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Kinect paves way for ‘expansion beyond the core’

Kinect paves way for ‘expansion beyond the core’

On the face of it Microsoft’s £129.99 RRP for Kinect suggests that the company may not be chasing the family market so much as striving to further monetise its existing ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 21st 2010 at 10:42AM in News
Low £39.99 RRP for Kinect games

Low £39.99 RRP for Kinect games

Games for the Xbox 360 Kinect controller will be priced slightly cheaper than 'core' games, Microsoft has confirmed.

Michael French
by Michael French
on Jul 21st 2010 at 10:41AM in News
Lewis defends Kinect RRP

Lewis defends Kinect RRP

As the industry continues to digest the £129.99 RRP placed upon Xbox 360 Kinect by Microsoft, its European VP of interactive entertainment business Chris Lewis has defended the decision to ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 21st 2010 at 10:34AM in News
GAME: Kinect ‘excites’ customers

GAME: Kinect ‘excites’ customers

Leading games retailer GAME has unsurprisingly welcomed Microsoft’s announcement that it is aiming high by giving the Xbox 360 motion camera Kinect a high-end RRP of £129.99 in the UK ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 20th 2010 at 10:01PM in News

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Gamers react to Kinect RRP

Gamers react to Kinect RRP

The news that Microsoft has priced the Kinect motion camera right at the top end of the expected price range has been met with anger from followers of the device ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 20th 2010 at 6:40PM in News
4GB Xbox 360 S confirmed

4GB Xbox 360 S confirmed

Hot on the heels of its official announcement regarding the UK price for Kinect, Microsoft has also confirmed the details of the long rumoured ‘cut-price’ Xbox 360 S SKU.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 20th 2010 at 6:09PM in News
Kinect priced at £130

Kinect priced at £130

Microsoft has at last announced an official price for Kinect – and it's come in at the top end of the UK industry’s estimates.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 20th 2010 at 6:06PM in News
MS to make $1bn from Kinect in year one

MS to make $1bn from Kinect in year one

Though opinion on the likely success or otherwise of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Kinect camera remains divided, Caris & Co analyst Sandeep Aggarwal believes the camera could make as much as ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 13th 2010 at 12:07PM in News

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Big names set for GDC Europe

Big names set for GDC Europe

The organisers of GDC Europe have announced a string of lectures and talks for its 2010 event in Cologne.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Jul 12th 2010 at 7:46PM in News
Best Kinect games still 2 years away

Best Kinect games still 2 years away

Microsoft’s ambitious new motion device – Kinect – will be out this autumn, but don’t expect to see the best games for it until 2012.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 12th 2010 at 1:00PM in News
Kinect: Core gamers want to sit down

Kinect: Core gamers want to sit down

Wedbush MD and analyst Michael Pachter has said Kinect's biggest barrier to success is not its price or software - it's that the Xbox 360's core audience simply doesn't want ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 9th 2010 at 3:37PM in News
More core support for PS Move

More core support for PS Move

R.U.S.E. will make use of PlayStation Move, Ubisoft has revealed at a press event in London.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Jul 7th 2010 at 2:53PM in News

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Kinect POS pictured

Kinect POS pictured

Consumer site Kotaku is carrying what it reckons could be the first official snaps of the packaging for both the Xbox 360 Kinect and a console hardware bundle containing the ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 5th 2010 at 5:49PM in News
Will Kinect and Move arrive too late?

Will Kinect and Move arrive too late?

A succession of poorly-received software releases for the Nintendo Wii could have a negative impact on the success of the soon-to-be-launched Xbox 360 Kinect and PlayStation Move, according to one ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 5th 2010 at 5:23PM in News
Kinect isn’t 360’s mass-market saviour

Kinect isn’t 360’s mass-market saviour

Market analyst DFC Intelligence has warned that Kinect is unlikely to help Xbox 360 break into the mass market in the way in which Microsoft hopes, according to the company’s ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 5th 2010 at 11:33AM in News
Kinect pre-orders ‘very low’

Kinect pre-orders ‘very low’

The first UK retailer to go live with what it believes will be the final RRP for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Kinect has admitted that pre-orders for the device “are very ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 30th 2010 at 1:09PM in News

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Kinect tech specs revealed

Kinect tech specs revealed

The full technical specifications for Microsoft’s upcoming motion controller Kinect have been released.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Jun 30th 2010 at 11:45AM in News
ShopTo gives Kinect £129.99 RRP

ShopTo gives Kinect £129.99 RRP

Online indie retailer ShopTo has become the first portal to put a price on the Xbox 360 Kinect motion controller in the UK – and if correct, it seems that ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 30th 2010 at 11:37AM in News
MS: Hardcore will buy Kinect first

MS: Hardcore will buy Kinect first

The traditional ‘hardcore’ userbase of the Xbox 360 will be amongst the first consumers heading to the High Street to buy the device, Xbox's worldwide product marketing manager Ryan Moore ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 29th 2010 at 2:55PM in News
Milo 'just a tech demo'

Milo 'just a tech demo'

Lionhead Studios’ years of work on the Milo project may have all been for nothing more than a video demonstration, as Microsoft has suggested the game will not be released ...

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Jun 29th 2010 at 11:52AM in News
Molyneux: Wii and Move are ‘similar’

Molyneux: Wii and Move are ‘similar’

Acclaimed developer and the creative director of Microsoft Game Studios Peter Molyneux has questioned claims made by Sony that the Move controller is not simply an upgraded version of Nintendo’s ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 25th 2010 at 11:45AM in News
Microsoft: Kinect pricing is ‘placeholder’

Microsoft: Kinect pricing is ‘placeholder’

Microsoft claims the initial $150 price point for its new Kinect motion controller has not been finalised.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Jun 24th 2010 at 1:48PM in News
Microsoft doesn’t want Halo Kinect

Microsoft doesn’t want Halo Kinect

A Microsoft executive has claimed a Kinect version of Halo would defeat the point of the new Xbox device.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Jun 24th 2010 at 1:27PM in News
Retail calls for sub-£100 Kinect

Retail calls for sub-£100 Kinect

The message is loud and clear: retailers say Microsoft’s Kinect needs a mainstream-friendly price if it is to befriend mainstream consumers.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Jun 24th 2010 at 12:55PM in News
Acti ‘concerned’ by Move-Kinect price

Acti ‘concerned’ by Move-Kinect price

The world’s largest third party publisher has admitted that it is “concerned” about the price point of both Sony’s Move and Microsoft’s Kinect.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 23rd 2010 at 12:53PM in News