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Microsoft Reveals Project Natal
Filmmaker Steven Spielberg welcomed everyone to controller-free gaming in LA earlier today. “The next step in interactive entertainment is to make the controller disappear,” said the visionary director and producer. “With ‘Project Natal,’ we’ll see games that bring everyone together through technology that actually recognises us”. But what is ‘Project Natal’? We’ll be glad to tell you. Project Natal is the codename for a revolutionary new way to play games and enjoy entertainment on your Xbox 360. In short: no controller required! When this baby launches you can play sports, sing and dance, fight and whatever else captures the imagination of the ...
Project Natal in detail
You’ve read the news and hopefully seen it in action, now here are the facts you’ll need to explain Project Natal to all your pals. Quiet at the back! Fact #1: ‘Project Natal” is the code name for a revolutionary new way to play on your Xbox 360. Natal is pronounced “nuh-tall”. Okay that was two facts rolled into one. Fact #2: ‘Project Natal’ represents controller-free gaming and entertainment. It won’t just be the greatest videogames to benefit from so much freedom. Read facts #3-12 to find out why… Fact #3: Project Natal lets you kick a ball, make funny shadows and such ...
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Project Natal “about all living room experiences”: tailors content based on physical response
Microsoft’s plans to use Project Natal for more than just Xbox 360 gaming were clear from the start; Bill Gates spared little time before confirming that the Windows team was already eyeing up the motion-tracking hardware for their own purposes. Its taken a while, however, before they’ve told us exactly how else Natal might integrate [...]
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SBK X dev says Natal, Move not ideal for racers
I’ll save my judgement from the day I play a completed, ready-to-go Natal or Move racing game, but some are calling it early. SBK X Superbike World Championship game director Michele Celetti said he wasn’t feeling either Sony’s Move or Microsoft’s Natal for racing games.
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Crytek Working with Natal, Move
Crytek is hard at work making CryEngine-based games that will showcase the Xbox 360 Natal and PlayStation Move controllers. Develop reports that the developer behind the Crysis series confirmed that motion-controlled projects are in the works. CEO Cevat Yerli said they are “working very closely with Sony and Microsoft in regards to motion control [...]
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Slim Xbox 360 bundle with Natal by end of year tips analyst
That Microsoft are working on a slimmer Xbox 360 update doesn’t seem all that surprising, given we’ve already seen leaked images of the mainboard along with the console itself, but Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachte reckons Microsoft will be doing more than just putting the console on a diet. ”At a minimum,” he wrote in [...]
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THQ has a $40 million Natal game just waiting to be made
Think that Natal is just going to be a collection of mini-games that use the innovative technology to allow you to wave your body around in front of your TV like a marionette? Think again. Well, think again if it sells in any big way.
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PrimeSense confirmed as Project Natal hardware source
Thought Microsoft had come up with Project Natal for Xbox 360 all by themselves? Not a chance; the company has pulled back the curtain and it turns out the 3D optical-tracking wizard is actually PrimeSense, whose PrimeSensor system the Xbox 360 engineering team adapted for Microsoft’s gaming needs.
“The Reference Design generates realtime depth, color and [...]
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Microsoft Natal Will Be Using PrimeSense 3D Technology
Microsoft just announced that the Natal will be using PrimeSense 3D technology to achieve the 3D motion for Natal. So now we can all rule out that Microsoft was using 3DV systems for the Natal.
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The PrimeSensor Reference Design is a low-cost, plug and play, USB-powered device that can either sit on top of or next [...] -
Microsoft Plans To Kick Off E3 With “Project Natal” Experience
In the spirit of Bruno, I’d like to say “Opening E3 with a press conference is soooo last season.”
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Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg tweeted that the company will kick off their E3 extravaganza with a Project Natal experience on Sunday night. Their press conference would then take place the following day.
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PS Move and Project Natal are “great honor” to Nintendo
Nintendo have Microsoft closing in on one side with Project Natal and Sony on the other with PlayStation Move, but should they be worried? Not at all, reckons Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto; he thinks the company should be too busy being flattered by the “great honor” of Wii inspiring the rival motion-control systems. In fact, [...]
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Project Natal “world premiere” on June 13th at E3 2010
Microsoft have announced that the Project Natal motion-gaming system for Xbox 360 will be making its “world premiere” at E3 on Sunday, June 13th 2010. Originally demonstrating the system back at E3 2009, this time around we’re hoping that Microsoft throw in some pricing and specific availability details for Project Natal. The “experience” event will [...]
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