Kinect components cost $56 / £34

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zzamaro said:

First the xbox live price hike, then selling a new x360 controller instead of selling it together with the new xbox 360 S and now this?

Ingmar said:

R&D, manufacturing, packaging, shipping, marketing, retailing...I think 149 is quite fair to start with. No one is forced to buy one.

Come on, if that's the reason, why didn't Sony sell the ps eye and the eyetoy at 100/150 USD/Euros at launch? If I'm not mistaken, they were sold at 50 USD at launch. 

Wake up, X360 people.

Oh, yeah, this is Micro$oft, greedy as always.

EYETOY IS A DIFFERENT STORY. 150 is not a bad start off. MS has to make back the money they invested at some point.  every company is greedy. Thats why there as big as they are, because they are there to make money.

It also comes with a game and the kinect camara.  $150 gives them room to drive down manufacturing cost and  cut price if needed.

Seems that a lot of people don't see it as a bad deal. I bought it but Maybe other people are just cheap.