Microsoft’s Project Natal
by Mark R in Gaming Gadgets
Nintendo Wii, your days could be numbered. Sure, you have been dominating the console gaming world with your motion-controlling Wiimotes, but are you ready for Project Natal?
Microsoft has recently revealed this full-body, motion-sensitive controller at E3 in Los Angeles, and it has understandably received a lot of attention. Project Natal is a TV-mounted camera/microphone that can sense motion, three-dimensional movement, even sound.
In other words, it is a controller without a controller, like the iPhone games that require nothing but movement. The company demonstrated this new technology with two new games. The first was Ricochet, a brick-blasting game that puts the player in the midst of Breakout, and Paint Party, a game that allows you to splatter paint with virtual brushes. You can see Ricochet demonstrated after the jump.
On hand at E3 to introduce Project Natal was none other than acclaimed director/producer/mogul Steven Spielberg. Is he now exclusively doing video games like Boom Blox?
Anyway, Spielberg said that “people are too intimidated to pick up game controllers”. Oh, that is a slam on button-munching PS3 and Xbox 360 joysticks, isn’t it? By the way, someone in the conference also slammed users who “sit on the sofa using some kind of preset waggle commands”. Oh, now the Wii is getting burned!
Project Natal should be available on all versions of the Xbox 360 “soon”. Yeah, I know, I want it ASAP, but that was all the word that was given. No word on price, either. Expectations are high.
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15 Comments on “Microsoft’s Project Natal”
Steve Says:
June 2nd, 2009 at 12:42 pmThis is awesome! I cant wait to see how this technology develops in the future. I first heard out about the technology by watching this report: http://bit.ly/109RxI CHECK IT OUT! GO MICROSOFT!
Keep an Open Eye Eye, Sir » The Empire Strikes Back: Project Natal Says:
June 2nd, 2009 at 1:29 pm[...] Back with what appears to be a most impressive announcement in gaming hardware and software. Microsoft’s Project Natal is a hands free game controller (does this help explain all those gaming-themed ads for Visual [...]
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Hasan Says:
June 4th, 2009 at 12:30 amwow this really gives Nintendo some hard competition. i think if its affordable, it will be MUCH better than the Wii. Also the only thing missing is a virtual reality type mask. THAT would really push gaming technology. Maybe on the xbox 720
Edwin Khoo Says:
June 5th, 2009 at 11:32 amHmmmm I really think Project Natal will revolutionise the gaming industry, much like the wii has changed a lot of how the market is today, i put the rest of my opinions on my blog at http://www.theurbanshogun.com/2009/06/microsofts-project-natal-will-be-end-of.html if anyone wants to discuss ..
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Awesome Fool Says:
June 5th, 2009 at 2:48 pmIf you’re looking forward to Project Natal, be sure to check out http://www.project-natal.com for all the latest news and info.
rana Says:
June 6th, 2009 at 12:23 pmcool! microsoft vs nintendo can’t wait to check it out myself. I’ve seen more on this at: http://www.microsoftrnd.co.il
tina_l Says:
June 8th, 2009 at 4:19 amI think Microsoft is giving a great competition to the other companies in the gaming scene, and we as customers will enjoy it’s fruits. there’s more info on this at: http://www.microsoftrnd.co.il
Killer Kali Says:
June 9th, 2009 at 6:52 amIt looks like Microsoft is gonna release this early (unlike everything else they release)
http://project-natal.blogspot.com/2009/06/project-natal-will-not-be-released.html
What do you think?
Michael Says:
June 10th, 2009 at 10:19 amThe stage demo is nothing.
Have you SEEN the Natal “Lionhead Demo,” with MILO?
THAT is the future of gaming!
There is no question that is several orders more advanced than Nintendo’s controller-based design. Face recognition, voice recognition, HD scanning of objects…this is going to be expensive, isn’t it?
Canesta Motion-control Remote Control » Coolest Gadgets Says:
June 12th, 2009 at 4:02 pm[...] the motion control for the Wii is a huge success, and Microsoft’s Xbox is experimenting with Project Natal. I have even heard that PS3 has been wanting to get in on this motion control [...]
PlayStation Eye will know your face and gender » Coolest Gadgets Says:
July 20th, 2009 at 10:51 am[...] the way games could be played. We’ve already seen the announcement from Microsoft with their Project Natal, and Sony is chiming in with its own great advancement. Sony has recently announced that the [...]
Derek Says:
July 21st, 2009 at 7:37 amI hate Microsoft for the most part… but I have to say, this idea actually looks really good. If it is as good as the video’s make it appear, it looks like the ULTIMATE controller. I could see some Martial Arts games becoming VERY fun with this thing.
iRuston Tech Blog » Blog Archive » PlayStation Eye will know your face and gender Says:
July 22nd, 2009 at 10:10 pm[...] the way games could be played. We’ve already seen the announcement from Microsoft with their Project Natal, and Sony is chiming in with its own great advancement. Sony has recently announced that the [...]
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