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Microsoft Offering $99 Xbox, Kinect Bundle With Subscription

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Microsoft this week offered up an Xbox and Kinect bundle for $99 for those who subscribe to a two-year Xbox Live Gold Membership.

The Xbox Live membership will run $14.99 per month. Those who sign up will get the 4GB Xbox 360 and the Kinect sensor for $99.

Buyers will need to bring the coupon currently listed on microsoftstore.com (or offer code 885370366266) to a nearby Microsoft Store. The deal does not appear to be available online, while Microsoft said the deal is a promotional offer and could end at any time.

According to the Xbox website, users can return the hardware and cancel their subscription within 30 days, but the first month's $14.99 payment is non-refundable. After 30 days, users will incur an early termination fee (ETF) that will start at $250 and decrease as the two years progress; a user would owe $144 after one year, for example.

$99 Xbox/Kinect Bundle

News of a possible $99 Xbox/Kinect bundle was first reported last week by The Verge.

Over the weekend, meanwhile, IGN, reported that the Xbox 720 – or whatever the name of Microsoft's Xbox 360 successor happens to be – is allegedly already being manufactured at a plant in Texas. Microsoft has said it won't be showing off a new Xbox at next month's E3 gaming conference, but it is rumored to be prepping a new Xbox music service, codenamed Woodstock.

For more, see PCMag's full review of the Kinect sensor and the slideshow below.


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Chloe Albanesius

Chloe Albanesius

Executive Editor, News

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I started out covering tech policy in DC for The National Journal, where my beat included state-level tech news and all the congressional hearings and FCC meetings I could handle. I later covered Wall Street trading tech before switching gears to consumer tech. I now lead PCMag's news coverage.

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Getting my start in DC means I still have a soft spot for tech policy; Congressional hearings can sometimes be as entertaining as a Bravo reality show, for better or worse. But PCMag is all about the technology we use every day, as well as keeping an eye out for the trends that will shape the industry in the years ahead (or flop on arrival). I've covered the rise of social media, the iOS vs. Android wars, the cord-cutting revolution that's now left us with hefty streaming bills, and the effort to stuff artificial intelligence into every product you could imagine. This job has taken me to CES in Vegas (one too many times), IFA in Berlin, and MWC in Barcelona. I also drove a Tesla 1,000 miles out west as part of our Best Mobile Networks project. Of late, my focus is on our hard-working team of reporters at PCMag, guiding and editing their robust coverage.

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