The tale of the Microsoft Xbox Kinect is one of those sad situations where a great product was used in an application that turned out to be a bit of a flop and was discontinued because of it, despi… ...

Xbox LIVE is also the exclusive home of controller-free online entertainment through Kinect, making your Xbox 360 more intuitive and interactive than ever before.

In 2013, Microsoft revealed that the Kinect would ship with each Xbox One. While the new Kinect unit was technically impressive, it once again failed to gain a foothold with, well, just about anyone.

The game releases for the Xbox 360, PS3, PlayStation Vita, Wii and PC on October 2 in North America. A European launch date is yet to be finalised.

Microsoft will not be closing down the Xbox 360 Marketplace, the company tells The Verge, even though text on an official Xbox support page indicated that was the plan.

Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images. This is the final weekend for the Xbox 360 Marketplace. If you don't purchase in these last 2 days, you'll lose your chance forever.