CALIFORNIA: Microsoft will temporarily cut $50 price of its Xbox One line in the US until the end of the year.
The company said Xbox One model that comes with the Kinect motion camera accessory will retail for $449, down from $499. The standalone Xbox One without Kinect will sell for $349 from its earlier $399 price tag. Microsoft says other regions may have specific promotional offers, including possible price cuts; the company already implemented a similar strategy in the UK. The price drop will also affect the consoles Microsoft sells with games included in the box.
The changes mean the entry-level Xbox One will gain a new feature as well: A price nearly 13 percent lower than Sony’s PlayStation 4. That video game console, which was released a week before the Xbox One last November, has outsold the Xbox One in the US for nine straight months this year, according to industry watcher NPD Group.
