Ricardo Gil Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 All I know is, MS better deliver on this Baby!So many promises, now if they don't deliver anything at least half as accurate as the tech-demos has shown, it would end up really BAD for MS! Gizmodo - Testing Project Natal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad. Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 I have faith in MS to deliver it, no idea when though. But when they do we'll still be amazed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George P Global Moderator Posted June 4, 2009 Global Moderator Share Posted June 4, 2009 You know, using the NXE with motion hand controls and voice commands is nice. They don't have to make it talk to you though, that would get annoying (unless the voice is pretty sexy, then maybe...). Anyways, if all you're going to do is browse the menus or play a video, you don't need to use a controller at all. So why bother if you can just tell it to do what you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead_Monkey Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Does anybody know if Natal works even when the lights in the room are turned off?Yes, the secondary camera is infrared and it has an infrared "light" source, this is one of the keys to making it work properly for human movement and facial recognition.Don't expect it to be able to scan in colors and images in a dark room though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead_Monkey Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Bill Gates probably already have that Technology.They do, it's called Surface.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Surface Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George P Global Moderator Posted June 4, 2009 Global Moderator Share Posted June 4, 2009 They do, it's called Surface.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Surface I bet the surface would be perfect for a RTS game. I don't see why no one made a demo of that yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spenser.d Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 I bet the surface would be perfect for a RTS game. I don't see why no one made a demo of that yet. Someone's thought of how cool that would be though ;) Watch the Ruse Trailer (third video in the list). -Spenser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead_Monkey Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 I bet the surface would be perfect for a RTS game. I don't see why no one made a demo of that yet.Probably because the computer, camera, projector, installation, and software cost about $15,000, which is high even for a gaming rig.http://www.microsoft.com/surface/How-to-Buy.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George P Global Moderator Posted June 4, 2009 Global Moderator Share Posted June 4, 2009 Someone's thought of how cool that would be though ;)Watch the Ruse Trailer (third video in the list). -Spenser You're right, when I saw that trailer at the conference I thought "it's a surface!". It made Ruse look even cooler than it probably is. Probably because the computer, camera, projector, installation, and software cost about $15,000, which is high even for a gaming rig.http://www.microsoft.com/surface/How-to-Buy.aspx I know it's expensive, I'm just saying that MS has these different multitouch demos for it, why not toss in a nice RTS for kicks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead_Monkey Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 I know it's expensive, I'm just saying that MS has these different multitouch demos for it, why not toss in a nice RTS for kicks?Closing down Ensemble might have something to do with it. Beyond that, I have no idea.You would think that at $12,500 they could put in a Dune II clone instead of solitaire or something (disclaimer, I have no idea if solitaire ships with Surface). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George P Global Moderator Posted June 5, 2009 Global Moderator Share Posted June 5, 2009 Closing down Ensemble might have something to do with it. Beyond that, I have no idea.You would think that at $12,500 they could put in a Dune II clone instead of solitaire or something (disclaimer, I have no idea if solitaire ships with Surface). Looks like someone at E3 thought of the same thing, there is another post showing Ruse running an a surface and it looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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