Kinect components cost $56 / £34

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disolitude said:

Shadowblind said:

So MS is profiting $100 from each peripheral sold?

And I paid $150 for mine? . . .

Not cool.

As it was said before, no one is forcing you to buy it at that price. After buying it myself, I believe 149 is more than a fair price for Kinect.

It may cost 60 bucks to make when looking at components but R&D and man hours spent on getting this thing to market were not free.

People are starting to expect everything to be sold at a loss when it comes to consoles and that is the only thing that is...

Not cool.

I had that impression too. Although it does feel we're moving a little past that stage. I think a large part of it had to do with a protest at how Nintendo sold so many units at a profit. However im sure when the next generation rolls around we'll have consoles sold at a profit with additional services also sold at a profit on top of that. Sony pioneering and then succumbing to their own razor/blade model will see to that.