A source claiming to have been on a "secret Microsoft tour" has leaked the supposed details of the Project Natal launch, and if the information is correct, we'll be seeing it in a year.
In a full-court press designed to drum up development support for its experimental Project Natal, Microsoft has been making the rounds at third-party publishers and studios, sources have told MCV UK - and in doing so have revealed what may be the details of the peripheral's launch.
Obviously, these are just rumors and there has been no official confirmation from Microsoft, so take everything you read here with an entire shaker of salt, people.
According to the source in question, Microsoft is aiming for a release date of November 2010, perhaps in the hopes that fall 2010 will be as sparse as fall 2009 (with a similar glut of games in spring 2011). Or, more likely, a November release date for the motion-sensing camera might be timed to commemorate the Xbox 360's 5-year anniversary on November 22nd.
Microsoft is planning on shipping 5 million units to stores for a day one release, and one can assume that further production will depend on the success of the launch (or lack thereof). There will reportedly be 14 Project Natal-compatible games out on shelves on day one, and one can hope that said games will be from major houses like Konami, Capcom, Ubisoft, and Square-Enix that committed to development for the platform a month or two ago at the Tokyo Game Show. However, it is expected that most of the games will be from first-and-second-party developers such as Rare (though Kameo 2won't be one of them).
Perhaps the most encouraging news is the rumored price tag of the thing: Though an official recommended retail price hasn't been pinned down, Microsoft is trying to put the cost in "impulse buy" territory, which means that UK 360 owners will almost certainly be paying less than £50 ($84) for the device, perhaps as low as £30 ($50). Given that the sources in question were all UK-based, there's no word on what Natal might cost in North America, mainland Europe, Australia or Asia - but I can't imagine it would be too far off that mark.
Again, these are all rumors, and should be treated as such until Microsoft has something concrete to announce, so don't go putting your preorder down for a $50 Natal just yet.
Personally, I just hope that Natal will come with Peter Molyneux's Milo. Who doesn't want their very own 12-year-old British boy?
Wait, I think that came out a little weird. Is it too late to take that back?
Im definitely interested in natal, i think i might buy it for my family for christmas, cos i visit them once or twice a month anyway, so it would be fairly good to have something to try out whilst i am up there
CantFaketheFunk: Personally, I just hope that Natal will come with Peter Molyneux's Milo. Who doesn't want their very own 12-year-old British boy?
Wait, I think that came out a little weird. Is it too late to take that back?
Too late John. Still, at least we all know where we stand. I hope...
Anyway, I was psyched for Natal as soon as I saw the demonstration from Peter Molyneux, but I was always a bit iffy over the price. I honestly expected it to cost at least £100, maybe more than £150. So those prices, plus the release date (which coincides with the period of time when I still have the bulk of my first student loan payment) are extremely reassuring. It's a reasonable, in fact, more than reasonable, price to pay for something that will either be extremely good, in which case it's well worth it, or just a gimmick, in which case at least you haven't spent too much and it could still be fun (like a better, cheaper version of the Wii). Of course, these are only rumours, but if there is indeed any truth in them then we can definitely expect to see a lot of Natal-haters eating their words come November 2010.
My friend seems pretty psyched about it, but he has a Wii. I, on the other hand, still don't see how Microsoft will be able to port free roaming FPS's to it. Until they make it so it can, I don't plan on buying it.
CantFaketheFunk: Personally, I just hope that Natal will come with Peter Molyneux's Milo. Who doesn't want their very own 12-year-old British boy?
Wait, I think that came out a little weird. Is it too late to take that back?
Too late John. Still, at least we all know where we stand. I hope...
Anyway, I was psyched for Natal as soon as I saw the demonstration from Peter Molyneux, but I was always a bit iffy over the price. I honestly expected it to cost at least £100, maybe more than £150. So those prices, plus the release date (which coincides with the period of time when I still have the bulk of my first student loan payment) are extremely reassuring. It's a reasonable, in fact, more than reasonable, price to pay for something that will either be extremely good, in which case it's well worth it, or just a gimmick, in which case at least you haven't spent too much and it could still be fun (like a better, cheaper version of the Wii). Of course, these are only rumours, but if there is indeed any truth in them then we can definitely expect to see a lot of Natal-haters eating their words come November 2010.
Personally I would love to see yahtzee go OMNOMNOM on some of his previous statements, however that will probably never happen, that bloke is set in his ways...
CantFaketheFunk: Personally, I just hope that Natal will come with Peter Molyneux's Milo. Who doesn't want their very own 12-year-old British boy?
Wait, I think that came out a little weird. Is it too late to take that back?
Too late John. Still, at least we all know where we stand. I hope...
Anyway, I was psyched for Natal as soon as I saw the demonstration from Peter Molyneux, but I was always a bit iffy over the price. I honestly expected it to cost at least £100, maybe more than £150. So those prices, plus the release date (which coincides with the period of time when I still have the bulk of my first student loan payment) are extremely reassuring. It's a reasonable, in fact, more than reasonable, price to pay for something that will either be extremely good, in which case it's well worth it, or just a gimmick, in which case at least you haven't spent too much and it could still be fun (like a better, cheaper version of the Wii). Of course, these are only rumours, but if there is indeed any truth in them then we can definitely expect to see a lot of Natal-haters eating their words come November 2010.
