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Kinect for PC $100 more as it 'targets companies'
Posted: 13.01.2012 11:26 by Simon Priest Comments: 4
Microsoft has excused the additional $100 price tag, bringing the motion camera to $250, as being suitable for its primary intended market. That would be companies, not gamers.

Included in the Kinect for PC package are development tools to aid in creating software. Also confirmed is Microsoft's presence at E3 this year - which wasn't really in doubt.

It was during CES that Microsoft officially dated and priced Kinect for PC, which is due to release February 1st retailing at $250. Will PC games start their own motion trend now?

It's a curious excuse for sure as the Kinect for PC development tools have been free for quite some time, but now a cost has been attributed to them? This additional $100 is sounding pretty opportunistic to this, humble video game consumer. Hopefully we'll see some companies do amazing things with the tech, not to mention some indie outfits.
Source: Gamespot

Comments

By SirRoderick (SI Elite) on Jan 13, 2012
SirRoderick
Whaaaaaa?!

I must have missed some economics class somewhere because that doesn't seem to make sense at all to me.
By FoolWolf (SI Elite) on Jan 13, 2012
FoolWolf
I guess that even before I would get intrigued, I would try and connect the Xbox Kinect and try some stuff but nah - not really...
By SirRoderick (SI Elite) on Jan 13, 2012
SirRoderick
How hard could that possibly be to someone with enough slicing skill?...ehm, tech wizardry?
By Jasca_Ducato (SI Core) on Jan 15, 2012
Jasca_Ducato
"Yeah, I'm going to charge you £100 more for this TV monitor because you're a cleaner at an electronics warehouse....."

This is money-grabbing at its most blatant, I'm actually disgusted with Microsoft at this particular move.