Natal will put 360 on top for the rest of the generation

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Azelover said:

papflesje said:
The biggest "problem" I see is Sony getting away with some motion control projects that are also being developed for Natal. Let's say Burnout is being prepared for Natal. I can't imagine it being TOO hard to allowing it to become 'Motion Wanded' as an "in-between step". If that's the case, some audience will be lost to that.

On the other hand, MS is playing it smart by going for a show-off in February, before the wand is being released, probably to get people to think of Natal instead of on the Motion Wand. No matter if it's possible, it should beecome an interesting 2010

It's interesting that you mention that, because indeed the PS3 Wand has more in common with the Wii remote. Outside of maybe PC and 360, the multiplatform nature of these motion controllers will not be very large across the board. Also you have to consider that initially the PS3 Wand and Natal will have a limited install base compared to the regular consoles.

I think we'll probably see it be focused on as a peripheral, with optional use for most games. Once again the true focus and really important driver of these ideas will probably come from first party development initially.

I'd say this is Natal's biggest problem. Microsoft doesn't exactly have the plethora of first and second party studios that Sony or even Nintendo do. I mean, there's Bungie, Epic Games, Lionhead, Rare, Turn 10, Real Time Worlds, Mistwalker, and that's about it.