The Q&A confirmed Kinect will be ”part of a bundle” with the new Xbox 360 model, although no details on price or date yet. $199 model this fall.
The surfaced document reaffirmed Kinect would be sold standalone and as ”part of a bundle with the newly designed Xbox 360 console,” but then added ”we have no additional details about pricing or retail strategy to share at this time,” reports Kotaku.
The new Xbox 360 model will replace the current Elite models as they will now be phased out completely. An Arcade model replacement was also hinted at but there are still no hardware details yet like if it will include a HDD or not.
”Q: Will you sell a $199 version of the new Xbox 360?” said the internal Q&A. ”A: We will offer a $199 Xbox 360 this fall.” The arrival of this new model has meant a price cut of $50 for both existing 360s coming into immediate effect.
The new slim Xbox 360 will go on sale July 16th in Europe. ”The Elite model we’ll slowly phase out, but we’re continuing with the Arcade model as it stands,” UK Xbox boss Neil Thompson told Eurogamer, which is at odds with the momentum of change.
