Microsoft defends Kinect pricing, says you do the math

While other analyst punder on the hefty price tag of the Kinect, Microsoft believes that their upcoming motion sensing peripheral for the Xbox 360 is priced more competitively compared to other competitors.

While other analyst punder on the hefty price tag of the Kinect, Microsoft believes that their upcoming motion sensing peripheral for the Xbox 360 is priced more competitively compared to other competitors. Speaking at a recent Amazon event in the UK, Microsoft’s group marketing manager Brett Siddons says:

“The price thing itself depends on how you look at it. It’s £129.99 RRP (US$ 150) but it comes with a game within that price – so Adventures will be packed in with the camera. If you buy it with the console which normally costs £149.99, [the package price is] £249.99 with the Kinect and the games – another 100 pound on top. The camera tracks six people – with two active gamers – you don’t have to buy anything else.”

“I’ll let you do the maths but when you say Nintendo Wii or PlayStation Move you buy this and this, even for a two player games. What do you need and what do actually have to spend for a two player game for this device versus that device. You actually find that [Kinect] is very competitively priced.”

Anyone agrees? I guess we’ll all find out when Kinect launches this November.

Via [TechRadar]