Microsoft has "got to get the price down" if Kinect is to become a success, reckons Activision CEO Bobby Kotick.

Speaking in the latest issue of Edge magazine, the Activision boss shared his opinion on the emerging motion tech, whilst reaffirming the company's commitment to peripheral games.

"I think that 3D is super-compelling," he said. "The push has come from film but, personally, I find that live action in 3D is disruptive to the storytelling. But games in 3D are incredible. And when you see bullets whizzing past your ear, or imagine you're playing Guitar Hero over the internet and your bass player is right next to you, that's a really great enhancement of a game experience.

"I think 3D was made for videogames, and I'm very excited about that. With Kinect... I love it as an idea, but [Microsoft has] got to get the price down."

Kinect is set to release on November 10 in the UK for £129.99.

On Activision's obsession with unique game controllers, Kotick revealed that the publisher has "some really cool ones" planned for next year.

"So as long as we think a peripheral is going to deliver something that's compelling and interesting and innovative we'll support it," he said.

"For ten iterations of Tony Hawk, you weren't really skateboarding, it was... thumbing. When we finally figured out how to build a skateboard - I think we probably could have done a better job on the first game, but I think we've nailed it on Shred - that experience, you just can't duplicate it.

"To me, that's moving the medium forward, and physical interfacing I think is a really important part of the future. So, yes, we're going to keep making physical interface products if we think that's going to enhance the experience - and we have some really cool ones for next year."

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Kotick loves to give his input on everything. First the PS3 had to drop it's price, now Kinect as well.

What's next?

Kinect price is about right. It will shift XBox 360 console systems. One Kinect is needed per XBox 360 console:  4 players can use it. PS Move is needed for every single player on the PS3. 

Well he was right about the ps3 having to drop its price....and I actually agree with him that the price is too high. 

IMO Kinect is too cheap. Microsoft are virtually giving it away at 130 bones. Around 33 bones per player(4 player count). Kinect will sell out very quickly. Get in and buy now, you do not want to wait two weeks before they come back into stock. 

2 players can use it.

My mistake well Kinect is still cheap. Buy now and get it while limited stocks last. Pre-orders of this are big. Kinect is going to kick ass in sales over the PS Move. 

its not cheap.

and this doesnt have anything to do with move.

This guy reminds me of jabba the hut...

That was fast. LOL.

Kinect isn't even out yet.

In general, I find myself at the complete opposite side of the argument ...

It wasn't that long ago where a person could buy a $20 controller for these gaming systems, and they were under $150 and came with multiple controllers and games after they had been on the market for 5 years. Expecting existing owners to spend $150 for an add on with very few games, or for new user to spend over $300 to buy an old system not including additional controllers or games, seems insane.