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yacaman

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Natal will make you look like a dork

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Watch this video. This is what Microsoft will unleash unto the world.
Why? What have we ever done to you. You must pay to be made look like this in-front of friends and family.

Dramscus5844d ago

Those are the only types of games it will be good for. It will have no hardcore applications what so ever. I can see this making them good money if it's cheap enough to sell. Everybody who actually likes video games though will be hard pressed to call it anything other than weak sauce.
All natal is good for are sports, party games, and watching movies. Rpg's, fps, strategy, even the racing looks hokey. Drive an imaginary car no thanks.
So they'll make lots of money selling to stupid parents who don't mind looking like retards flailing around with their children while all the hardcore game players will migrate to ps3 and move if they actually want motion.
Way to go M$

MorganX5844d ago

I thought the Wii motion controller and how people look playing it was stupid. And look what happened. It's not my thing. I would only like it for menu navigation. But some people enjoy it. I mean, look how popular Twister still is.

Arnon5843d ago

They're all a gimmick. The only useful thing these motion controllers will bring are their abilities to navigate through the dashboard/XMB. With that being said, I cant say that the people in the video give an accurate depiction of what WE will look like while playing Natal. Considering we've seen absolutely nothing on the product, and while I know it's going to be a gimmick just like every other one out there, I would still like to hold my judgment until after E3.

Captain Tuttle5842d ago

I would love to hear the writer's observations on some other important aspects of the industry. Yacaman truly has important insights on all things gaming related. Kudos to the people who had the courage to approve such a provocative piece of work.

yacaman5839d ago

Ive been reading some of your articles, really good stuff.
Example: How Apple, Not Microsoft, is Tech's Biggest Bully

Some comments say that the Wii does the same thing as Natal will, but I disagree, something about
holding a controller makes it ok and accessible to look goofy. I feel Sony said it best (Butler commercial) pew, pew.
I know this E3 will change gaming forever. To be honest I want to be able to have Natal as something like Tivo, not just for gaming and not only if you own a 360. This could eliminate using a remote control for ever. No more finding that darn thing between the couch seats. Think about it one of its main functions is a wireless control less, television and DVD remote control.

When you think of what can be done in education and as hardware for future software its amazing. Its the beginning of our own personalized AI. It will respond to my commands, and recognize my face and voice. Im excited about Natal and 3D gaming, I think Sony is back to being the mother of Hard core, and I love Nintendo games that are actually from Nintendo. So let the games begin.

The 3 are there because they are the best at entertaining us.

Captain Tuttle5838d ago

Was that so hard? Much better than embedding a video and telling us that we'll look like "dorks".

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai37d ago (Edited 37d ago )

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio37d ago

To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Jingsing36d ago

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Tanktopmaster9236d ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit36d ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing36d ago

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Tanktopmaster9236d ago

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse

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