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Rumor: New $199 360 SKU with motion controller

Take it for what it's worth, but we've received a tip from a source close to Microsoft's marketing department who has shed some light on the Xbox 360 price cuts that are rumored to be going down in a few weeks time. More specifically, the $199 Xbox 360 Arcade bundle.

According to the source, Microsoft will be positioning the Arcade bundle to be in direct competition with the Wii, meaning that the marketing push behind it will focus on family friendly entertainment. With family oriented games on the packaging, the Arcade console will come packaged with the traditional Arcade goodies (512MB memory card, etc.), the new Fall update pre-loaded as well as a motion controller and a few motion controlled mini games developed by Rare. That's right, a motion controller! Supposedly, the motion controller will work with all 360 consoles and will even be sold separately, bundled with an even more expansive list of mini motion controlled games. This new $199 Xbox 360 Arcade bundle is said to release Holiday 2008.

File this all under rumors'ville for now, but don't totally discredit the information. $199 Arcade's are sounding very likely and, with Microsoft's push to undercut the Wii, matching the Wii's motion controls sounds like a total possibility. We'll just have to wait and see.

[Thanks, Keyser Söze]
http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/08/22/rumor-new-199-360-sku-with-motion-controller/


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If M$ pushes motion control in this manner it will fail. Unless there is a reason for most 360 owners to get the motion controller (ie: package it with a big FPS, or even better the upcoming Halo title) developers won't support it.

Intersting though that the maker of WiiMotion Control Plus has been saying they were not exclusive with Nintendo....

I guess we need to wait until September 7....



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If this comes out ($199 360 Arcade) I will own an Xbox360 by March. I don't care if i'm feeding the Microsoft beast it is just so tempting.....



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This is most likely false.



Motion controller where did I hear this rumour before? Oh yeah...MS will show motion controller @ E3.






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sounds amazign aha i just hope that they make an add on motion thing for controllers already out there cuz there has to be at least 40 million controllers already out there



that would be cool, but i highly doubt it will happen...anyone heard bout the new dashboard experience coming around September 7th too??



I guess the rumor of an X box motion controller isn't dead yet...



When are they supposed to announce it?
E3 has passed, September almost here.



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If MS releases a 199 360 w/ Motion controls, bundled games, and the new dashboard they're going to be a force to be reckoned with again.

The Conduit is going to be huge.



Wii has more 20 million sellers than PS3 has 5 million sellers.

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