Microsoft’s Project Natal could be huge
I’ve seen the press conferences from the big three and each had their own interesting bits bit Microsoft’s conference was most entertaining overall. The biggest announcement made during their conference though and maybe the biggest news of E3 2009 is their Project Natal.
Project Natal being demoed during Microsoft’s e3 2009 press conference
Project Natal is the code name for a “controller-free gaming and entertainment experience” by Microsoft for the Xbox 360 video game platform. Based on an add-on peripheral for the Xbox 360 console, Project Natal enables users to control and interact with the Xbox 360 without the need to touch a game controller, through gestures, spoken commands, or presented objects and images. The project is aimed at broadening the Xbox 360’s audience beyond the hardcore base… read more on Wikipedia
If marketed properly and used to it’s full potential by developers this could be the start of something big, check out the video after the jump.
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Project Natal video hands-on, impressions, and further details
Project Natal Official site
So, Gates wants to take the Wii idea to the next level. Well, I have a Wii and am I excited about this Natal thing.