Kinect lives! Xbox One's standalone camera goes on sale for $150 with Dance Central next month

Microsoft lopped off the Kinect from its Xbox One in May to help the system sell better, but it’s not getting rid of the motion-tracking camera peripheral.

The company announced today that a standalone version of the Kinect for Xbox One will go on sale starting Oct. 7. For $150, gamers will get both the camera and developer Harmonix’s full-body rhythm game Dance Central Spotlight. At least for now, the company isn’t announcing plans to sell Kinect without a game. Xbox One originally debuted in November with the 3D camera add-on included for $500. After falling far behind Sony’s $400 PlayStation 4 in sales, Microsoft made the decision to drop that bundle in an effort to match PS4 on price.