Rumor: EDGE, Natal To Cost $149

[mike_intellivision]

calvinandhobbes said:

mike_intellivision said:
I personally doubt that Microsoft will sell millions upon millions at a $150 price point.

You can almost get a Wii for that price. You can get a DSlite for that price. You can get a PS2 for that price.
And all three have good software available. We know very little about what will be out there for Natal.

Arcade 360 Natal at $300 with no games vs. Wii at $200 with two games. What will the casual gamer decide?

Mike from Morgantown

Yea but once you factor in all the extras that the wii needs for more than one person to enjoy its games, then it becomes outlandishly expensive.

$300 arcade includes: controller, console, natal, arcade game, and maybe a natal game (something like wii sports most likely). Seems like a pretty good deal.

Btw, once advertising starts to role in, Microsoft will make the wii look old fashioned and natal the way of the future. 

My guess is that there will be one Natal game in the Arcade/Natal bundle and no more.  But to be honest, we are both guessing. 

Also, there is an extra controller set-ups for each. For the Xbox 360, its $30 for a third-party wired to $50 for a first-party wireless to $65 for a controller/charger bundle. For the Wii, you can spend $40 (Wii Remote) and two $20 add-ons (Nunchuck and WM+ ---  though rumors are the latter will be integrated into the controller soon). The Xbox 360 also requires an add-on ($80-$100) to receive wireless communications and additional storage costs more.  So it depends on what you buy how "outlandishly" expensive either system becomes. 

Finally, Microsoft must be careful not to make direct comparisons with Nintendo ... because it will not have a lot of motion software this holiday season to offer. In other words, other comparisons may not favor Microsoft.

 

Mike from Morgantown