The Xbox 360âs fancy motion-sensing camera Kinect may cost you $149, but according to a report from UBM Tech Insights, it costs Microsoft a whole lot less.
UBM have got hold of a Kinect, torn it apart to examine each of its components then tracked how much each of them cost. What they found was that each of the cameras costs Microsoft approximately $56, of which the single biggest expenditure is Israeli company PrimeSenseâs âreference systemâ of cameras, microphones and processor, which clocks in at $17.
When Microsoft said it would be selling every single Kinect at a profit, it sure wasnât kidding.
https://lastchance.cc/the-first-ever-kinect-cost-a-lot-more-than-149-5673312%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Weâve asked Microsoft to comment on the report, and will update if we hear back.
Kinectâs BOM roughly $56, teardown finds [EE|Times]
