Microsoft reportedly launching subsidized Xbox 360 bundle next week for $99 with a tw

[wraggster]

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/02/hbogoxbox.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/02/microsoft-reportedly-launching-subsidized-xbox-360-bundle-next-w/)Microsoft has long been pushing to get the Xbox 360 (http://www.engadget.com/tag/xbox360/) into as many living rooms as possible, and it looks like it could now be about to attempt a new tactic to further expand its reach. According to The Verge'ssources, the company will launch a new bundle next week that will include both a 4GB Xbox 360 console and a Kinect sensor for just $99 -- the only catch being that you'll also have to sign a two-year contract at a rate of $15 a month. That will give you access to the Xbox Live Gold service, and potentially some additional streaming content, as well as a two-year warranty (there's also naturally an early termination fee for those that break the contract). From the sound of things, though, the new offering could be getting something of a soft launch -- the only outlet mentioned for the bundle so far is the rather limited number of Microsoft Stores in the US.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/02/microsoft-reportedly-launching-subsidized-xbox-360-bundle-next-w/