

Very disappointed. As are all the retailers and developers that hoped to support this camera. So much for treating Kinect as a platform. Adoption is going to be very slow and developers are going to look the other way. I can’t see this being a value for money buy.