XBOX 360 Kinect

End to end speculation, Microsoft announced pricing for Kinect Tuesday, an innovative gamepad-less motion control system for the Xbox 360, and will go on sale this fall for - are you ready? - $ 149.99.The news may have come as more shocking if the price has not been much advertised in a number of retail sites over the last few months. Including Microsoft's. Oops.However, there are still some (minor) surprises in Microsoft's announcement. Kinect game will retail at $ 49.99, not $ 59.99 more typical of the Xbox 360 release - and the basic Kinect units will be bundled with multiplayer games Kinect outdoor adventures.

Microsoft also took the wraps off a new Xbox 360 model, which will fill gaps in coverage left after the retirement of old-style Xbox Arcade. New unit will fit the new design of "lean" to announce the Xbox 360 in June, but will come with 4 GB of internal storage, not hard drives, and a black matt finish. This will set you back $ 200 - $ 100 more expensive than hard drive-equipped model. Hope will appear in stores next month.But if you're in the market for a new Xbox, and you want to know about this business Kinect, we recommend do not take the plunge first. In contrast, survive to the fall, when Microsoft will release a bundle that includes the just-announced 4 GB Xbox 360, along with hardware and Kinect Kinect Adventure, for $ 299, a savings of $ 50 on buying the kit individually. And while $ 150 seems a bit steep for the control system has not been proven, we can see that the bundle changed much under the tree this holiday season.