That's why it is a game changer.

Could be cool, but we'll have to see how well it is implemented. Now, if MS had spent more money on acquiring good first party developers instead of acquiring timed exclusives (some lasting three months!?) we could actually get a pretty fast influx of games that utilize this.

The same question keeps popping up: "how can Sony and Nintendo possibly top this?"

Answer : They can't, if Natal works like it shows then MS have developed the new wave of gaming, it like VR without the headset and its way more advanced than anything so or nintendo can do. For the last 2 to 3 years all thats been said about the x360 is that its last gen......

I am so glad that Microsoft didn't just go with something simplistic like the Wiimote. This is on a whole different level. I don't think people even realize the implications of this.

This is like the holy grail of input technologies. This has been a dream for a long time--to finally be able to control your software with no controller or other device, just your body and your voice.

Not that it will replace tradition input methods. Instead it will be an alternative to them for certain types of games and applications.

Truly exciting stuff indeed

It's a cool tech, maybe a brilliant tech even, but I don't care ;-)

I want RTS/FPS/RPG games and this thing would probably be more annoying than useful.

HOWEVER, I'd welcome a good voice recognition. If I could play Sins of a Solar Empire and say construct units simply by issuing voice commands ("Computer construct 10 frigate" or whatever) or switch between groups ("Group 1, Group 2"), that would be great!

I just hope they implement this into some decent games. No matter how cool the tech is, i don't want it if it's just gonna be a load of minigames (although i understand at this stage they are just showing it off)

Just watching some of the videos and i wonder how real it could be. Like in the racing 1 the guy gets up to change a tyre, but he wasn't the one driving... and there was several ppl in shot. what happens if several ppl make the motion of steering a wheel? does the thing get confused about whats going on?

When you say goodnight to Natal, it shuts down the 360, good morning and your xbox comes alive.This is the stuff i was seeing in the sci-fi movie THE ISLAND.

It must really suck to be a Ps3 owner right now no games to play LOL go trade in your Ps3's Fanboys and get a 360 a real gamers console with real games not trash like Uncharted and Colorlesszone 2..

Interesting technology, but it's going to be very limited. How would you play something like Gears of War or Street Fighter?

How does it know who's playing? What happens if someone who is watching suddenly starts waving their hands around or just changes position on the sofa you're sat on?

I think a lot of the games that come out for it will be party games of the Wii shovelware variety.

riighhhttt..
first ripoff singstar,then buzz...now EYEPET ...with a real person...
peolpe r reading into this to much...
TI'S TAMAGOTCHI ALL OVER AGAIN....
FAIL.

So M$ have no games ..instead just repeat last years rip off's
first "ME" rip off's
now EYEPET...
M$ HAVE DONE NOTHING TO MORE GAMING IN A NEW DIRECTION...SHAME
EPIC FAIL.

u need to hold something this is a souped up itoy platytation have done this and it failed because its harder than using a joypad let alone a wiimite so im not buying this rubbish plus ps3/wii owners could get there own camera if need be the wii camera will be called the motion-cam sonys the i-cam just that with the wii u will have a wiimote to go through menus and stuff that requires buttons ect and when u want to interact with someone u let the motion-cam do the buisness basically like the camera that SHAPE game from ubisoft is making the wii has motion cam already when u think about it out this holiday season it will give nintendo an insight as to weather they should add such a device plus millions of people will try it out on wii before 360 then 360 has to tell everyone that there camera is better ect wii has won hands down this generation with small help off third partys untill recent

The milo skit was done by lionhead and they were given 2 months to sort something out, now just imagine the creative posibilties that a studio could come up with if they were given the same amount of time as those turtles who are making GT5?

Imagine playing Fifa online using this tech (or Madden), imagine playing COD hiding behind imaginary bunkers and sand bags... how awesome the prospects are.

