I hope they manage something similar here in Belgium, either Sony or MS, I don't care.

"Of course, that means that while potential customers face a significantly reduced outlay to acquire the machine they also face the prospect of paying £1,348 in total for the machine, although this cost is slightly offset by the fact they’re also getting a phone with some included usage."

Dunno about the UK tariffs, but here in Belgium 60 euros a months is pretty standard (it's one of the most expensive countries for gsm services i think)

I would jump in.

On their site the Nokia lumina 1020 is £37/month with no upfront fee. that mean you'll pay £15/month for 2 year to include the xbox.

429(xbox)-99(upfront price) = 330 +2 *50(live) = 430 (value that you get) - 24*15(what you pay) = 70(bonus)

So you end up saving £70 over 2 year that's not bad at all. (without including the game)
of course it is only good if you want the smartphone.

users gave it a higher score as well