Xbox 360 accessory pricing confirmed

Following on from yesterday's announcement of the price points for the Xbox 360 and the Xbox 360 Core System packs, Microsoft has also revealed the pricing of the range of first-party accessories which will be available for the system.

The list reveals that users who buy the Core System pack - priced at 299 Euro - will have to spend well over a hundred Euro to bring their system up to the level of functionality boasted by the "full" Xbox 360 pack, which includes a hard drive, wireless controller, Xbox Live headset, high definition video cable and universal media remote.

It also gives a price to the memory unit which will, presumably, be required by the Core System in order to save games - meaning that the real cost of a Core System pack will be more like 334 Euro.

It recently emerged that Microsoft is only allowing certain manufacturers to build Xbox 360 peripherals, and is charging a royalty on sales of third party accessories - and it's not clear whether the firm will allow all of its first-party accessories to be replicated by third parties, or whether it has any degree of control over the pricing of third party components.

• Faceplates - GBP 14.99 / 19.99 Euro
• Controller (wired) - GBP 24.99 / 37.99 Euro
• Component HD-AV Cable - GBP 19.99 / 29.99 Euro
• Hard Drive (20GB) - GBP 69.99 / 99.99 Euro
• Memory Unit (64MB) - GBP 22.99 / 34.99 Euro
• Wireless Controller - GBP 32.99 / 44.99 Euro
• Play & Charge Kit (recharges Wireless Controller during play) - GBP 14.99 / 19.99 Euro
• Rechargeable battery pack - GBP 9.99 / 14.99 Euro
• Wireless Networking Adapter - GBP 59.99 / 79.99 Euro
• Headset - GBP 14.99 / 19.99 Euro
• Universal Media Remote - GBP 19.99 / 29.99 Euro
• SCART AV Cable - GBP 17.99 / 24.99 Euro
• VGA HD-AV Cable - GBP 19.99 / 29.99 Euro