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GameStop taking XB1 Kinect for $40 trade-in starting today

GameStop has finally begun taking in individual Xbox One Kinect cameras for trade in the US. This comes on the heels of the $399, Kinect-less SKU that released earlier this month on June 9th.

How much will you get? Well its actually a surprisingly low total even for GameStop. The retailer is giving $40 in store credit and $32 in cash.

That’s a bit lower than I would have thought. I’m not sure how much Microsoft plans on selling Kinect for separately from the XB1 but I would imagine since most estimates put it at $70-$80 to manufacture that Microsoft will sell it for $130-$150.

What GameStop will sell a used XB1 Kinect for remains to be seen though I wouldn’t be shocked if it was north of $100.

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  • Wargreymon559 .

    Lol let the mountains on top of mountains of useless kinect rain over GS

    • ineedgames

      You’d be surprised how many people like their Kinect.

      • Guest

        He’s another DualShockers loser at life $0N¥ pauper. They cry a lot as they are still in diapers.

      • andy

        Don’t know any because I live in Ireland. Windows XP had voice control in 2001 too you know. I can still use that same 15 year old mic I used back then on my PS4 for its voice controls. I don’t though because that would be stupid.

    • Edonus

      If you sell your kinect for $40 dollars you are an idiot. It doesnt matter whether you like it or not. The IR blaster alone is worth more than $40. The function Kinect adds to the X1 even before games would cost you well over $100 and you still wouldnt have every thing.

      its sad really…. the media just did a number and mind f$%ked the gaming community. Kinect is one of the most advanced consumer product you could buy it just shows that the gaming community has $h!t for brains. I can see if you are a little kid in your room and you just want to play some Halo but if you are an adult of any kind and you cant expand your horizons with some of the multiple features and enhancements you have to be truly pathetic.

      • Wargreymon559 .

        Lol I have no use for shitty gimmicks.Kinect is a waste of everyones time and developers.

        • andy

          And the people have spoken. Imagine what the Xbox One would still be like if Microsoft listened to the idiots above you. Nobody wanted to be forced this over expensive camera ESPECIALLY if you live in countries like Ireland and the damn voice control doesn’t even work. But they were just too idiotic and dedicated to people who already turned their back on the,. Then you find out they released a version without it.

          The only DualShockers loser is the “Sony Pauper” guy. Still butthurt since Xbox destroyed their legacy forever on 21st May 2013. Its okay dude, we are here for you. Buy a PS4. I was in GAME in Newry Northern Ireland the other day and the guy behind the counter told me that this week alone he had 20 people in trading in their Xbox Ones for PS4.
          Lol and this is AFTER the news and release of the Kinectless version (the “Pauper” version that is €399.99 now I guess is what some losers would call it, when it is the intelligent gamer’s version). Things not looking good for Microsoft. No sales update on Xbone consoles sold since January lol, even after all the desperation antics like the price drop and all that.

          Oh yeah and good riddance Kinect. Bring it out in 4 years when you plan on abandoning all your hardcore audience again like you did on 360.

      • https://www.facebook.com/TheGamingAlcoholic The Gaming Alcoholic

        Good f**king riddance. I can finally rid myself of this retarded (and useless) device and get 40 bucks? Bye bye Kinect!

  • https://www.facebook.com/TheGamingAlcoholic The Gaming Alcoholic

    Forty dollars isn’t much, but it beats having to look at this Kinect paperweight any more than I have to. Can’t wait to trade this in so that the next poor sap can pollute their lives with it.

    Burn, Kinect! Burn! We didn’t want you then, and we sure as hell don’t want you now! Good riddance!