Microsoft has done a fantastic job of lulling the media and the enthusiasts. After E3 Microsoft went into almost a silent running. Way below the radar. More to the point nobody has taken much notice of what Microsoft did not have at that show. Specifically most of their first party software. I think it is about conserving their resources and maximizing their impact.
Perhaps Natal is farther in development then many suspect. The peripheral seemed to be entirely functional at their show. That may be Microsoft's answer to a slim PS3. We all know Microsoft loves to be a year in front of its competition. I think everyone reads the comments of development kits having been sent out as meaning next year, but that hardly precludes Microsoft having made some games internally, or having given some developers kits earlier.
That may be what Microsoft is up to. Imagine the holy hell it would bring down in the press if out of nowhere in say September Microsoft announces the peripheral shipping with a game, and two more games announced for the holiday season.







