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Microsoft prices up cheapo Xbox 360, Kinect bundle

Wii-style pricing for new console

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Microsoft today announced the Xbox 360 4GB console, along with Wii-type pricing to tempt new punters to buy the Kinect hands-free motion sensor.

Xbox 4GB Bundle group shot

Going a bundle

The two products are bundled along with Kinect Adventures, a games show case for Kinect's capabilities, for £249.99 and they go on sale on August 20.

Separately, existing XBox 360 users can buy the Kinect / Kinect Adventures bundle for £129.99.

The XBox 360 4GB is includes built-in Wi-Fi N, 4GB of internal flash memory, touch-sensitive buttons. It retails at £149.99

About Fifteen Kinect-friendly games will be available at UK launch, retailing at £39.99.

Kinect is not just for games, Microsoft says. You can start a movie by saying "Xbox, play" and browse music lists by waving a hand. XBox Live Gold subscribers can wave hello to each other using Video Kinect.

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@Downside

The price might not, but when you see the problems it has, even now just before launch, that will surely put anyone off.

It's detection, accuracy and lag problems truly have to be seen to be believed...

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Sorry, you are plain wrong.

Techrader did a driving game test, and as soon as their hands made it past 00:30, the car veered the other way, it was unable to differentiate between left and right.

http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/consoles/hands-on-xbox-project-natal-review-673321

"In the most part it was fun, but there were occasions when steering beyond the 90 degree point would make Kinect misinterpret our actions and steer in the opposite direction."

Natal does not see black people too well:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=364666

Don't jump too close to your Xbox:

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=251566

Everything else is also well documented flaws, but I can't post links right now, as most of them are gaming related sites that are blocked to me at work.

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Anonymous Coward

titles

>you can jump, but not too much

>>Tosh. No more likely that with a Wii and that doesn't happen AFAIK. Its a standard DVD drive >>as in any PC. You need to pick it up and wobble it.

My little lad has destroyed a number of disks just by bouncing around whilst playing his favourite Xbox games... took a few attempts to find a safe place for the machine.

>£250 bundle put it's WAY out of range of casual gamers

>>Bargain and they won't be able to meet demand on release, just look at pre-orders. Most Xbox >>PS3 and Wii owners already spend more than that in games alone.

Nah, you're well off track there I'm afriad. It is too expensive and anyone wanting to make an initial move into casual gaming will opt for the wii - more established you see, and cheaper.

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