$150 Price Tag for Kinect Confirmed
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Word.AndyFromMonday said:
I'm pretty sure I would run out of HDD space long before the $150 are used up...
Sorry, MS, this is a lousy deal. I don't own a 360, but I'll kill my brother if he actually buys one of these things
NHS doesn't pay for itself (also generally politicians fucking everything up).luvd1 said:
it's called taxes:
-unstable exchange rate and costs of transferring that money.
-import tax (extortionately high to apparently to encourage local development and manufacture (will not work))
-higher labour costs of distribution (thank you unions)
-We include sales tax in the retail price which is not included in advertised US price of Kinect* as the sales tax varies from state to state plus is usually quite low.
-Then of course Microsoft prices according to cost of living, if we are used to paying more for the same goods as in USA... then they will charge that much more for Kinect. Cost of living is MUCH higher in the UK than USA, even after adjusting for exchange rate and irrelevant to income, oh and we earn less than Americans.
(*to any Americans reading this, Sales Tax is called V.A.T. here, currently 17.5% by 2011 will go up to 20% tax on EVERYTHING sold!)
Of course, Microsoft could easily "eat" the taxes and extra costs to make it "fair" and it could sell in the UK for £99... or even as low as £79. But that depends how much of a loss Microsoft is willing to incur.
Though all things considered, Microsoft will only get as much selling this in UK if sold for £139 to £149.
Honestly it IS different than the Wii, it sounds like it's getting much more support from M$ as opposed to Sony's Eyetoy. While it is a gimmick, if they can get people the stomach the cost, then it'll be at least moderately successful. That said, it's obviously not aimed at my demographic, and I have compelling feeling to buy it. I'm skeptical of people who say "This is the most awesome thing ever! It will revolutionize how we play games on the Xb360!"
$150 ain't all that much, a little less than 3 full-priced games.
$150 ain't all that much, a little less than 3 full-priced games.
But then again you will have to buy the Kinect games which I'm guessing will be retail price. So getting the sensor and a game so you can actually use it is around 4 full-priced games worth.Galaxy613 said:
I wouldn't say thats worth that big a price tag cosidering to use it you need to have a 360 anyway which goes for around the same price.
Well, $150 translated to about £101, so that's actually pretty reasonable considering the tech. I'll happily pay that if I can save up in time.
fuck.
that.
shit.
don't mind me, i'll just continue playing my games the old-fashioned, cheaper and better way, using a controller and keyboard.
that.
shit.
don't mind me, i'll just continue playing my games the old-fashioned, cheaper and better way, using a controller and keyboard.
£100? Well my interest in the device is all but extinguished. They'll have to show me something pretty amazing to get my attention again at that price.
It kinda balences out with the Move, Move is cheaper but you need to pay for more controllers and Natal only needs one Natal.
OT:I'm not surpriced it's that much, considering how successful the Wii was, if can attract that audience then they make alot of money.
OT:I'm not surpriced it's that much, considering how successful the Wii was, if can attract that audience then they make alot of money.
150 is way to much if you want to build a platform it has to be 80$..... this thing is doomed to fail...
so I will just wait for my idiot brother who buys everything to get it so I am not wasteing my money
