Baalzamon said:
Nah. If you look at the cost estimations, the total cost including Kinect, Xbox One, and a controller is around $471. Microsoft has said they will break even or make a slight profit. For Kinect to be almost as much as Xbox One itself would mean it is costing >$200 to manufacture alone, which is just plain unreasonable (especially considering the first Kinect retailed for $150). The more reasonable estimates I've seen put it at a $75-$100 manufacturing cost, indicating the $399 Xbox One does NOT have additional windows for price cuts. I'd say this move has a lot more to do with the fact that Microsoft is ok with making even a little less per console in order to obtain market share and make money throughout the life of the console on that. |
I dont know but i feel like the profit will be greater without kinect at $400 than having kinect at $500. But that is just IMO.