Project Natal
Here’s a trailer for Project Natal – the full motion capture controller thing for the Xbox 360. It’s an obvious attempt to get to the casual/family gamer element – wii buyers who are apparently put off by the Xbox’s ‘hardcore’ reputation.
Colour me deeply sceptical – if it works like it says it will on the video (which would be amazing) I’m still not sure that a) programmers will figure out how to use it (the wii and the PS3 motion sensors haven’t done a great deal for game design) and b) gamers will like feeling like idiots as they jump around their living rooms.
I’m particularly sceptical of voice activation (what if I’m talking with my wife while playing?) and the video is a real play for the family element and I’m just not sure that most families actually want to sit around playing video games together.
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