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Dodece said:

That certainly seems plausible for the bundle. However I am highly doubtful that the price drop applies equally. You may see a fifty dollar price drop on all the console models, but the Kinect will probably retain the same price point when sold seperately. That kind of makes the bundle appear more attractive. Which is after all the point of bundles to sell more by giving better value.

I just purchased a 360/Kinect bundle. Right now I am feeling some buyers remorse, because the bundle isn't actually some kind of savings over buying the things seperately. I confess that I bought it, because it was all shiny, but I most definitely do not feel like I was getting a good deal. Microsoft needs to do a better job of making people feel good about buying some of these bundles.

Huh. 250GB costs $300, purchase Kinect separatly at $150and you end up spending $450.

Purchase 250GB Kinect bundle for $400.  Sounds like you saved $50.

As for what I think pricing should look like.

Arcade establishes base price.  Needs to be at the same or lower than Wii.
HDD with Kinect bundle establishes top price. Needs to be at the same or lower than PS3 with Move.

So looks like this.

Arcade SKU $149.99
Arcade with Kinect SKU $229.99
HDD SKU $229.99
HDD with Kinect SKU $299.99

Kinect standalone $99.99.
HDD standalone $99.99

BOLD is what they want to sell, but if people choose to purchase without Kinect when they add then the margin is a little higher.



Its libraries that sell systems not a single game.