Amazon Slashes Xbox One + Kinect Prices Heavily in Europe: Priced €400 to €450, Europe Price Cut Incoming?

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MoHasanie on 10 August 2014

Looks like Amazon is making a rather sizable effort to sell the Xbox One in some European countries, with heavy discounts in Italy, France and Germany.

The SKU with Kinect would normally cost €499,99, but it’s currently being sold for €399,99 inItaly, €450,26 in France and €439,00 in Germany by the local branches of the online retail giant.

This is one of the heaviest rounds of discounts we’ve seen applied to the Xbox One on Amazon’s European sites, and it comes just before Gamescom. It remains to be seen if it’s just an independent attempt to sell more consoles, or a sign of something more widespread to be announced in Cologne.

For the moment, if you’re in Italy the 400 Euros deal is definitely sweet. If I didn’t already have one, I’d be quite tempted.

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BeElite on 10 August 2014

Probably just getting rid of inventory of a slow selling product, make room for what sales well.

especially with holidays not to far off, its already prep time.

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Troll_Whisperer on 10 August 2014

I really doubt an Xbox One + Kinect for €399 is much more enticing than a standalone Xbox One for €399. No one cares for Kinect in Europe and it's not gonna sell any consoles

A standalone Xbox One for €349 would be a better deal.

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MoHasanie on 10 August 2014

Troll_Whisperer said:
I really doubt an Xbox One + Kinect for €399 is much more enticing than a standalone Xbox One for €399. No one cares for Kinect in Europe and it's not gonna sell any consoles

A standalone Xbox One for €349 would be a better deal.

Well if the X1 + Kinect is 399, then it wouldn't make sense for kinectless bundle to be 399 as well. Maybe the kinectless bundle will get a price cut too or they will bundle some games with it to increase its value.

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EricFabian on 10 August 2014

they did the same with Wii U right?

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episteme on 10 August 2014

Mainland Europe is terrible for the X1. I think it would need a price cut to 349 Euros with Kinect + game to sell.
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