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Microsoft made a few announcements this week, and among them was the official price of their upcoming motion-controlled peripheral Kinect. 

Kinect by itself will run $150 and would come with a game called Kinect Adventures. 

Microsoft Kinect will launch November 4, 2010.

A new Michael Jackson-based game is coming to all consoles in November 2010, and this time it will get you to move like Michael.

Michael Jackson: The Experience is coming to Wii, PS3, DS, PSP, and Xbox 360 and will take full advantage of the Wii MotionPlus, Playstation Move, and Xbox 360 Kinect as it gets players to move like Michael Jackson and sing his hits.

According to Eurogamer, the game will function similarly to Just Dance, and the handheld versions will function like the tap-based game Elite Beat Agents. 

More details will be coming soon!

Activision COO Thomas Tippi told reporters that they didn’t have any Move or Kinect content at E3 because they’re hesitant to support the technology with its high selling price.

"I think as a publisher, you have to be concerned about how the price drives a lot of the outcome of how big of an install base there’s going to be.  The bigger the install base, the more likely that you can make sense out of your investment. So, the lower the price, the better. In this economic environment, it’s probably more important than ever."

"Move and Kinect, I think, will be interesting new opportunities to innovate certain franchises, but probably not for every kind of game. So, we’ll have to see how much of an install base they’re going to develop."

"We have a few franchises where we think this could be an interesting value to improve the experience for the player. Tony Hawk is an example. We have our Rapala Fishing franchise. But it’s not going to be something that will be in every game, because I don’t think it’s one size fits all. It’s not going to enhance the experience for every game."

OUCH!  Well I think that he has a good point, and that’s why they stand behind Nintendo and the Wii.  The low cost aspect of the games and the console really impressed Activision and has kept their support strong throughout the years.

I remember Activision threatening Sony to lower the price of the PS3 a year ago, or they were no longer going to make games for the Playstation 3.  Activision knows that if the tech is high, they won’t sell games, so they’re going to be on the side of lower prices.

Microsoft Kinect will arrive in stores December 1, 2010.

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