Well done MS, this is your new windows

Here is an excellent interview with Peter Molyneux about Milo and the Natal technology.
http://www.eurogamer.net/ar...
It is quite informative.

riighhhttt..
first ripoff singstar,then buzz...now EYEPET ...with a real person...
peolpe r reading into this to much...
TI'S TAMAGOTCHI ALL OVER AGAIN....
FAIL.

So M$ have no games ..instead just repeat last years rip off's
first "ME" rip off's
now EYEPET...
M$ HAVE DONE NOTHING TO MORE GAMING IN A NEW DIRECTION...SHAME
EPIC FAIL.

Alot of kool aid drinking in the mourning. The thing with video games is that too much interactivity is not really a central theme to a gamer. It defeats the whole purpose of video games and makes them less fun. imo

I've always said that the success of the wii is attributed to its peripherals and how those peripherals engage a player. Sony or Nintendo don't need a response to this.

how much will cost this project natal?
if they bundle it at the same price with an xbox360 ok.but if it will costs like other microsoft's accessories 100/150 $ I think that this technology will be a fail.People don't buy add-on expecially if they are very expensive.In fact if you look at Sony's pseye 39$ sales are very very low.

how come no one credits sony for there ideas that they come up with. i mean the etoy and this are basically the same thing but developers love ms $ so they will say it is the greatest thing and the world and develop games for it and it seems like no one even gave the etoy a chance(developers)

People were complaining about the wii and the flailing arms shyt and now I'm seeing the very same idea of standing up and flailing arms again... Maybe we're destined to look like fools while playing games lol

I find it odd that people who complain they wont pay more than a couple hundred on a system are now willing to pay who knows how much for a controller.It has a cam which MS tried to charge everyone about 90 bucks for and a wireless mic which they also charge 60 bucks for and that doesn't even include the cost of the actual motion sensor. You guys do realize this is going to be about 250+ dollars to have and it doesn't even work with all the games that have made xbox popular (halo gears ect) Then it wont be out till at least christmas 2010 and the next xbox will be coming out not a year or so later... Maybe if MS sells it cheap, comes out and says xbox360 will be around for a long time,and that a new system is a ways off I'll get it. If not it's just a way for them to milk us out of more money and trick others to buy their system if they haven't already.

no need for perfect english in these posts im just getting my point across u fanboy this devise will fail like the xbox360 u idiot rikssweeney get a life who wants a big humming station that gets viruses all day and gives viruses to there players by the look of it chill out this rubbish device has had little to no thought and it stinks of fail m8 this device is just an add on device that wii/ps3 could easily tack on to there systems if they wish just microsoft using other peoples tech as usual first dreamcast pads now platstations i-toy how original

I didn't watch the video of that until today. Looks interesting, but I've never been into any other type of control other than my controller, so it's not for me.

"How many pushups can Chuck Norris do?"
Brilliant marketing, haha.

This sh1t was the ga*est sh1t of the show...

on the google home page a moment ago i saw the camera for 360 and the add said something more amazing than wii did u see that more amazing so there calling the wii amazing thats that then microsoft finally admitting the wii is amazing see told ya

http://xbox360.ign.com/arti...

Ign playing Burnout Paradise witn Natal look this can be played with any game .

I was excited for Natal and for 360 fabs in general, until Ubi slipped that the Wii also had a 3D camera for the Wii. It was a shocker and made me not even think about 360 anymore.

that milo kid is creepy but that technology gave me an idea

USe Project Natal to interact with game NPC's like Milo. This would not be a hardware revolution but a gameplay one. That is where Project Natals opportunity to be successful lies me thinks.

it could revolutionize the rpg genre, imagine actually conversing with characters as opposed to choosing from a set of predetermined lines.

I'm thinking of a Sherlock Holmes RPG, with little gunplay but plenty of physicality. Fist fights, moving objects, climbing, running, etc. But also the conversations with NPC's, that could really revolutionize the RPG genre and mabye gaming itself.