Microsoft announce pricing for Xbox 360 4GB console and Kinect packages
Microsoft Corp. today announced the all-new Xbox 360 4GB console, the revolutionary Kinect sensor and "Kinect Adventures" packaged together for ã249.99. Kinect Adventures, lets players experience 20 adventures, navigating raging rapids and ducking and dodging through mountain top obstacle courses and exotic locations - no controller required.
"Kinect for Xbox 360 offers fantastic new ways to be entertained for the whole family," said Chris Lewis, vice president, Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft Europe. "With full body, voice and multiplayer play straight out of the box, Kinect is a unique way for everyone to enjoy controller-free fun and entertainment."
Existing Xbox 360 console owners can also purchase the Kinect sensor with "Kinect Adventures" for ã129.99. The Kinect sensor, will work with every one of the 40 million Xbox 360 consoles currently in living rooms globally.
Kinect also revolutionises how you experience entertainment by putting your favourite movies, music and live TV and sports from Sky Player all in one place.
Customers can start a movie by simply saying, "Xbox, play," or browse through a music list with the wave of a hand. Kinect also creates new ways for friends and family to have fun - Video Kinect,3 lets families and friends stay connected in new ways as they open a window into living rooms around the world.
With more than 15 games available at launch, living rooms will become gyms, nightclubs and sports stadiums with a wide range of innovative and groundbreaking experiences from the world's leading video games publishers.
The sleek, new Xbox 360 4GB console, becomes available to consumers on 20th August in the UK and will be available for ã149.99. With a sleek new design, the Xbox 360 4GB includes built-in Wi-Fi N, 4GB of internal flash memory, touch-sensitive buttons and a matt black finish.2
Kinect games, including "Kinectimals," "Kinect Sports" and "Kinect Joy Ride," will retail for ã39.99.
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Steve Wollaston - Sunday Mercury games reviewer Steve has been writing about video games for donkey's years. In fact he is probably far too old for it now which is why you will see a lot of reviews been done by kids... He has been nominated three times for Regional Games Journalist Of The Year at the Games Media Awards, but never wins. His major love is sports games and rates Sensible World of Soccer circa 90's as the greatest game ever made - closely followed by Championship Manager 2. Skyrim has currently taken over his life.
