Five big retailers have listed Microsoft Kinect's controller-free interface for Xbox 360 at a price of $149.99, including Microsoft's own online store.
The price is slightly lower than the $200 tag suggested by a Swedish retailer some time ago, but it falls in line with numerous previous rumors that put the device at $150. Note that when a retailer lists a price for an unreleased product, that doesn't mean the price is accurate. Sometimes they post educated guesses to entice would-be buyers.
It's unusual if not unprecedented for a manufacturer's own online store to do that, so Microsoft gave the rumor greater credibility when its store pulled the trigger. Nevertheless, the retail and product teams at the company might be out of sync.
Microsoft rep Aaron Greenberg tweeted,"No Kinect price announced yet, retail price estimates are purely speculative, final price & pack-in details are not yet determined."
The Microsoft store still lists the device at $150. Do you think it's legit?
[via Joystiq]