Microsoft has officially announced the pricing for its Kinect
Naturally, I’m dying to hear what you think of Kinect’s price. Too much? Just right?
Microsoft Announces Xbox 360 Kinect Pricing: $149.99
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Please tell me that 4gb is a typo.
It's a lot when you compare it to the PS3. at 149.99 that's $50 more and you might as well buy a Wii. it seemed too buggy or glitchy for me. I'm going to pass but the 4GB 360S does pique my interest. i wonder if i can expand the memory with external storage or with flash cards?
@Big Blak Nope, MS is going with a 4GB model that's the equivalent of an "Arcade Slim".
@Tokz
You can expand it with an inexpensive usb drive, up to 16gb. In all honesty if the new 360 S runs the games smoother and quieter, and all you are doing is saving games maybe doing a couple of small things- 20gb total should be enough space.
Most of the room on my 60gb hdd is taken up because I download games to my hdd so that they run quieter and smoother while using less power. Take those all away and the next highest thing is the downloaded content which is either game add-ons or arcade games.
@ All
Wait so I can get a Slimbox 360 (trademarked be-otch!) for 199.99 with a 4gb hdd? Effing ridiculous!!! I'm telling you all right now there will be a price drop of $50 before the end of the year. I think M$ is overcharging for it now and when it doesn't sell they will drop the price to make it seem like we are saving money and they are loosing it.
@bsu
thanks for the info. so if this is true then i can use my usb sd card reader throw in like a 32gb or a 64gb and it should work too, right?
@bsukenyan It's always a good idea to install a game to a hard drive if you have the space. The less the hard drive spins, the longer the Xbox 360 will last.
@All Keep in mind that the 4GB model isn't geared towards people like you. Part of the reason for Kinect's being is to capture the mainstream audience (i.e. pull a Wii). The 4GB model should be fine for mainstream consumers. Remember the unofficial theme of E3 2010? "It's Not for You!"
@Tokz
You can only do 16gb max per usb drive. I don't know why they made that limit, but I have a feeling part of the reason is so that you still buy a bigger hard drive.
@Ray
Yes that is true, but some games run better when they are not installed to the hard drive. I believe Halo 3: ODST was a game that Bungie specifically said should not be installed because the game would run slower if that was done.
@bsu
probably did that to keep people from connecting external hdd.
I can live 36gb for my 360. I have a 20gb now so it will be an upgrade if i dual wield 16gb usb drives. It looks like i have a winner.
@ All
Its NWO/NBA
[RPad edit: Thundercracker sent this in on the Coffee Talk "Heel Turn" post. I'll repost here.]
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@ All
My bad for the repeat, I'm going to hang my head in shame and just go away for a while.
Way too expensive tech. I'd hope the games are no more than $25 brand new for that price.
@Big Blak Ha! No worries. Keep your head up!!!
@rpad
That's what she said!
@Tokz
Yeah I think it would be pretty good setup. I will still probably go with the 250gb hdd eventually just because I will find some way to use the space someday. It would be nice to just hook up an external hdd, but the usb drives really aren't a bad alternative I don't think.
If you dual-wield hard drives on an Xbox 360, does one of them suffer a penalty like when you dual-wield swords in D&D?
Tokz suffers -10 intelligence.
I never played D & D, so that joke flew over my head.
@Ray
You just have to make sure the offhand drive is slower than the main hand drive. Then you are good!
That is way overpriced, as typical MS add on fashion. It's only a camera for goodness sake.
@RRODisHere Technically it's cameras. :P
@big blak
its alright, no one ever clicks my links lol
see no one will look at this either!!
so thought that was gonna be a rick roll
no but its about as stupid
@Thunder
That was funny. I don't know which is worse….I have a friend who "text speaks" to me in person. i.e. WTF and IDK (and I'd like to punch him in the face each time he does) but Chris Hanson saying Laugh Out Loud instead of LOL is pretty bad too.
@ Thunder
This is pretty funny laugh out loud.
@thunder
Oh My God this was hilarious. I Don't Know what is about this VIDeo that makes it so funny. I was Laughing My Ass Off the entire time. *smiley face*
@Thunder
I'm gonna have to start mentioning that no one looks at my links the next time I post one. haha. it seems to work wonders!
@ BSU
It does!
i know some of you have played fallout 3. I just picked this up for the low low price of 8 bucks at gamestop. does the DLC add anything else to the game besides up-ing the level caps and missions.
My sister just turned 20 and I can't stand to hear her speak. She uses the word like way too much. I actually said something to her last time i saw her and she had no idea she used it that much. I fear for this society as a whole that people are dumb and don't realize it.
@smartguy
just like Idiocracy! that movie was awesome, my sisters didn't get it but i did. I agree with you 100%.
@smartguy Depending on what she wants to do, she can get away with saying it as long as she doesn't type like she talks.
Omg like wtf is going with like,…. society?
@ All
Im sick as a dog right now so I didn't go to work so if your home on xbl hit me up.
@BB
You lucky dog. Well, sorta. lol
@Ray
She has been in college for almost 2 years now and has still not picked a major. I love her to death, but I know for a fact i got all the brains in my family.
@tokz
that movie was awesome. oddly I know ppl that just didn't like it. I don't think they got the message at all though. it was brilliant!
@smartguy That reminds me of a story about my friend Mitch. He was all over the place in college, but could always talk. He convinced his student advisor that three minors was as good as a major and she tried to make it happen for him. We were both amused the he pulled it off.
@Ray
How the hell do you get a minor without a major? I don't think you can do that with the accreditation board for our region. That's funny though lol.
@Ray
Three minors? wow. It almost makes more sense in some instances to have a lot of minors instead of a major. Diversity and knowledge of many things can be useful traits when seeking employment, so having minors in lots of things could work out I guess. I'm curious…what three minors did he attempt?
@smartguy, @bsukenyan He eventually learned that it wasn't possible. I don't think he had any minors in mind actually. It's funny — he was a total cut-up in school and now he's a highly respected member of the district attorney's office in Queens. Ha!
@BSU
Post under-graduate credentials are where it's at. Minors aren't worth the paper they are written on.
@degrees
i have so many friends with degrees who are looking for work. Ive got a degree in history and i work as a supervisor at ups, go figure…
@Thundercracker
But you have one lol. I think a degree is over valued too often. I also think there are jobs that def require them. An accountant for one. Anyone can be a bookkeeper, but an accountant is different and a CPA even more so. I'm taking the LSAT in September, so granted my view might be a bit skewed lol.