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Adinnieken on 23 October 2012
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SvennoJ said:
Adinnieken said:
VGKing said:
This is a rip off. I'm sorry but it's true. $450+ for an Xbox 360 is ridiculous.
Instead of decreasing the price, Microsoft is increasing it.

I pray to god that people are smart enough to do simple math.

All you need to do is provide games for your console and people will buy it. If you are concerned about the install base of your console, decrease the price! This is how this works. Don't fool people into thinking your console is cheaper than the others and trick them into paying monthly fees.

/rant

250GB Xbox 360 w/Kinect & 2 Years of Xbox LIVE Service =  $519
250GB Xbox 360 w/Kinect & 2 Years of Xbox LIVE Service on plan = $150 + $360 = $510

Last time I checked a 250gb 360 w/Kinect costs 349,-
And everytime you say something about Live costing $60 a year people declare you an idiot for paying that much...

If you read the press release from Microsoft, you would have read that under the payment plan, the 250GB Xbox 360 w/Kinect bundle will cost $150 + $15 per month for two years for Xbox LIVE.

I'm stating the current retail price.  You can't walk into every store and get the Xbox 360 250Gb w/Kinect Bundle for $350 or the Xbox LIVE 12-month subscription card for less than $60.  Not every person can get the best price.

Obviously, if people can afford to layout at a given point the money necessary for an Xbox 360 Bundle on sale, then more power to them.  But not every person is in that position.  At a relative interest rate of 9%, buying the console at $100 or $150, plus $15 a month is an affordable solution.

So you're not confused, the price isn't <console> + <subscription> + 9% Interest APR.  It's just <console> + <subscription>, but the increase in and difference in price equals out to roughly 9% in interest.  Which last time I checked was FAR less than rental services, and most credit cards.