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Microsoft Xbox One to cost Rs. 30,000

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Sharath Kumar
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Microsoft Corp on Monday announced the price of its yet to be released new Xbox One console at $499 in the United States, higher than most gamers had expected.

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The price of the Xbox One in India would be Rs 29263.43 (Rs58.64/ dollar). The new console is expected to be available in market from November.

The price is greater than its current console, the Xbox 360, but it includes a Kinect motion sensor for hands-free game playing.

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The software giant unveiled its "Xbox One" in May aimed at dominating the $65 billion-a-year computer game market.

The new device interacts with television, responds to voice and gesture commands, includes group video calling on Skype, has 15 exclusive game titles and original programming content.

The Xbox One, which competes with Nintendo Co's new Wii U and Sony Corp's forthcoming PlayStation 4, will be sold worldwide by the year-end .

Microsoft games unit chief Don Mattrick, who provided details about the new console, told reporters that Xbox One will bring an array of exclusive media content. It will be the first platform to release the next installment in Activision Blizzard Inc's blockbuster shooter franchise, "Call of Duty" and "Halo" live-action video series produced by Steven Spielberg.

Reuters reports that Microsoft hopes its third-generation Xbox console will attract video game fans who are increasingly sampling games on mobile devices, while also becoming a hub for living room entertainment.

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