Originally Posted by AssMan (Post 3032667)

I really hope this fails

Originally Posted by Kalyx triaD (Post 3032686)

That's fucked up.

Originally Posted by Kotaku

Why have been people yelling at professional athletes who fumble and fall and anger them when those athletes are on their TVs and can't hear them? Because these people have been getting ready for the Xbox 360's Project Natal.

From an interview with Xbox 360 project manager Marc Whitten, who discusses some non-gaming applications of the sensors in Project Natal, the seeing, hearing, heckling-checking hands-free control device that will be released for Microsoft's game console later this year:

"But Natal isn't just about gaming — it's about all living-room experiences. Imagine a sporting event — Natal could know which team you're for because it sees your jersey, or knows you thought a bad call was made when you yell 'boo.' It learns about you and gets smarter to create a more tailored entertainment experience."

What sort of experience do you think it will tailor if, while watching a WWE match, a let out a Ric Flair "whooooo!" every time a guy does a chop? Not that I ever do that.

Originally Posted by CVG

CVG reported earlier that Microsoft will ditched the name 'Project Natal' when it announces to final retail name for its motion-sensing peripheral at E3 next month. That name, according to new rumours, will be 'Wave'.

So says a "source close to Microsoft", following yesterday's report and a slew of rumours surrounding the device over the past few days.

CVG was told that MS finally settled on a brand name in April, following a six-month consultation period.

Edge has reported that the peripheral is set to cost $149 in the US at launch - and that Microsoft has pencilled in a launch date of October 26.

Microsoft has a special presentation dedicated entirely to Natal kicking off at 7pm pacific time (3am GMT) on Sunday June 13. That's when it's all going down.

Originally Posted by Kalyx triaD (Post 3095162)

150$ seems fair for what it's capable of.

Originally Posted by Diesel Mac (Post 3095156)

Heh. Figured that less then 100 bucks was too good to be true.

PASS

Originally Posted by Funky Fly (Post 3095158)

Wow, better be bundled with a ton of good games or fuck that price.

Originally Posted by Kalyx triaD (Post 3095162)

150$ seems fair for what it's capable of.

Originally Posted by Hasney (Post 3095242)

You do realise that's the exact same source I cited that you're now believing?

Originally Posted by Kalyx triaD (Post 3095250)

Natal is from the school of thought where power is irrelevant, so that's not an applicable point. They're going for a certain crowd with this.

Originally Posted by BigDaddyCool (Post 3095724)

Originally Posted by BigDaddyCool (Post 3095794)

Originally Posted by Hasney (Post 3096094)

Didn't realise it was motion controlled, thought it was joypad.

It looked shit when it was shown anyway, with a price and motion control, it may now fuck off.

Originally Posted by Kotaku

Ahead of next week's E3 in Los Angeles, two new titles for Microsoft's motion-control peripheral, Project Natal, have been revealed.

Those hoping for a wave-your-arms version of Halo or Fable are out of luck, though, as the two games are simple party titles (ie glorifed tech demos), similar to the kind we've seen for the system so far.

One is Living Statue, which according to a piece on the LA Times "lets players record their avatars dancing and singing karaoke-style, then e-mail the video masterpiece to their friends".

The second is Obstacle Course, in which "players pull, dodge and jump their way through a series of levels resembling what you would find at summer camp, sans the mosquitoes."

Of more interest to those hanging out for proper games is the final line of the report, which says "there will be about a dozen more Natal-licensed titles from other game developers unveiled Monday and Tuesday". A dozen games from companies that aren't Microsoft? Add those to the titles Microsoft itself will have ready and that's quite a launch lineup. Hopefully not all of them involve jumping around like a maniac.

Originally Posted by IGN

Tonight at a Microsoft event the company announced that the official name of their new motion-sensing controller for Xbox 360 is "Kinect." As we reported earlier a number of games were unveiled in a USA Today story that went up shortly before Microsoft could officially break the news.

From that event we've see a group of games that will accompany this new hardware that allows gamers to use their body as a controller. These games include:

A Yoga/Tai Chi Game: (official name to be announced)
A Soccer Game: (official name to be announced)
Joyride : A racing game where players can steer using their hands.
Kinect Sports : Boxing, bowling, beach volleyball, track and field, soccer and table tennis.
Kinectimals: Play with 20 different kitties like a lion, cheetah and tiger.
Kinect Adventures: River rafting with multiple players that move their bodies in the raft.
Dance Central : A So You Think You Can Dance game made by MTV games.

Along with Kinect games using Disney and Star Wars characters, there were also dashboard apps showing motion controls used to interact with Netflix. The dot on the screen follow where you point.

Users can also use motion controls to scroll through photos, start live video chats with friends, and share photos. This is done through a kinect app on the dashboard.