The Kinect sensor by itself with Kinect Adventures game is going to cost what we have feared, $149.99 in November. Microsoft’s redesigned black Xbox “slim” will be released in a 4Gb capacity version in matte instead of glossy for $199.99 on August 3rd. Last of all, $299.99 buys gamers a Kinect bundle, along with the aforementioned Xbox console for $299.99. More »

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Fears of “Project Natal’s” high price turn out to be well founded. Ebworld is taking pre-orders for the Xbox 360 motion sensor add-on at $150, which is roughly twice the cost the Playstation Move! Microsoft has announced 15 launch titles, and at least five of them are full priced at $60 per pop. More »

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A few nights before the grandest video games extravaganza (E3) on Earth commences, Microsoft has popped the cork early and unloaded “Project Natal,” now (sadly) named “Kinect,” for a press event. More »

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A “trusted” EDGE “source” has tipped Microsoft’s Project Natal for an October 26th (give or take a few weeks) release with a price of $149 and $299 for an Xbox 360 Arcade bundle. More »

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BT Games, a South African gaming reseller, is distributing a flyer that promotes Sony’s Playstation Move motion controller as “coming this July,” though no pricing is given. More »

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Two Swedish online gaming stores have Microsoft’s motion controller Natal for 1,499 KR, which is the equivalent of about $192. These numbers are several times higher than anticipated. More »

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At Game Developers Conference, Sony demonstrated its Nintendo Wii challenger, the Playstation Move controller, which is touted as much more accurate than the Wii nun-chuck and is targeted at hardcore rather than casual gamers. Sony says that the device will be out in the fall and should be in the $100 range for a full starter kit that includes the Eye camera and a game. More »

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Looks like the PS3 Motion Controller will be heading to the states sooner than we thought. There’s finally a press shot of the device (after the break) and the actual release date has been confirmed for Spring 2010. I can’t wait for the device to head to the PS 3. It can finally make gaming better. It’s one of the reasons why the Wii was extremely fun to use. Hopefully the Playstation 3 Motion Contorller can capture some of that fun. Here’s the shot, check it out: More »

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Sony’s been getting a lot of press the past week because of the PS3 Slim and the price cut on the current Playstation 3, but Sony’s head of Computer Entertainment, Kazuo Hirai, revealed in an interview that the PS3 Motion Controller is coming in Spring 2010.

Hirai let the motion controller news slip during the interview when he discussed Sony’s 10-year success plan, which the PS3 Slim was intended to help bring back some buzz. Of course there’s reasons behind why Sony hasn’t yet released the Motion Controller, software and games. There aren’t any games that’ll work with the controller and a new software would be needed to make it compatible with the games. Releasing the controller without games or tested hardware would push Sony back, which something they can’t afford to do. More »

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