| mrkk said: They should've saved it for the next Xbox, which can't be that far away by now. That way they could make it better, have games for it and make it a part of the system, instead of an add-on. |
My knee-jerk reaction to this was to agree, but on further reflection I'm not so sure.
One thing to remember about MS is that they are far more dependant on third-party developers than Nintendo or Sony. Just look at Microsoft's NPD PR, where they talk about revenue and third-party success all the time. Much of the 360's PR is more about selling the platform to developers than it is about selling it to customers.
So I'm not sure if MS could introduce Natal with the NeXtbox and expect huge success, because they need to secure third party support for the device in order to drive sales. They might not intend for consumers to jump on Natal as a 360 input device (since there's no release schedule, MS might not intend to release Natal for 360 at all), they might simply be introducing third party developers to the input device so that they get interested in supporting it a couple years down the road.
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