[cfusionpm]

The price isn't great but it's not terrible either. It's exactly the same as the low end model of PS3 when it launched and $100 cheaper than the "good" one (and that's in 2006 dollars, not inflated 2013 dollars), which came with absolutely nothing, no HD cables, no headset, and a woefully short controller charge cable. Skip ahead to today and inside the box for xbox one, in addition to the console you're getting a 3D 1080p smart camera with person-sensetive voice recognition and noise cancelation, in addition to the software and support to actually take advantage of the features and amenities instead of shelve them on the back burner while halfheartedly kind of supporting it while at the same time saying how silly and gimmicky it is.

Would I like to see the X1 at $399? Of course. Would I want to see it at the cost of further functionality and features? Hell no. When realistically, we're looking at $600-800 out the door anyway (tax, controller, games, ps+/xbl gold), the price difference is minimal, IMO.