Natal Fab, Fad or Failure?

[Aj_habfan]

JaggedSac said:

Aj_habfan said:

JaggedSac said:

Aj_habfan said:
I'll say failure for showing it off way to prematurely. Not even an actual game to showoff, and no real details given, it probably will be their main thing next E3, when it should have been shown off in the first place.

Showing this was more for devs.  Pete was definitely given the task to make a case to developers.

Developpers aren't going to learn much from this conference,

Well, they want to make them interested in supporting the hardware.  Learning will come from the dev kits and the API that M$ provides.  Pete made a pretty good case for people looking to innovate interative experiences.  He may have convinced someone to make something.  And that was probably what that was all about.

Mhmm, I think I can see that, but it seems kinda strange to announce something "superior" to your own current product, and not even realease it till at last a year later. It's like if Sony announced the PSP Go tomorrow, and said "on shelves 2010". Would you want to buy a PSP-3000? Maybe not. It's not as drastic like that, but it's what stood out to be. Perhaps even they thought it can stall future potential Wii owners, that could be the case too.