My problem with this deal is that, for the money people are paying (Three times the normal rate of Xbox Live), the console they're getting should be lower. I'd say $65 or so. Either that or throw in a bigger HDD and a couple of downloadable games. I mean, $99 isn't really that much of a deal considering how there's a love/hate relationship with Kinect.
Of course, I've always felt that this is just an experiment. I think Microsoft is going to go the PS3 route with the next Xbox console. It's going to be so packed with features and options that it's going to cost $800 at launch and the only way anybody is going to go for it is if there's some sort of contract. That's how I got my cell phone. Without a $199 payment and the promise that I'd keep the phone for two years AND get the $30 unlimited data plan, it would have cost me $500 on the spot.
