Microsoft announced today a $40 price drop for the Kinect motion-sensing controller. The peripheral now retails for $109.99 in the U.S. A quick check of popular retailers in the States shows that this is effective immediately. This is the first price cut the device has seen since its November 2010 launch.
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Microsoft specified that there are no plans for a price reduction in Japan, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.