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    Andrew Yoon posted a new article, Rumor: $99 Xbox bundle to be subsidized by monthly subscription.

    According to a new report, Microsoft may be exploring a subsidized business model for Xbox 360 and Kinect, offering a discounted Xbox + Kinect bundle for only $99.
    May 02, 2012 10:00am PDT
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    Andrew Yoon posted a new article, Rumor: $99 Xbox bundle to be subsidized by monthly subscription.

    According to a new report, Microsoft may be exploring a subsidized business model for Xbox 360 and Kinect, offering a discounted Xbox + Kinect bundle for only $99. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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    • Could be a game changer or it could blow up in their faces. We're getting to the point that you need to b... : snubble100
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      It'd be interesting if it was like $100 + regular cost of gold, and you had to sub to it for like 2 years... : SlingBlaze
      • Wow now that I read the news article everything I said was exactly on, except it was extra per month (wit... : SlingBlaze
    • Worked for TiVo for a loooooooooong time. : DeathloveThis person is cool!
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      More proof that the Nexxxbox is around the corner. : WolfanozThis person is cool!
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        That was a Bolo Yeung reference btw for the whipper snappers : WolfanozThis person is cool!
        • ok usa : joninThis person is cool!
    • Probably going to use this as an experiment for the pricing of the next Xbox, not a bad idea. : XwingVmanX
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      Most folks will snap it up and then not pay the lame subscription. Woohoo! $100 Xbox! : wytefangThis person is cool!
      • Woo hoo, $560 Xbox! : jakeThis person is cool!
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        you didn't even bother to read the article, did you? You're tied in to a 2 year contract. : thecrayThis person is cool!
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          I suspect you missed the point of my post. Tons of people who don't care about their credit, will just b... : wytefangThis person is cool!
          • None of my friends deal with credit so you may be on to something. Debit cards from your bank work great ... : swedishfriend
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        you didn't think about this very long did you? : derelict515This person is cool!
        • see: Above post. ;) : wytefangThis person is cool!
      • Yeah!!! This is how smrt people buy phones too. : ArsenalThis person is cool!
    • Honestly, not a bad idea. It makes it much more appealing to people who may not be traditional gamers, bu... : ColoradoCNC
    • I vaguely remember Atari doing something like this back in the day. : baron calamityThis person is cool!
    • more like $249 for a similar bundle, plus $30-$40 a year for Live = $310-$330 at fairly regular sale pric... : swedishfriend
    • I believe the Xbox Bundle at $99 would be to compete with not only the PS3, but more interestingly the... : Shades Of Pale