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Kinect With Kinect Adventures To Hit This November At $150

Microsoft reveals Kinect pricing and bundles.

And just like that, all the fun speculation ends. Kinect will cost $150 and will ship this November with a copy of Kinect Adventures. It will additionally be sold in a bundle with the arcade version of the redesigned Xbox 360 this holiday for $300.  
 
Retailers had it right about Kinect's price, and it looks like Amazon Deutschland nailed it in respect to the arcade SKU's storage. Microsoft has confirmed this morning that this version of the console will sport 4GBs of internal memory, a matte finish, and built-in 802.11n Wi-Fi, according to official press materials. It will also be sold as a stand-alone unit for $200 starting on August 3, 2010.    
 

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Microsoft has confirmed that a selection Kinect launch titles, Kinect Sports, Kinectimals, Kinect Joy Ride, and Dance Central, will hit retail at a $50 price point. More than 15 games, according to Microsoft, will be available at launch. Pre-orders for either the bundle or Kinect will net future owners a download voucher for three "exclusive" levels in Kinect Adventures.
 
Thanks goes to fwylo for the initial intel! 
 
UPDATE: Edited to reflect that pre-orders will net users day-one levels for Kinect Adventures.

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Pretty good upgrade for the Arcade version, getting WiFi and 4gigs, while maintaining the $200 price point.
I was also kinda surprised to see them price the Kinect games at $50, probably a smart idea, when trying to take on the Wii.

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Its a pity that its selling for $150. I honestly doubt anyone is going to get this, except for people like me who might buy into this gimmick. 
 
The bundle is less than ideal as well, since you're basically buying the arcade version with a lack of a HDD. Still, the bundle is an option for those who want to replace their Xbox 360 Slim (which hopefully shouldn't be too many) and wants to pick up a Kinect.

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Wait, didn't they say that all Kinect games would only be $40 during the press conference?  Then again, it wouldn't be the first time that a company completely changes it's business model after a conference (PS3 ''Boomerang'' controllers for one).

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Ugh, motion controls. Expensive motion controls.

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I demand a Quicklook of Ryan playing Kinectimals when it's released.

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150? 
Jesus christ that's crazy considering who they target that thing at. 
Oh well, it's what most of us crap out when we take a dump anyways, but damn. 

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150$ Meh

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Nice to see at least they aren't full 60 bucks.  I would've liked a pack in of Dance Central though.

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That's quite a lot. 32X anyone?

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meh

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And just like that, all the fun speculation ends. Kinect will cost $150 and will ship this November with a copy of Kinect Adventures. It will additionally be sold in a bundle with the arcade version of the redesigned Xbox 360 this holiday for $300.  
 
Retailers had it right about Kinect's price, and it looks like Amazon Deutschland nailed it in respect to the arcade SKU's storage. Microsoft has confirmed this morning that this version of the console will sport 4GBs of internal memory, a matte finish, and built-in 802.11n Wi-Fi, according to official press materials. It will also be sold as a stand-alone unit for $200 starting on August 3, 2010.    
 

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Microsoft has confirmed that a selection Kinect launch titles, Kinect Sports, Kinectimals, Kinect Joy Ride, and Dance Central, will hit retail at a $50 price point. More than 15 games, according to Microsoft, will be available at launch. Pre-orders for either the bundle or Kinect will net future owners a download voucher for three "exclusive" levels in Kinect Adventures.
 
Thanks goes to fwylo for the initial intel! 
 
UPDATE: Edited to reflect that pre-orders will net users day-one levels for Kinect Adventures.