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Rumor: $100 Subsidized 360 Kinect Bundle Arriving Next Week

Posted on Wednesday, May 2 @ 09:06:49 Eastern by Alex_Osborn

Looking to get an Xbox 360 and Kinect, but don't want to shell out the $300+ it will cost you to pick up the console and its motion sensing camera? Well according to a recent rumor from The Verge, you may not have to, as Microsoft is allegedly planning to sell the console for $100 alongside a two-year contract agreement.

This 24-month subscription service will require a monthly payment of $15 and will include a Kinect (obviously), Xbox Live Gold, a two-year warranty and an undisclosed amount of streamable content. If the rumor bears any weight, we'll likely see this bundle hit retailers starting next week.

Of course, those pesky termination fees are also part of the contract, deterring customers from canceling their subscription. Those who elect to go with this rumored bundle and all of its offerings will end up paying $460 when everything is said and done. So when you do the math, it's not saving you an exorbitant sum of cash, but at least the price of entry has been lowered.
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  • LawnGnome
    LawnGnome
    Joined: Apr 2007
    Posted: May 2nd, 2012 at 12:47 pm
    A preview of things to come? A strategy like this could be huge for the next-gen console releases.
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  • tinymhg
    tinymhg
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: May 2nd, 2012 at 2:00 pm
    The Gnome speaks true.
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  • Bras
    Bras
    Joined: Jul 2008
    Posted: May 2nd, 2012 at 5:31 pm
    I don't believe in gnomes, but I believe what they say.
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  • shandog137
    shandog137
    Joined: Mar 2007
    Posted: May 2nd, 2012 at 1:09 pm
    I hope Sony does not follow suit in the next Gen. Over the 5 years that I have had my PS3 I have saved $250 on not having to subscribe to an online service. That's what has kept me loyal. If they end up with an online subscription model I think a lot of the PS user base may move over to Xbox just because of the quality of its network but we will see.
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  • Imnickson
    Imnickson
    Joined: Jul 2006
    Posted: May 2nd, 2012 at 1:41 pm
    Hold on, how would Microsoft require you to sign up for the $15 per month? I mean, what if you never went online with it? So it's basically a console with no online functionality unless you pay the subscription fee?
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  • LawnGnome
    LawnGnome
    Joined: Apr 2007
    Posted: May 2nd, 2012 at 2:34 pm
    I think it would work like a cellphone contract where you have to sign up for the service at purchase. You could still play it offline, but if you stopped paying the $15 you would be in violation of contract and have to pay early cancellation fees.
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  • drathbone
    drathbone
    Joined: May 2011
    Posted: May 2nd, 2012 at 9:27 pm
    I was wondering when something like this was going to happen, television and cell phones, why not video games? Question is though, will this be LEASED equipment or OWNED equipment (aka, I can sell it if I please). That's the deal breaker.
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