Natal? Really?


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So far I'm not at all hyped for either Natal or the PS3 Motion controller.

I'll have to wait for implimentation, however, before making final judgement.

When something is built in and the primary method of interface (aka Wii for example), publishers will make games that use it (for better or worse).

When something is "add-on" to an existing system, allows consumers and game publishers to opt out of the technology.

This is the uphill battle MS has to overcome.

Rumor has it that Natal will form a basis for the nextBox.

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In the end, mouse, keyboard and standar controller always prevail. One of the reasons nintendo rolled out "nintendo classic controller". Even though it probably will be impressive the first few times, nothing beats laying down on the couch, controller in hand :)

Which is exactly why there are no good RTS games for the consoles due to lack of control compared to a keyboard and mouse and why hardly any MMORPG's are avaliable for consoles for the same reasons.

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I think the adoption into the mainstream will be affected because it will only be linked to MS approved software and games. If Natal had been a combined effort by many companies then we would see huge innovation in user interfaces on many products. I hope this turns out to be the next big thing but I doubt it will.

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Meh?

I think its more over-hyped then Sony's Playstation Home. That failed hard. Natal seems like a gimmick and I really don't think it's going to be all that its made out to be. But then again, I'd love for it to be something amazing as my 360 is collecting dust :p

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what blows my mind is that there are actually people that believe or hope that there will be games developed for this thing other than casual or shovelware games.

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I'm sure some will be...Peter Molynx from Lionhead seems keen and it certainly fits the sort of thing he is interested in in terms of interaction so I wouldn't be suprised if they make a non casual game for it. That said, I cant see it being useful for FPS and the like.

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wasn't that milo demo they showed at E3 scripted?

honestly, since they removed the extra processor from Natal, I highly doubt anything of a grand scale will be developed for it.

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Just remember Natal isn't just going to be used for games.

You'll be able to navigate the dashboard/apps with motion sensing too.

i.e like you do with an iPod Touch / iPhone and cover flow. Except without the physical contact of course. I'll spend hours just swiping left and right through my library :laugh:

It also signs you in when you stand in front of the tv using the facial recognition, can be used for video chats etc etc.

Of course it's primary use will be games, but it's not just kiddy ones / shovelware. Fable 3 <333

Also, wrong subforum!! -_-

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wasn't that milo demo they showed at E3 scripted?
I read something like that but thats still irrelevant. That was 18 months or so out from release so the thing to take away from that was that they were still working with the tech and I'm sure not without reason.

I do wish they had stuck with a hardware solution as opposed to it taking up 10% of the processing power as I've heard.

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Natal is suppose to take roughly 10% of the 360's Processing Power ( I can't remember where I read it). So I can't see this entering any normal games at all. I think the technology is much more interesting then it's particular implementation. I'd much rather see this work with other devices then a game console. The clothing example is interesting, however I could see clothing companies, especially those overpriced chain stores like AE or GAP suing over any social features of something like that. Just imagine a RIAA like take on using copyrighted designs of Clothing.

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Me, I just want Natal for the possibility of head tracking in racing games and peeking in fps games.

The ability to look into corners alone would make it worth it. just look up some youtube videos of gtr+trackIR

done correctly it could also drastically increase accuracy in console fps games by using head tracking for for finer movements or even separate gun and head movement.

the possibilities are endless just in it's ability to enhance regular hardcore games, without even adding dedicated natal games into the picture.

The whole full body skeleton is also rather impressive and gives it the same and even more abilities than competing systems, but not something I see myself using much. as for wiifit like games, I can see Natal doing fitness games a lot better than a balance board tbh.

Also when did they say they removed the processor from the Natal device, everything I've heard said the Natal did everything itself and just sent the skeleton/mocap data to the console/pc.

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Also when did they say they removed the processor from the Natal device, everything I've heard said the Natal did everything itself and just sent the skeleton/mocap data to the console/pc.

http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/07/natal-to...-360-cpu-power/

If that's true, you might not see it used in multiplatform FPS / racing releases, although Forza 4 may use it the way you specified (similar to what GT5 is supposed to be doing).

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http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/07/natal-to...-360-cpu-power/

If that's true, you might not see it used in multiplatform FPS / racing releases, although Forza 4 may use it the way you specified (similar to what GT5 is supposed to be doing).

GT5 is 100% doing it, confirmed by The Official Playstation Magazine recently, and before that about 10,000 Sony reps.

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