What Natal Really Is!

[Joryn]

selnor said:

I think what you missed was that the USB ports on the 360 connect directly to the CPU and GPU on the 360 already. So essentially developers can can ask Natals CPU and memory to take on some responsibility. I guess the article is saying there is that possibility as M$ made the 360 USB different from ALL other USB ports. So there must have been a reason? Also clearly if Sony's wands take up SPU's to work, then clearly 360 Natal games will LOOK better, as it adds processing power not taking it away. 

It's either USB or it's not.  If it was a custom port dedicated to a high-speed CPU bus it would Not be USB.  Every USB port out there has some hardware associated with it, as well as strict guidelines dictating how that hardware interacts with both the internal cpu and external devices.  Since we all know that these ports work as USB, that's what they are, don't fancy it up.