Kinect preorders 'very low' - UK retailer

And now with the rumors going around that it only supports 2 players simultaneously (come on gamespot, i shouldn't have to go elsewhere for my gaming news), most families are going to need 2 of these, if that even works. So many details I need to have before I make a decision. I think this would be fun for my family, and I'm curious about the SW title, but I need to know what this is going to cost me really. I imagine that next summer, I can pick it up for half price.

I agree with some of th posts here. All we've seen are demos of what it may be able to do with no real way to tell how well it works. Should I pre-order something I may not like with a set of games I probably won't play? I'm keeping my money.

Although $150 is certainly too expensive, I frankly don't care how much it costs at the moment. Until I see some games I'd be interested in experiencing with Kinect, it's not going to have my money. (Same goes with the features offered by Playstation Plus.)

Is microsoft trying to act like apple

Morons if they just listened to the public for a change..Lot of people said they would stay away at 150 including myself..Heck nintendo we cost me 150..Why wouldnt people still buy the wii.. Listen to the public an put it for 99.99 it will sell than..Even at 89.99 ill buy it..STOP being GREEDY morons.. You guys already cost people a lot of cash from the red rings of death..Ive just had to go out an replace my xbox..Fix whats broken also before adding on to some gimmick thing..

With a launch title list like that, I'm not surprised...

Didn't see that coming. *sarcastic voice*

well its not required to be the big thing to use a xbox. so what if it doesnt have good preorders the company is still good and thriving

I'd pay $100... not $150. For $150 I need more than just a box on top of my TV... I need the games.

funny it seems to be selling /preordering well on amazon....

150.00 is too much for a gimmick. I could get almost 8 lap-dances for that much money.

This and Move will be the Super Scope of the modern generation, mark my words.

Even if I used my 360 in a social way, it would still be too expensive. Bundle Kinect with a killer app, charge $89, and I will think about it.

And are we surprised at how very low pre order numbers are, given the very high price of the device?

If Microsoft has any hope of pushing the Kinect at that price they at the very least better be willing to eat the loss of packing a voucher for a game or two along with it.. the prospect of spending over $200 on a add-on with just one game is indeed going to be a very hard sell. All the rhetoric surrounding the option of being able to pick up an XBOX360 Arcade for less than a Wii is washed away if you have a damn add-on that almost costs more by itself than either of those.

I wonder if ShopTo is a major retailer in the United Kingdom, as I have never heard of it before. The Kinect is highly-priced for a peripherial.