Microsoft Stores To Demo Kinect To The Public

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Did you read about the new Microsoft Store opening on TFTS today and weren’t that excited about the new Microsoft retail location? You might be after reading this – as the Microsoft Stores are currently the only places in the world were the general public can try out Microsoft Kinect.

The four Microsoft stores, all located in the Western United States, all will have Kinects out. Customers to the store can get in front of the 3D-tracking tech and try out some of the games that were on display at E3. Microsoft proudly shared this on their Twitter feed, and surely will bring a few new people to the Microsoft Store just to try out the Kinect.

Is there a Microsoft Store near you? Probably not, just because there are so few of them. The cities where they’re located are:

• San Diego, CA
• Mission Viego, CA
• Scottsdale, AR
• Lone Tree, CO

The Microsoft stores are accepting pre-orders of the Kinect, for the price of $150. They did something similar with their online store. But Microsoft has reiterated that this is not the final pricing of Kinect. Although it probably is.

Sources told website Fudzilla that Microsoft that privately told retailers behind-closed-doors that unless the PlayStation Move was drastically cheaper than them, the Kinect would carry a MSRP of $150. The Move bundle, with camera, wand and games (but, no nunchuck) will cost $99, with the addition of a nunchuck (not required) bringing the total to about $119.

Anybody live near a Microsoft Store and given Kinect a try?