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more about #robbiebach Hagame: "Microsoft seems to be approaching Project Natal as its own platform, and not simply a peripheral." - This line is an indication that the price will... more » Gossy... Fortune and Glory: 1)The price will start high. 2)The price will start high and become lower ONLY if enough people shell out for the high price. 3)Most people will buy ... more » bkchurch: The one guy who didn't buy Modern Warfare 2: In other words they're going to milk early adopters for as much cash as they can and then drop the price for everyone else. more » heretrix: Thanks for killing any enthusiasm I had for the product Robbie. more » cyruss: I think Sony should have Microsoft beat here when it comes to pricing. Sony's is essentially just a wand with a light on top... and the ps3eye camera... more » phisheep: Microsoft's stated target market is the new core - the people for whom the controller is a barrier. But it looks like it will be priced for the tradit... more » thecrisisfromthesky: "the pricing will start high and decrease over time" So why the hell is the wifi adapter still so damned expensive after however many years it's been... more » Xucuroz: It needs to be cheap or it will fail. I don't know how they can think they can be competitive with Nintendo or Sony, when theres will be by far the mo... more » mind in rewind: Why don't the rest of the 360 peripherals go through "the usual price curve"? more » Zerorush: As others have said, if its anything over $100 people won't buy it when they already have to pay out the ass for other expensive accessories like the ... more » NoBullet: They should of kept this until the next Xbox system was released. Starting at a high price point never gets the ball rolling. See: PS3. more » SinisterUrge13: Give me an XBOX/ZUNE HD phone that plays games and connects to the XLBA market place and I'm there. more » ShadowOdin of dubious snowiness: "But people should except that it will go through the usual price curve." What usual price curve? Start at overprice and staying there? Not as much c... more » NeVeRMoRe666: I would probably pick it up for anywhere up to $200 if it came included with a couple of games. But if it's more expensive than the console itself, we... more » tenken: Remember how before this generation, when consoles would release hard drive add-ons (*coughPS2*), the console maker would sigh that not enough develop... more » SaanZ: It'll be called Xii, I called it more » spiderweb1986: If the inflated pricing of the wireless adapters and hard drives is any indication, Natal will be more than I can afford right now. I'd be shocked if... more » TrjnRabbit: Everyone knows that name is the most important part of the project, if you don't know what the final name is, how are you going to know how the projec... more » Archaotic: It's wise of them to avoid trying to break into the handheld market. There's just no more room for handhelds, with the PSP and DS already fighting qu... more » (DEAD) Goldwings - Remembered for his bravery and heroism... xD: WTF? The pricing strategy/curve for the Natal was the biggest "No shit" answer I've heard all year. As for the handheld space, I doubt MS wants to t... more » -
#xbox360
Details About Project Natal Pricing Emerge
At an Microsoft event today in New York City, exec Robbie Bach talked about how the pricing for the upcoming motion controls Project Natal will work. More » -
#consolelifecycles
Robbie Bach: Next Xbox Still Quite A Ways Away
After the first-generation came and went in a relative blink of an eye, Microsoft's Robbie Bach says that the company isn't in quite as much of a hurry to upgrade the Xbox 360. More » -
#robbiebach
Once Again, Microsoft Explains Why It Won't Go Blu-ray
Blu-ray won the format war. One HD game console (the PS3) already uses the format. The other one (the Xbox 360) doesn't. Microsoft says it plans to keep it that way. More » -
#meaculpa
CES 09: Whoops! Halo Wars Release Date Still March 3
The exciting news that North American gamers will get Halo Wars a few days earlier than planned wasn't exactly news. It was a mistake. It's still landing on these shores March 3rd. More » -
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#deeppockets
Microsoft Still Losing Big Bucks on Xbox Division
While Microsoft Corp. has seen an increase in revenues, its entertainment and devices division (Xbox 360, Zune) has not. It is now posting losses to the tune of 1.89 billion bucks. For those keeping score, that's up 47 percent from last year. Plus, the number of Xbox 360s shipped dipped to 700,000 from 1.8 last year. Xbox 360 game sales, likewise, were down, falling 28 percent. Good news! A reduction in Xbox 360 manufacturing costs helps to offset the loss. Still with Xbox honcho Peter Moore jumping ship to be with his college-aged children and division prez. Robbie Bach selling off millions in stock, I can't help but thinking in the back of my mind that things could get worse. Let's chalk it up to me being paranoid or something. More »

