MCV confirms 149$ price tag for Natal

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makingmusic476 said:

Cypher1980 said:

makingmusic476 said:

Cypher1980 said:
IF Natal is a camera on its own retailing for 149 USD what will MOVE cost ?

Camera + MoveMote + Nunchuck < 149 USD ?????

Natal is a camera, and infrared camera, and a pretty high end mic.

Move starter bundles will be under $100, which will include a PS Eye, a main Move controller, and a game.

In that case MOVE is going to sell better than NATAL. Case closed.

There is some mileage in not needing more than one controller with NATAL but I think thats going to be a minor plus.

Basically if NATAL retails at 149 USD then MS are pulling a SONY and trying to sell a good product at a ludicrous price point.

I'm more wondering what'll happen if the $299 price for an Arcade/Natal bundle is true, and if they'll only sell Natal bundles from that point on (which was rumored they'd do to help drive Natal adoption).

It makes less sense for MS to have too many standard SKUs on the market, but the Natal bundle is a given.

The downside of removing the $199 Arcade SKU is that it cuts out millions of potential sub $200 consumers.

It would also be a bit of an odd choice for most consumers to choose between a $299 Natal bundle with no HDD and the "Elite" with a 120GB HDD.

Not sure if that makes the 120GB HDD seem way overpriced by comparison or if it just makes the Natal kit seem more valuable instead if the $150 add on kit price is true. 

Presumably there will also be a bundle to include a HDD (maybe 250GB instead of 120GB) for an additional $100 at $399?

 

But this is all just speculation until MS releases the official SKU/pricing info.