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July 30th, 2010 | 
Author: From gamerzines.com:
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The 250GB hard drive supplied with the new 250GB Xbox 360 S will be available to buy separately, GamerZines can reveal.
The reveal came via a box shot released by Microsoft this afternoon of the upcoming 4GB Xbox 360, which states in the accessories section that the new style hard drive is ‘sold separately’.
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Full Story: gamerzines.com
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From the MS press release:
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The biggest game of 2010, “Halo: Reach,” is getting the ultimate hardware treatment. The Xbox 360 Limited Edition “Halo: Reach” Bundle launches day and date with the game on September 14 and provides both an incredible value and a stunning way to celebrate the iconic franchise. The commemorative bundle will be available with matching custom “Halo: Reach” Limited Edition Wireless Controllers. Additionally, Microsoft and Bungie revealed an onslaught of other “Halo: Reach” news today at Comic-Con International, including a first look at Forge World, Versus Firefight mode and more.
* The Xbox 360 Limited Edition “Halo: Reach” Bundle is Available for Pre-Order Today
The Xbox 360 Limited Edition “Halo: Reach” Bundle features an exclusive silver design and comes with two custom Xbox 360 Wireless Controllers with artwork inspired by the game, a Standard Edition copy of “Halo: Reach,” a token for the Limited Edition Elite armor set, an episode of “Halo Legends” and a “Halo: Reach”-themed Xbox 360 wired headset. As an added touch, the specially designed console in the Xbox 360 Limited Edition “Halo: Reach” Bundle not only captures the look and feel of the game, but also features custom sound effects from the “Halo” universe.
Designed by Bungie, the Xbox 360 Limited Edition “Halo: Reach” Bundle includes all the features of the newly designed Xbox 360 console, such as a 250 GB Hard Drive and the fastest built-in Wi-Fi for the easiest connection to Xbox LIVE. The bundle is available in limited quantities and only while supplies last, so fans who want to own a piece of the “Halo” mythology are encouraged to pre-order quickly. The Xbox 360 Limited Edition “Halo: Reach” Bundle has a suggested retail price of $399 USD, and will be available on Sept. 14. To offer a closer look at the contents of the Xbox 360 Limited Edition “Halo: Reach” Bundle, Microsoft and Bungie unveiled an unboxing video of the bundle, which is available for download today on Halo Waypoint and Halo.Xbox.com.
* “Halo: Reach” Limited Edition Wireless Controller and Wireless Headset Available Worldwide in Late August
In addition to the exclusive new console bundle, Microsoft and Bungie unveiled the “Halo: Reach” Limited Edition Wireless Controller and the “Halo: Reach” Limited Edition Wireless Headset, both of which feature a distinctive silver color and exclusive “Halo” artwork by Bungie. Available in late August for $59.99 (U.S.), the “Halo: Reach” Limited Edition Wireless Controller includes an Xbox LIVE token for an animated Covenant Banshee Avatar item. The “Halo: Reach” Limited Edition Wireless Headset will also be available in late August for an estimated retail price of $49.99 (U.S.). Both accessories are being produced in limited quantities and are available for pre-order today.
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Full PR: gamerscoreblog.com
From seattlepi.com:
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Kinect, the upcoming motion and voice control add-on for Xbox 360, could bring in $1 billion for Microsoft in its first year, an industry analyst said Monday.
Sandeep Aggarwal, an analyst with Caris & Co., said in a research note that the device, which is expected to sell for $150 when it’s released Nov. 4, will generate $2 billion in industry revenue, with 50 to 60 percent going to Microsoft itself.
Aggarwal expects 15 to 25 percent of current Xbox 360 owners to buy Kinect within the first year. At 15 percent, that could bring in $900 million in sales. Then he figures Kinect will generate 1 million extra console sales for about $300 million.
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Full Story: seattlepi.com
From eurogamer.net:
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Microsoft has insisted that Xbox 360 motion-sensing add-on Kinect can recognise players who are sitting, despite a recent developer comment to the contrary.
“Kinect can be used while sitting when an experience is developed with sitting in mind,” Microsoft told Joystiq.
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Full Story: eurogamer.net
From team-xecuter.com:
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From gamerzines.com:
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Despite being the top selling video game product on Amazon.com last week, Microsoft’s upcoming motion control interface Kinect is struggling to gain ground in the UK, according to ShopTo.net CEO Igor Cipolletta.
Talking to Eurogamer, Cipolletta said that the price for Kinect is “too high”, with rumours pointing to a possible ?129.99 price point for the device when it launches this November.
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Full Story: gamerzines.com
From 1up.com:
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If you’re itching to play Kinect, you don’t have to wait until it launches this fall. The official Microsoft Store Twitter account tweeted today: “Can’t wait to play #Kinect? Try it at #MicrosoftStores nationwide!” If you happen to live around Scottsdale, Arizona, Mission Viejo, California, San Diego, California, or Lone Tree, Colorado, you could conceivably go try out Kinect today.
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Full Story: 1up.com | twitter.com/MicrosoftStore
OK, so while Microsoft still (tries to) stay(s) mum on the official retail price of Kinect it seems like even the official online Microsoft Store is now listing the Kinect for $149.99 (like GameStop, Walmart and other retailers did earlier this week) … so maybe it’s just getting time for MS to confirm the price, don’t you think?
And maybe tell us what this “Wi-Fi extension cable” that ships with it is about 
News-Source: store.microsoft.com
From develop-online.net:
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Microsoft is paying around $150 in total manufacturing costs for each Kinect unit, Develop understands.
A highly-positioned, trusted source had given Develop the “$150 manufacturing cost” figure on the condition of anonymity, adding that the expenses of Kinect is a topic of concern for his company.
Screen Digest games analyst Ed Barton said he was “not surprised” by the $150 manufacturing figure that Develop put to him.
Barton believes that the Primesense acquisition may come into the cost equation.
“There’s basic hardware tear-down costs,” he says, “but Kinect isn’t just a number of components, it’s also a software layer – one that is absolutely key for the whole experience.
“Kinect’s R&D costs might be sunk into the manufacturing costs, because Microsoft needed to ensure that Kinect’s basic imaging actually has a software layer that can be fed into the developer toolchain.
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Full Story: develop-online.net
From examiner.com:
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The camera technology can detect an unlimited number of people, so if it’s programmed in such a way, it can process and render more than two-players at a time. At the current time, Microsoft hasn’t revealed how many players Kinect will support, but last year they did mention it could and would allow for 4-player gaming. PrimeSense did state that they do not know how many players Microsoft currently has Kinect setup to handle. With Kinect and the PrimeSense demonstration two completely separate entities, but the camera itself can detect a limitless number of people. It’s solely limited based on the software that is implemented to the camera’ hardware chip.
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Full Story: examiner.com
