Xbox One Accessories Feature Large Price Tags

[Nikolaz72]

I think it worked out that if I wanted a classic package of:

An Xbox One;
A spare Controller;
Charging pack.
Annual Gold;
Headset;
3 games;

I'd be looking at around about $850, or £650.



Microsoft, you have got to be joking.

Woah, thats 150Dollars more expensive than my entire PC setup ...

I wonder when Xboxians will stop claiming the reason for their consoleloving is pricing. Because with these ridiculous markups since last gen, it doesn't even beat the PC in the short run! And the former reason to switch was just it being cheaper in the long run.

 

[GryffinDarkBreed]

Wait, so it runs on AA batteries still? Really? Awesome! That means the Rechargeable AAs I've been using for the last four years will still work with them!

"Oh, boohoo it doesn't come with a built in rechargeable battery" GOOD. I LIKE that when my batteries get low I can swap them real quick and not have to plug the damned thing in. I keep spare battery clips for my Xbox 360 controllers around, preloaded with charged AA's on standby in case it happens.

"Oh, it doesn't come with a rechargeable battery pack" Eh, that's fine. I mean it's not like NiMH Rechargeable AAs haven't been around for years and are something every single person on these forums should have invested in years ago. OHWAIT. Seriously, get some. Put them in EVERYTHING. Never buy AAs again, unless it's more rechargeable ones. They don't even have that silly "Cell memory" like NiCDs had. NiMH batteries last just as long as standard Alkaline batteries, except you just throw them in the charger for a couple hours [literally, 1.5-2 hours is average charge time] and you're ready to go.

"Oh the controller is $60" Same price as the PS4 controller. Just $10 higher than the Xbox 360 and PS3 controllers. Guess none of you whippersnappers remember the huge jump the controller prices made back when the Xbox 360 just came out. This isn't that bad. Stop pretending inflation isn't a thing, gentlemen.

 

[008Zulu_v1legacy]

This is certainly shaping up to be the "1%'ers" console.

So $500 for the console, $25 for one recharge kit (assuming the console comes with a controller), $75 for another rechargeable controller kit and then there's the games, let's assume 3 titles; $180. $780 total, on launch day, if you're in America. Here in Australia, that's going to be close to $1,000.

 

[Dangit2019]

I'm very annoyed that I have to buy them again

You don't really have to buy it as the Xbox One isn't the only console on the market...

 

[squid5580]

I don't see how this is bad... A newer 360 wireless controller (the one with the rotate-able D-pad) is $60, so the price there is no surprise. Xbox Live everyone already knew about, and isn't really a huge upset. The only thing that I think is slightly different is the headset. The standard headsets for 360 were cheap across the board. I'll happily pay an extra $5 for a headset if it's better quality for the Xbox One.

Would anyone be able to furnish numbers for the PS4's peripherals? Probably about the same, if I had to guess. Peripherals don't really shift in price much.

I get it. There's probably gotta be an article about the Xbox One every now and then, understandably. But this article comes across as kind of pointless and troll-ish at this point. Calling the Xbox's peripherals out saying they have a "Large price tag" seems like you're trying to start a flame war where there isn't one to be had, especially since the prices aren't really that different.

I don't see how this is considered trollish at all. Lets look at the numbers. PS4 at 399 gets you the console and rechargeable controller and headset. For roughly 550 you get the same thing from MS. Or to put it another way you have to spend roughly 50 bucks on everything to equal out to what the PS4 is offering.

Now to me being on a budget and all that says I have to choose between a game or the essential equipment to play said game.

 

[lacktheknack]

I'm very annoyed that I have to buy them again

You don't really have to buy it as the Xbox One isn't the only console on the market...

If you left the sentence intact, you'd see that it made sense in an "if I bought it" context.

 

[RJ 17]

We're going to have to give Microsoft a new shovel at some point, the one they're using must be getting blunt by now.

Spoiler: I'd say this about sums things up.

Apparently Don Mattrick wasn't the only problem at Xbox.

Oh, and by the way Earnest, you forgot to mention the new Kinect which is going to cost $100-----oh, that's right, it's not a peripheral.

 

[faefrost]

There's no way in hell I'd pay that much for a controller (even sans accessories), but the prices are spot on for dragging this train wreck out even longer.

The ps4 controllers cost 60$, are you as against that as much as you are Microsoft.

The PS4 ones don't need separate $25 batteries.

 

[qou2600]

Wait, so it runs on AA batteries still? Really? Awesome! That means the Rechargeable AAs I've been using for the last four years will still work with them!

I wish more people thought like that. I love having the exchangeable batteries as opposed to batteries that are fixed inside of the controller.

Also good news, Microsoft is using an industry standard for its controllers USB charging unlike their last controller. So you can charge with a micro-usb cable. If it works like the 360 controllers you can actually run it without a battery connected. Something to think about.

 

[Veylon]

Is there any reason - corporate fiat aside - that existing 360 controllers won't work with the new console? In the same spirit, will existing 360 battery packs work with the One controllers?

If the answer to both those questions is "no", I will be very disappointed in Microsoft.

 

[Falsename]

Microsoft have built themselves such a nice gaming empire that the Xbox One (Xbone) is there way of seeing how much they can get away with. It's the consumer's job to snap them back to reality.
If they want to make more money by having you pay for things that should be included, don't buy them. And soon things will return to normal.

