Rumor: $99 Xbox 360 with Kinect coming, if you sign a contract

news article released on: 2 May, 2012

Today's most interesting gaming world rumor is that of the $99 Xbox 360. Supposedly, Microsoft is looking to begin offering the 4GB Arcade model of the popular console, along with the Kinect motion control system, for just $99 with one large catch. That catch is buyers must sign up for a two-year Xbox Live Gold contract, at $15 per month. Besides access to the Live service, there may ...

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wolfniggr

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The subsidized console will be something new for the industry

Sega did this over a decade ago with the Dreamcast. Hardly a new concept.

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No thanks. I'll keep the 360 I already have and the $30 one year card for Gold.

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the xbox 360 arcade bungle with a white console and kinect + 2 games and kinect star wars and 3month gold subscription is selling here brand new for $378.at $15 per month it would be $360 plus $99 = $459.personally dont think its worth it. also xbox 360s are selling for as low as $50 on ebay my m8 got 1 from ebay.

i have the big screen tv,a ps3 and 5.1 channel surround sound.car still runs smooth and computer still works but its a bit outdated.

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why would consumers get into this deal, when they could go to their nearest rent-a-center. Or a smart consumer would just simply save up the cash and buy a new or used one retail.

I don't think this plan will work as good as MS hopes it will.

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Originally posted by Mysttic:
why would consumers get into this deal, when they could go to their nearest rent-a-center. Or a smart consumer would just simply save up the cash and buy a new or used one retail.

I don't think this plan will work as good as MS hopes it will.

not sure how the rent centers work there but here you get hit with so much interest.the interest = more than the products cost in the first place.layby is always an option if you want an xbox 360

i have the big screen tv,a ps3 and 5.1 channel surround sound.car still runs smooth and computer still works but its a bit outdated.

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How many people whipped out their calculators?

$100 for the console
$360 for 24 months @ $15
=$460

-or-

$300 The full retail $ of the kinect 4gb system
$80 for the average cost of 2 years of xbox live
=$380

They must think we are pretty stupid. What next, they come up with a crazy money scheme where the value is different than that of US currency to confuse us into spending more than we want to?

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EDIT: BB selling gold memberships for $60 Amazon at $48. Even paying 2 years @ $60 your still saving $40.

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