It's a Wiimote rip off. And the N64 came up with the rumble pack and then Sony released the feature on their PS1 controller. Get over it everybody copies everybody.

The 3D motion camera tech was around before Natal. 3DV with the Z-camera was a pioneer of the tech and was shown demo'ing the tech on PS2. Lots of PS fans still thing the demo was done with the Eyetoy. Anyway, MS bought out that company last year. This video, shown here, was posted a few months before that deal when public, but there are other companies that are working with the tech. 3D cameras are used on some high end cars like the Lexus, have been for a few year now, to give info of the surroundings to hep with backing up and what not. Sony had nothing to do with the Z-cam though, that tech was developed by 3DV in Israel. Natal is a bit different in design because it uses to cameras instead of the Z-cam's one camera and inferred sensor. Natal also uses M$ proprietory software with customized gestures and voice recognition. We will soon know what Natal can really do. I know for sure M$ is not the only company working on the tech. I they are successful with it, expect to see different versions of it on the market with in a year. M$ though are the ones who are spear heading the tech in the general public and gaming industry. They are the ones taking the big financial risk with the tech to try and bring it mainstream. I appreciate that effort.

PS3 Motion Control = Upgraded Wii mote

Natal= Upgraded PSeye.

It's really that simple.

So now, ps3 extremists with duplicate accounts go trolling Youtube, have no source article, create a Natal headline+? and post it as news= approved of course.

I wonder what would happen if >>I<< went trolling Youtube, nah who am I kidding, doubt I could find anything to question sony in a "slightly" negative light, and if I did, its unlikely that I could think of a creative headline questioning how great all of sony idea's and motives are....if I was to be so brilliant/lucky no doubt it would be approved on n4g, right?

OK, good job so now you have exposed micro's dirty little secret, "OMG micro didn't invent full body motion tracking!" those evil bastards had us ALL fooled all this time. Well now that micro has been busted, no need to go ahead with plans for Natal, nobody likes a company using existing tech/idea's, improving on past failures and pushing things beyond whats been done before. 'meh, who would want a company to do that? So what's all this "un-deserved" interest and excitement from media, developers and GAMERS about? pfft, the haters no best.

hmmm, I starting to think those f#$&'s are lying about being the creators of the wheel too. Oh the lies!....Oh the EVIL!...OMG micro has destroyed gaming! /I hope that makes you feel better "Microsoft Xbox 360" lol

JOY

microsoft bought the company they saw sony working with and wanted to get those patents.cornered the market with prime sense too.

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but nothing new.

I remember those videos.They even have the Block game.

Yep, I remember seeing that video a long while ago, good stuff. So no Natal is not "new" and yes Sony has been playing around with it for quite some time.

Dude, that's how business works. It's a little sad that inventors don't get all the credit, but big guys buy little guys' ideas, and the little guys get some cash out of the deal.

Microsoft's role in all this isn't inventing the technology. As you all pointed out, it had been done, and MS put more money forward than Sony to make this happen. Their role is to get support from game creators and have games come out for Natal.

Use this barometer: if the games stink, it's Microsoft's fault. If the games are great, it's Microsoft's fault. It's also Microsoft's fault if Natal itself doesn't work, due to their monetary investment in the idea, their PR campaign to get it sold, and their modifications to the product.

However, it's silly to argue that Natal wasn't completely their idea. They know that - it's not even an argument. If you really want to argue, focus on the outcome: Is the target audience just casuals? Are the games great, or are they another Tony Hawk Ride debacle? Is it worth the price? These will be the questions to look out for.

Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.