Natal price guess- just for fun

[ramses01]

maverick40 said:

ramses01 said:
That swedish price pretty much has to be Natal with an arcade or a misprint.

Given MS's goals, Natal + a game has to be no more than $79, and bundles have to start at $199.

I expect to see $149 arcade, $199 arcade + Natal and $299 240 gig elite + natal.

if thats the case MS will selling natal at a loss.

I don' t think they will be selling at a loss.  You have to remember that MS will probably sell ~15 million in the first year.  I'd say that they will start selling at COGS and by the end of the first year they will be at or below the fully loaded cost.  3DV was planning to offer the TOF version at sub-$100 levels 2 years ago without scale.  This version is much less expensive to produce - no TOF camera and no primary processing chip - and will be produced at consumer scales.

Now, one thing I could see is $99, $199, $299.  That wouldn't be terrible.