Personally I would love to see yahtzee go OMNOMNOM on some of his previous statements, however that will probably never happen, that bloke is set in his ways...
btw its subculture tonight, metal kettle!!!
Agreed, Yahtzee will never back down once he's said he likes or doesn't like something, he's way too stubborn. And are you going to Subculture then? Have a good time, I won't be going (too much work) but I'll be at the Old Bar tomorrow night, Assassin's Society are doing a pub quiz and I'm going along, see what the society's like and maybe join up :).
as soon as I saw the video for Milo, I began thinking how this would be used in japan; every Otaku will be able to have his very own semi-intelligent schoolgirl slave.
CantFaketheFunk: Personally, I just hope that Natal will come with Peter Molyneux's Milo. Who doesn't want their very own 12-year-old British boy?
Wait, I think that came out a little weird. Is it too late to take that back?
Too late John. Still, at least we all know where we stand. I hope...
Anyway, I was psyched for Natal as soon as I saw the demonstration from Peter Molyneux, but I was always a bit iffy over the price. I honestly expected it to cost at least £100, maybe more than £150. So those prices, plus the release date (which coincides with the period of time when I still have the bulk of my first student loan payment) are extremely reassuring. It's a reasonable, in fact, more than reasonable, price to pay for something that will either be extremely good, in which case it's well worth it, or just a gimmick, in which case at least you haven't spent too much and it could still be fun (like a better, cheaper version of the Wii). Of course, these are only rumours, but if there is indeed any truth in them then we can definitely expect to see a lot of Natal-haters eating their words come November 2010.
Personally I would love to see yahtzee go OMNOMNOM on some of his previous statements, however that will probably never happen, that bloke is set in his ways...
btw its subculture tonight, metal kettle!!!
Agreed, Yahtzee will never back down once he's said he likes or doesn't like something, he's way too stubborn. And are you going to Subculture then? Have a good time, I won't be going (too much work) but I'll be at the Old Bar tomorrow night, Assassin's Society are doing a pub quiz and I'm going along, see what the society's like and maybe join up :).
dude you should totally join, it is really cool... what time?
Andantil: as soon as I saw the video for Milo, I began thinking how this would be used in japan; every Otaku will be able to have his very own semi-intelligent schoolgirl slave.
yeah a bloke on the inside xbox monday musing speculated that as we came ever closer to virtual reality, the sales of leisure suit larry would increase dramatically...
The only thing that could make me buy this would be Lo Wang's Arsekicking Academy, which actually teaches you kung fu or some shit, with Lo Wang insulting you until you're actually good at it. Which will be never, because we're all overweight, unfit and terminally lazy.
Aardvark: The only thing that could make me buy this would be Lo Wang's Arsekicking Academy, which actually teaches you kung fu or some shit, with Lo Wang insulting you until you're actually good at it. Which will be never, because we're all overweight, unfit and terminally lazy.
i think that Chiun would be better
"you move like pregnant yak"
tho this low price tag doesn't bode well and makes me think it will be a lot more like the PS3 Eye and the Eyetoy than something new
cleverlymadeup: tho this low price tag doesn't bode well and makes me think it will be a lot more like the PS3 Eye and the Eyetoy than something new
This won't be the first time a company's taken a loss to push a product. I doubt they'd have been able to keep all those developers quiet about a hyped product that really isn't all that and a bag of donuts.
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Rumor: Project Natal Launch Details Leaked?
A source claiming to have been on a "secret Microsoft tour" has leaked the supposed details of the Project Natal launch, and if the information is correct, we'll be seeing it in a year.
In a full-court press designed to drum up development support for its experimental Project Natal, Microsoft has been making the rounds at third-party publishers and studios, sources have told MCV UK - and in doing so have revealed what may be the details of the peripheral's launch.
Obviously, these are just rumors and there has been no official confirmation from Microsoft, so take everything you read here with an entire shaker of salt, people.
According to the source in question, Microsoft is aiming for a release date of November 2010, perhaps in the hopes that fall 2010 will be as sparse as fall 2009 (with a similar glut of games in spring 2011). Or, more likely, a November release date for the motion-sensing camera might be timed to commemorate the Xbox 360's 5-year anniversary on November 22nd.
Microsoft is planning on shipping 5 million units to stores for a day one release, and one can assume that further production will depend on the success of the launch (or lack thereof). There will reportedly be 14 Project Natal-compatible games out on shelves on day one, and one can hope that said games will be from major houses like Konami, Capcom, Ubisoft, and Square-Enix that committed to development for the platform a month or two ago at the Tokyo Game Show. However, it is expected that most of the games will be from first-and-second-party developers such as Rare (though Kameo 2 won't be one of them).
Perhaps the most encouraging news is the rumored price tag of the thing: Though an official recommended retail price hasn't been pinned down, Microsoft is trying to put the cost in "impulse buy" territory, which means that UK 360 owners will almost certainly be paying less than £50 ($84) for the device, perhaps as low as £30 ($50). Given that the sources in question were all UK-based, there's no word on what Natal might cost in North America, mainland Europe, Australia or Asia - but I can't imagine it would be too far off that mark.
Again, these are all rumors, and should be treated as such until Microsoft has something concrete to announce, so don't go putting your preorder down for a $50 Natal just yet.
Personally, I just hope that Natal will come with Peter Molyneux's Milo. Who doesn't want their very own 12-year-old British boy?
Wait, I think that came out a little weird. Is it too late to take that back?
(via Joystiq)
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