The reason many hardcore gamers dislike the Wii and its control system is the type of games available for the console. Valve thinks – hopes – that developers will up the ante and quality for the Xbox 360’s motion-sensing control system, Natal.
Natal Vs. Arc is drawing closer. Which side are you on? Chief crystal ball-gazer Michael Pachter is firmly ensconced in the Xbox corner, backing Natal over Arc to a huge degree.
Microsoft has yet to reveal what the Project Natal camera looks like. That is up until now, as a third-party studio allowed the goods to be leaked by the press. The tech looks like its a prototype but it should give you a general idea.
Bungie recently released a batch of new screens from Halo: Reach and something interesting was discovered in one of the screenshots. The picture has caused some speculation that Natal might be in the works for Halo: Reach.
Project Natal has been in the media spotlight since last year and much more so than Sony’s wand controller. One of the big reasons is due to the promise sold by the Milo demo during E3. However, one can’t help wonder if Microsoft may have over-hyped the device before it can truly deliver?
It seems like more information about project Natal has been revealed during CES than the whole of last year. With Microsoft announcing that the main processor was taken out recently, the device may have its work cut out.
Microsoft’s Natal is set to come out for the Xbox 360 sometime next year, which is right around the corner. With Microsoft getting ready for the big Natal push in 2010, it seems like we may have the first glimpse of one of the first titles to make use of the motion sensing camera.
Stories of injury caused by the Wii have persisted since the launch of the console. There has been a number of reports where consumers have hit each other by accident playing on the Wii. However, it seems that the Home Shopping Network recently demonstrated to everyone once again the destructive power of the Wii.
July was a slow month in gaming with sales dropping for the past five months. However, August looks to be a new month with some indication of the holiday season finally creeping upon us. Almost all of the platforms increased in August from July, with the PS3 taking an exceptional leap. Unfortunately, the legendary PS2 continues its downward spiral.
It seems clear which way the video games industry is heading, with the Wii being the bestselling console of this generation, and both Sony and Microsoft unveiling new motion sensing control methods at E3 2009. While some people will love the idea of a casual gaming, motion sensing future, many aren’t, including the founder of Heavy Rain developer Quantic Dream.
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