$99 Xbox 360 Kinect Bundle with Two-year Subscrition Coming

<p>Microsoft may be launching a &dollar;99 Xbox console and Kinect package with a monthly subscription as early as next month&period; The bundle will include a 4GB console with Kinect that will be available at the Microsoft Store in the United States and will contain a subsidized monthly fee of &dollar;15&period; This two year subscription will provide access to the Xbox Live Gold service and potentially more additional streaming content from cable providers or sports package providers&period; The two year package will also include a two-year warranty&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Just as with cell phones and other subscription based services&comma; there will be an early termination fee for breaking the contract prior to the end of the two-year agreement&period; Microsoft may be positioning this package to compete with Apple TV&comma; Roku&comma; or the PlayStation 3&period; The bundle option is the cheapest way to get an Xbox 360 and Xbox Live for two years&comma; that’s &dollar;299&period;00 &plus; &dollar;120 &equals; &dollar;420 vs&period; &dollar;459 over a duration of two years&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&lpar;Via <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;theverge&period;com&sol;2012&sol;5&sol;2&sol;2993600&sol;99-xbox-360-kinect-subsidized-bundle">The Verge<&sol;a>&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;