I'm also going to say that it's fake.
ME3 would be a EA announcement, like ME2 was last year.
The Microsoft list is too small as we all know about Fable 3 and Halo Reach. To think that they would not make an E3 appearance would be crazy.
And finally Xfree is a pretty stupid name for Natal. I think Microsoft will come up with something a little better that that.
However...
Most of the stuff on the Sony list I could see happening...
While I do agree with you in that if the gamer community could just stop acting like children we could drive some positive change in the industry.
Money talks after all.
However, we need to look at things from other points of view as well. These companies need to recoup the money spent on creating and updating these goods and services that we enjoy. Nobody is holding a gun to your head to subscribe to any service. And all the people quoted in this article were saying...
I think the sperate power supply is a good feature.
This way Natal will be active still active while your 360 is powered down. You walk into the room, Natal recognizes you and powers up the 360 automatically.
Sorry guys.
I've posted this story again as well.
No ill will intended.
This is the quote from the article.
"Would say the Reach much more earthy, realistic than ODST. Weapons v realistic, louder, more detail like Killzone 3,"
He doesn't say it's better or worse than KZ2, just that it's similar.
He takes nothing away from Killzone.
I don't know anything about Jelly Bean Sports, but it appears to be aimed for children maybe under 10?
Microsoft are going to cast as wide a net as possible with Natal.
They simply will not allow it to fail.
Yes yes yes.
You have hit the nail right on the head my man!
Those are EXACTLY the genres needed to fill out the 360 game libary.
I would love to see Perfect Dark become a 3rd person action adventure/stealth game, I know the PD purists out there would cry over it but I just think the IP is too good to be gathering dust, and the 360 has plenty of FPS's.
Black and White 3 is the perfect game for Natal. This should be a slam dunk for Mi...
Activision won’t be going down, and they won’t be giving a crap about this.
They still have the Guitar Hero franchise and Blizzard to keep them afloat.
And they know that most people will still buy COD regardless of who develops it.
They also have new Spiderman and Transformers games coming out, and I bet that they will sell ok as well.
I make it a point not to support Activision. Any games that I want that are developed/published by them I buy pre...
I have no idea how Milo can work as a game.
Microsoft however has been quite big on a NUI (Natural User Interface) for some time now. Could it be possible for Milo and his hubworld to be some kind of interactive dashboard?
I wonder what that other Lionhead game could be.
As some have already mentioned Black and White 3 would be a near perfect fit for Natal.
But I'm hoping for a sequel to In the Movies. It could be interesting to use the motion and voice controls to build and manage a movie studio.
Just speculating.
I'm usually the last person to make a disparaging comment towards any of the big three players, but this is BS.
Sony will wait for Nintendo to blaze a trail for them to follow like they almost always do. Then they will release a 3D PSP and tell us that it's something they have been working on for years.
And to assume that only 8 and 9 year olds use the DS? Rubbish!
Sony have been talking a lot of smack since the unveiling of the PS Move.
Most of it...
The new model 360s are much much more reliable.
had mine since December and it's great, after downloading games to the HDD the console is whisper quiet and no heat issues at all.
Highly recommended.
But doesn't the 20 gig HDD only have about 13 gig of useable space.
16gig on a much cheaper usb stick could be a better option for arcade owners.
this could be a solution for the 360 slim vs fat HDD problem.
Could have done better whith this one Microsoft.
One negative thing I will say about the Master system.
Worst D-pad ever!
Edit: And now that I think about it. The A and B buttons were really spongy.
Sega dominated New Zealand during that time.
I had an NES and that was a great console, but every one of my mates had the Master System.
I got the Master System II just to stop the laughing and finger pointing.
Wonderboy in Monsterland was O for awesome.
I think Microsoft would be quite happy to receive the income that the unreal engine would provide.
They would not cut off such a lucrative revenue stream just to spite the other platform holders.
On topic.
As much as I would love to see Microsoft man up and start competing with Sony when it comes to developer acquisitions, I don’t think they are in any hurry yet.
I mean it’s easy to think that Microsoft aren’t doing anything for their first party, but they have just opened a second studio at Rare, along with creating two new studios Spawn point and Firebird.
Microsoft isn’t exactly sitting on their hands here.
Xbox 360 slim bundled with Natal?
It could be a winning combination for the holidays.
I'm looking forward to seeing what Rare have been working on for Natal.
I loved Oblivion. Great RPG.
But I'm currently playing Fallout 3 for the first time and it's rocking my world.
Personally I think The Mass Effect series will be the best WRPG games for a long time to come.