Microsoft launching Natal at E3 2010
Microsoft used E3 2009 to announce Project Natal, its entry into the motion-sensing control market, with a quick and dirty demonstration of the system’s ability. But E3 2010 will be where Natal is properly shown off, probably in its final retail form, with the official name and pricing details included.
According to Gamasutra, Microsoft will host the “world premiere” of Natal late on June 13, with a media-only press briefing the following morning. This will be a full year since Natal was first unveiled, and at least three months before it’s due to go on sale.
Microsoft is heralding the event as a huge one, comparing it to “your first day at school” and “your first crush” with the cheesy line, “Your first look at the future of fun.”
“Project Natal” is referred to in speech marks throughout the press release, suggesting this is merely a codename. But while the word Natal is pure nonsense, it seems to have lodged itself in people’s minds enough to warrant Microsoft going with it.
Motion control is sure to be the big talking point of E3 again this year, with details and games being added to the very basic information revealed at last year’s event.
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March 26th, 2010
Maybe “launching” was a poor choice.
Microsoft demoing Natal at E3 2010.
See. Sounds better and it makes sense.
March 26th, 2010
0ne comment all day?
LOL guess the xbots are really gone.
March 26th, 2010
Or they don’t care about this shit either.
March 26th, 2010
Yeah I suppose. They just like to go into the Sony threads to start shit.
March 26th, 2010
Eye Toy 2 at E3??
Microsoft is going to focus on Natal, why Sony is getting all the Move news out the way early (at GDC and PAX) to drop some surprise bombs at E3
March 26th, 2010
No games for the xbots.
Except Natal games of course.
March 26th, 2010
I will give my left testicle for a realistic light saber game on Move.
If Sony (LucasArts) showed that on Move this year, it would be an instance “WINS the SHOW for ME” !!!!!
March 26th, 2010
and I say “realistic” lightsaber game with a tongue in cheek… as we all know…they don’t exist.
http://www.bumperstickerz.com/images/1000336-02-00-00-00_lg.png
March 26th, 2010
Project ‘Yoga’ Natal announced
the real killer app
you hear that CAD, just what you have been waiting for!
March 26th, 2010
They might as well make Natal for exercise only. With it’s limitations I can’t honestly see how good it could be with any other games other than really casual games.
March 26th, 2010
I have to admit the light sabre with Move would be pretty cool. I would give phranctoast’s left testicle for that too!
March 26th, 2010
lol @ Wylie77
March 26th, 2010
“They might as well make Natal for exercise only. ”
I think the moms are the target with Natal.
March 26th, 2010
“‘I would give phranctoast’s left testicle for that too!”
I would give his right one.
March 26th, 2010
@ncaissie
““They might as well make Natal for exercise only. â€
I think the moms are the target with Natal.”
Incorrect, overwhelmingly white families of four are the target of Natal. Its in everyone of their commercials.
March 26th, 2010
If Wylie is giving the left…and ncaissie is giving the right….
Think i’ll just buy it.
Though phran’s idea of a lightsaber game would be fucking awesome!!
March 27th, 2010
“They just like to go into the Sony threads to start shit.”
And PBots just like to go into the Microsoft threads to “start shit”…
March 27th, 2010
geeze.. Way to castrate me guys….:(