Malstrom: Microsoft has lost control of the NATAL hype

[HappySqurriel]

Cueil said:

HappySqurriel said:

Legend11 said:

How did they copy Nintendo? Wouldn't copying Nintendo basically be showing an "X-Mote" that works almost the same as a Wii Remote? The fact is that Nintendo's console is not using the same technology.

It seems to me that some people just don't want to see Sony or Microsoft enter the same blue ocean Nintendo is currently in. That's pretty sad in my opinion since the competition is likely to benefit consumers.

Microsoft should be credited for not directly copying Nintendo ... With that said, it should be noted that Project Natal isn't that different from what we have seen with the EyeToy/PSEye and it is (mostly) a response to the success of the Wii

It may be in response to the success of the Wii, but it's not coping off of the Wii if anyone should be having their face smashed in for this it's Sony. As for Natal and Eye Toy they both have a cam that can detect movement... the diffrence is that the Cam isn't necessary for tracking movement on Natal. There is a thread about the differences of Natal, SMC, and Wii Plus somewhere... a lot of debating has come around about Natal and how it works, but one thing seems clear and that is the Cam isn't what makes Natal work it's simply there for identification and things like what happened with the woman who was playing with the water in the Milo video.

I'm talking about how Natal isn't that different from the eyeToy/PSeye in how it functions from a non-technical perspective ...

If someone came out with a motion controller that functioned like the Wiimote but used a conventional camera to "see the screen" rather than an IR camera and sensor bar it would still be a product that was very similar to the Wiimote even though the technology is different.