Posts Tagged ‘Natal News’

Info Leakage about Natal Release Date and Official Microsoft refutation.

Friday, November 20th, 2009
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On November 11, 2009 MCV reported some details of behind-closed-doors conference between Microsoft and UK game developers.

Here’s their info:

1. Natal will be released in November 2010.

2. Natal will cost below 80$. It may even cost as low as 50$.

3. 5 million devices are scheduled for production up to release date.

Yep, that’s a really good news about Natal price. However…

Microsoft Logo

However, on November 17, 2009 Microsoft officially refuted this info:

Asked if reports on pricing and shipments for its motion control technology were correct, Xbox UK boss Neil Thompson replied:

No. They weren’t accurate, they were rumours. I’ve got nothing more to say about it… We’re still very much in the baking on Natal and there’s a lot of things to get decided on it.”

So should we trust MCV info or not? I think we should. But only approximately. :) After all, Natal release date strongly depends on game developers. Whether they manage to create high-quality Natal games before November 2010 or not.

And device price depends on the number of Natal game titles as well. More good games will mean greater price for Natal device – that’s normal. Yeah, and price is not constant. It can be 150$ at release date and fall to 80$ three months later.


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Phil Spencer Interview about Natal

Thursday, October 15th, 2009
Phil Spencer

Phil Spencer gave a really long interview to Joystiq.

Heh, so many words and so few new info on Natal.

Ok, here are important bits of facts from this interview:

  • Most of Microsoft Game Studio developers are seriously experimenting with Natal.
  • There are no games with Natal in the world yet. But everyone is experimenting with it.
  • Rare is working hard on Natal projects.
  • Natal will be fully compatible with XBox 360.

Well, nothing new. But as additional confirmation to previous news, it’s ok )


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Nintendo is sceptical about Natal

Sunday, October 11th, 2009
Satoru Iwata

Okey, guys, let’s add some bits of scepticism to our Natal vision. Satoru Iwata, Nintendo President, doesn’t look to be afraid of Natal appearance.

Satoru Iwata told Financial Times his company had made experimental games controlled by camera-based sensors, but got better results with the accelerometers it eventually chose to use for its Wii console. And added:

Until they say when they’re releasing it, how much it costs and what software it comes with, we won’t know whether that is the route we should have taken. However . . . I think they couldn’t choose to release exactly the same thing.

Ok, and here goes the video where Natal is bugging horribly. The source is said to be Gamespot so it’s hardly a fake.

If you know something about this video, please tell me in comments )


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