We have a couple of announcements out of Microsoft today. We have expected for a while that the motion controller, Kinect, would run $150. Well that was confirmed by Microsoft today. The controller would come with Kinect Adventures. Kinect launches November 4th.

Also announced today is an arcade version on the redesigned Xbox 360. This will run one penny shy of $200. It’s actually not a bad buy. It’s the same console as the $300 version, built in wifi, wireless controller, the whole bit. Difference is there is only 4 gigs of flash memory as opposed to a 250 gig hard drive. The new arcade console launches August 4th.

The best deal is the Kinect with Arcade bundle. Basically smash the above two paragraphs together and you get what’s in this bundle. This bundle launches same day as Kinect, November 4th.

Still wondering if the new console is worth the upgrade, and if Kinect is work the 150 bucks for an add on? All three of these items are up for pre-order on Amazon if you are so inclined. I still need to think it over.

[Source: Major Nelson]