Microsoft Announces Holiday Bundle Sans Kinect

Microsoft has announced a new holiday bundle for the Xbox 360 that includes Forza Motorsport 3 and a download token for Remedy's Alan Wake. The bundle includes the recently updated version of the Xbox 360 hardware with a 250GB hard drive. The latest Xbox 360 bundles include the revised hardware, which includes built-in Wi-fi support and features a smaller form factor and a quieter disk drive. Microsoft's Major Nelson announced the bundle will be priced at $299.99, and will ship to retailers "over the next few weeks." Unlike other new bundles for Xbox 360 hardware, this bundle will not include the new motion tracking Kinect hardware. The 4GB ($299) and 250GB ($399) Xbox 360 bundles will come packaged with Kinect by default. Kinect will launch in the U.S. on November 4 for ($149) as a standalone unit, and includes the mini game suite Kinect Adventures as a pack in title.