UK Kinect price

KNiVES · 23 Jul 2010 at 19:11

Meeko said:
The initial price point of each does give the immediate impression that the Kinect is WAYYY over-priced. However, for a 2-player experience with Move, your looking at spending £135 to get yourself 2 Move controllers, 2 sub-controllers and the eyetoy camera. Whereas with Kinect, you only need to buy the 1 item @ £130.

You know, considering the multiplayer aspects of both, that's a pretty good point to make. I still think first impressions count for a lot though, so when a typical person walks into the shop and sees £130 on Kinect and £50 on Move, it can't help much... (it's an eerie comparison to the bad old days of the PS3 costing twice as much as a 360 that otherwise wouldn't have been kitted out with the same featureset)

Abooie · 23 Jul 2010 at 20:34

KNiVES said:
You know, considering the multiplayer aspects of both, that's a pretty good point to make. I still think first impressions count for a lot though, so when a typical person walks into the shop and sees £130 on Kinect and £50 on Move, it can't help much... (it's an eerie comparison to the bad old days of the PS3 costing twice as much as a 360 that otherwise wouldn't have been kitted out with the same featureset)

Aye but for new customers when told a 360 4GB + Kinect and full game is £199 yet a PS3 + Move is £299 (using the controller as the subcontroller) and an extra controller and subcontroller for 2 player, and you don't get a full game bundled it gets more interesting.

Windle · 23 Jul 2010 at 20:35

I'll probably get one but only because I won't have to pay for it.

Nanoman · 23 Jul 2010 at 21:38

Abooie said:
Aye but for new customers when told a 360 4GB + Kinect and full game is £199 yet a PS3 + Move is £299 (using the controller as the subcontroller) and an extra controller and subcontroller for 2 player, and you don't get a full game bundled it gets more interesting.

Not really, enless the customer doesn't know what they're buying.

rp2000 · 23 Jul 2010 at 21:39

Abooie said:
Aye but for new customers when told a 360 4GB + Kinect and full game is £199 yet a PS3 + Move is £299 (using the controller as the subcontroller) and an extra controller and subcontroller for 2 player, and you don't get a full game bundled it gets more interesting.

Where can you get the 360 4GB + Kinect for £199 (assuming it is not a competitor)? Sounds like a bargain, buy bundle, sell Kinect for £100, cheap 360 arcade.

rp2000

Windle · 23 Jul 2010 at 21:52

rp2000 said:
Where can you get the 360 4GB + Kinect for £199 (assuming it is not a competitor)? Sounds like a bargain, buy bundle, sell Kinect for £100, cheap 360 arcade.

rp2000

Yeah even my mob are only doing it for £240 with the 4gb Kinect bundle

Edz · 23 Jul 2010 at 22:09

Abooie said:
Aye but for new customers when told a 360 4GB + Kinect and full game is £199 yet a PS3 + Move is £299 (using the controller as the subcontroller) and an extra controller and subcontroller for 2 player, and you don't get a full game bundled it gets more interesting.

I don't think either will shift cansoles tbh, and imo Kinect has far more pressing issues than the price...

msmalls74 · 23 Jul 2010 at 22:24

Abooie said:
Aye but for new customers when told a 360 4GB + Kinect and full game is £199 yet a PS3 + Move is £299 (using the controller as the subcontroller) and an extra controller and subcontroller for 2 player, and you don't get a full game bundled it gets more interesting.

Oh and dont forget the price of the sofa so you can sit on while playing move, not needed for kinect

MrKeeno · 23 Jul 2010 at 22:53

When I first heard about kinect I honestly thought it would be more expensive than it is. Maybe im just really behind in tech these days but I thought it was pretty impressive.

Cooners · 23 Jul 2010 at 22:55

I was expecting it to be about £150 so less than I thought it would be, doesn't make it any less of a rip off though IMO.

MrKeeno · 23 Jul 2010 at 22:58

Is it not pretty revolutionary technology though? Some of the crap that will be come out on release date looks a bit lame but future software could be amazing.

McManicMan · 24 Jul 2010 at 08:51

looks at orginal xbox camera and thinks "why did i buy that then, Cheers MS for the support". Looks at PS3 Camera and gives a stroke of lovin

Abooie · 24 Jul 2010 at 16:19

Zavvi are now doing Kinect (with Kinect Adventures) with either Your shape: Fitness Evolved, Dance Central or Sonic Free Riders for £134.95.

Shamikebab · 24 Jul 2010 at 16:24

See that isn't bad, however I'm still not going to preorder it. Want to wait and see.

ic1male · 24 Jul 2010 at 16:30

Going slightly OT for a sec - can the PlayStation Eye not do exactly what Kinect can do? (In theory, even better as it has a higher resolution camera?)

rp2000 · 24 Jul 2010 at 16:32

Abooie said:
Zavvi are now doing Kinect (with Kinect Adventures) with either Your shape: Fitness Evolved, Dance Central or Sonic Free Riders for £134.95.

Yeah but where is the 360 Arcade with Kinect for £199? That is a much better deal.

rp2000

Abooie · 24 Jul 2010 at 16:35

ic1male said:
Going slightly OT for a sec - can the PlayStation Eye not do exactly what Kinect can do? (In theory, even better as it has a higher resolution camera?)

The eye can only see a 2D plain like the MS camera and games like Totemball and You're in the movies.

Kinect has a 3D depth camera and a lot of clever software to track skeletons in 3D.

That's why Kinect can handle things like bowling as it follows your arm front to back etc.

I've read the reason the Kinect camera is the resolution it is, is because of the USB 2 bandwidth restrictions.

Abooie · 24 Jul 2010 at 16:36

rp2000 said:
Yeah but where is the 360 Arcade with Kinect for £199? That is a much better deal.

rp2000

It looks like that'll have a rrp of £249.99.

rp2000 · 24 Jul 2010 at 16:38

Abooie said:
It looks like that'll have a rrp of £249.99.

Ah, as you posted:

Abooie said:
Aye but for new customers when told a 360 4GB + Kinect and full game is £199 yet a PS3 + Move is £299 (using the controller as the subcontroller) and an extra controller and subcontroller for 2 player, and you don't get a full game bundled it gets more interesting.

I thought you had a found a good deal somewhere. Searched everywhere to no avail!!!

rp2000

ic1male · 24 Jul 2010 at 16:44

Abooie said:
The eye can only see a 2D plain like the MS camera and games like Totemball and You're in the movies.

Kinect has a 3D depth camera and a lot of clever software to track skeletons in 3D.

But can't the PS Eye do 3D by tracking the two wands?

I was thinking more specifically of the projection technology as featured in Ubisoft's Your Shape. Can't the Eye also do this as it's simply scanning you in as a silhouette?