34. "There is a difference though." In response to In response to 33 Wed May-21-14 11:50 AM by wallysmith
Comparing a now-optional peripheral with Live is apples and oranges. We *know* multiplayer drives sales; why else would companies try to shoehorn multiplayer modes into single player games? Bioshock and Mass Effect, I'm looking at you.
Live is also an all-encompassing service that provides a multitude of entertainment services outside of multiplayer... whereas the Kinect has limited functionality outside of highly niche games and voice commands. On top of that, Live is basically mandatory to enjoy a game like Call of Duty, whereas Kinect's functionality will (likely) never be.
For the record, I'm not saying the Kinect is "dead" by any means. I'm just saying that MS thought a lot harder about its functionality than its gaming applications.