It's like that one person, at that place you work, that realises he has a fair bit of job security and likes to push the limits to see how much he can get away with. All the while knowing he won't be fired.

Consumers are the employers in this situation. We should remind that employee that if you keep acting like an unprofessional jackass we're going to find someone else to do their job.

 

[Roxor]

We're going to have to give Microsoft a new shovel at some point, the one they're using must be getting blunt by now.

I'm more concerned about how hot it must be getting down there.

Sovemedia: goody goody gumdrops

Well, someone seems pleased about the prices...

 

[AuronFtw]

Oh quit waving your PC-pride flag for just a moment, would you? The PC Master Race thing is starting to sound like a broken record. Always gotta throw the "PC is better" type line in there somewhere. Not like PC hardware is doing your wallet any favors, either, especially when it comes to future-proofing and potential compatibility issues.

Yeah, the fact that you can build a mid-to-high-end gaming rig for $600-800 and upgrade it for pennies later on is definitely a point against it. Also access to amazon, steam, gog, GMG, etc to get games for less than $60 or $50 pre-owned. Also a single company not holding the reigns over every aspect of your machine.

Also, what? Compatibility "issues?" You know that I can still play my PC games from the 90s? I can literally pop in my WC2 discs that were made for windows 98 and they work perfectly fine. I can play doom 2 via DOS and it runs perfectly fine. Can you put your HALO 1 disc in an xbone and have it work? Why would you mention compatibility at all? It's something consoles are so hilariously godawful at that it's ALWAYS a point in the PC's favor.

When a new generation of games come out, they simply add onto the massive existing PC-games library. When a new console generation comes out, they throw backwards compatibility out the window to squeeze every penny from anyone silly enough to still be buying consoles long after they've lost their point. Stop supporting a dying market. Stop supporting greedy devs. And most of all, stop trying to act like consoles have a point anymore; everything they can do, PCs do better, cheaper, faster and with more options for literally everything. And since the last-gen theme of console firmware updates, individual game updates, kinect firmware updates, DLC updates, recalibrating/fixing settings for anything that broke or the console simply forgot due to the updates, consoles aren't even "put game in, play game" any more than PCs are.

It honestly baffles me that anyone still supports a market so obviously bent on taking as much of their money as possible and giving them as little as possible in return. If I was seriously still playing consoles in 2013, I'd be demanding a return to format from devs. If they can't make a console that is true plug and play, they don't deserve my money. If they can only make a console that's as much of a pain in the ass to run as a PC and doesn't offer all the additional utility and freedom that a PC offers, what the hell is the point?

 

[Saltyk]

There's no way in hell I'd pay that much for a controller (even sans accessories), but the prices are spot on for dragging this train wreck out even longer.

The ps4 controllers cost 60$, are you as against that as much as you are Microsoft.

I'll be buying a PS4 and I can't say I'm happy about that either. So, yes. I am just as much against that as with the Xbox One thing. But not because it's a Xbox One (I have other reasons to be against that thing), but because it's a lot of mulla for an extra controller. I'm not a fan of spending that much money on anything. Sometimes I'm reluctant to buy games and will wait a bit for a price drop. Can't do that with these things.

 

[Elvis Starburst]

This... isn't THAT bad? It could be worse, yes, but it really isn't that bad compared to some costs for controllers I find these days, and other peripherals. I mean, I've seen $60 wireless 360 controllers, same with Sony's PS3 stuff, so I found that to be the norm. $25 for a headset also isn't as bad as it sounds. Maybe I'm just crazy?

 

[SL33TBL1ND]

You'd need a headset, right? Microsoft has you covered on that front, assuming you're willing to fork over $25 for the thing.

That actually sounds rather cheap, actually. Reasonable headsets are usually like $35+.

No idea about the rest, though.

 

[GryffinDarkBreed]

You'd need a headset, right? Microsoft has you covered on that front, assuming you're willing to fork over $25 for the thing.

That actually sounds rather cheap, actually. Reasonable headsets are usually like $35+.

No idea about the rest, though.

And rumor has it Microsoft is working on an adapter to make Xbox 360 and other universal 2.5mm plug headsets work with the system

 

[Raziel]

The prices would not be bad except they once again rip us off by not making the controller chargable.

I got suckered on the 360. I know their charge kits are such cheap crap I might as well by a Chinese knock off from ebay.

 

[Signa]

Er don't 360 controllers cost 60 dollars?

X-Box 360 Wireless Controller - Black
$49.99 new

http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-360/accessories/xbox-360-wireless-controller-black/65032

Plug 'n Play kit with rechargeable battery pack is $19.99, but aftermarket batteries can be found for $10.

That's what my contribution to this thread was going to be. I was working retail when the 360 and Wii launched, and I still remember the prices. The Wiimote was sorta the most expensive, because it was $60 for both the main 'mote ($40) and the Nunchuk ($20). Alternately, the PS3 and Xbox360 controllers were $50 for the wireless, and $40 if you wanted to go wired.

The fact that they've not done any improvements over the original 360 controller makes being forced to pay all over again at a higher price rather insulting. I pity the people that were suckered into buying all 4 controllers for all the quadrants, expecting there to be more split-screen play like previous generations. The play and charge kit was also always way overpriced, considering how you could get a 24 pack of rechargeable AA batteries for roughly the same price where I worked.