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So Kinect is $150....

Posted on Tuesday, July 20 @ 14:34:48 Eastern by Daniel Bischoff

Microsoft has finally churned out a price for their motion ~~controller~~ camera answer to the Wii.

Honestly, we should have seen this coming. Numerous sources, including Microsoft's own online retail portal priced Kinect at $150. Did anyone think that was all going to turn out to be an elaborate hoax and we'd be generously offered an opportunity to buy a product for $99.99?

This really bothers me. I'm a college student, I don't have a ton of room in my budget for extraneous motion controls that I probably won't even use. Possibly even more frustrating was the fact that the pricing silence during E3 led gamers to have hope. Unfortunately, that hope was crushed today.

Microsoft would probably assume that the inclusion of a game (Kinect games being priced generally at $50 to meet the Wii's game pricing structure) justifies the price tag. Honestly, I'm intrigued by Kinect Adventures more than any other Kinect game, but there's one thing Microsoft has not realized.

The Wii made it's push for the masses on the backs of "real" (read: hardcore) gamers. Launching with a Zelda title certainly aided this movement. With those same ambassadors of gaming uninterested by Kinect, and reluctant to shell out for a toy that will further remove their hardcore gaming device from their possession, I doubt this motion will really make waves.

Are you picking up Kinect in November? Do you already have a preorder? Have you checked out a demo station at your local Macy's?

EDIT:
For De-Ting and the rest of you who would like to try out Kinect before you buy, I hope this list of Macy's stores currently housing a demo helps. Find the list here.

Tags: kinect, Xbox 360

Comments

schimmel
Joined: Nov 2005

Posted: Jul 20th, 2010 at 4:15 pm
Not touching it. I've had bad feelings about Microsoft going controller-less for over a year now and all I can see it doing is failing. I for one will be saving my $150 for something worthwhile

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LawnGnome
Joined: Apr 2007

Posted: Jul 20th, 2010 at 5:13 pm
My main question is: How many people get to play off of the camera-controller thingy. If it's only 1 or 2 it's definately not worth it, but I think that if it supports more players it justifies the price tag. My main turn-off on buying a Wii is the enormity of the price tag once you factor in buying 4 controllers with the nunchucks and now the motion-plus thing.

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De-Ting
Joined: Nov 2006

Posted: Jul 20th, 2010 at 6:45 pm
I would like to try this. I'm not judging it seriously until I do, but I agree that the price is freakin' high.

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Bretimus_v2
Joined: Jan 2009

Posted: Jul 20th, 2010 at 11:32 pm
I'm getting this and then having a friend stand behind me and wave his arms. Can it handle Mecha-Shiva power?

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UghRochester
Joined: Jun 2006

Posted: Jul 21st, 2010 at 12:01 am
Sorry, I'm not going to waste 150 dollars to only use it during parties.

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UglykitteN
Joined: Mar 2006

Posted: Jul 21st, 2010 at 9:32 am
This looks dumb, really. It's gonna have to do something really amazing for me to consider getting it. I'm not gonna spend $150 on anything for my 360.

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TurinAlexander
Joined: Sep 2006

Posted: Jul 21st, 2010 at 3:09 pm
I've never been a fan of motion controls. I'll never own a Wii and I certainly won't be wasting my money on this silly contraption either.

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