| NeoRatt said:
The more I see, the more I realize the goal is much grander for Natal then just gaming. It could be the new interface between humans and computers/consoles. People may look back in five years and think keyboards and mice are useless add-on devices, just like punch cards and assembly went extinct in the early 90's. |
Thats MS goal and the potential of Natal is gigantic. I see it already integrated in Tvs and part of a new windows or Mobile Phones. But I also see that it takes time, it wont have such an impact this gen because MS is in its fifth year with the 360, and I dont see the huge advantage for games of this generation.
MS has no patent on stereoscopic cameras. Sony develops them aswell and the Hardware will be sold by many producers. MS will starts something with Natal. Actually they promote this technology and everybody can follow if the hard work is done. Natal is definetly the Interface of the future and i see MS profiting from it through Windows. But I cant see them profiting with the Xbox360. I still have yet to see a game (concept) which cant be done with Gem but with Natal.
Natal/Stereocam is bigger then just gaming it will be used for hundreds of different things. MS will have to promote this thing heavily especially the non gaming purposes and Sony will follow really fast, if its a success only on the OS market MS would have a real advantage for some time.
I cant see it being an explosion it will be a success on the long run but the people have to learn what this thing actually can do.
It will be for sure the new interface between machines/computers and humans. I am thankful that they push this thing and its good that its a company which has enough money to dio this properly. It will change a lot in the long run but not too much for the Xbox360. Natal is more then just gaming.
Has someone an idea what actually couldnt be done with gem but with natal some game concept with todays Hardware power ?
And I dont mean steering with your hands because this can be done with a mote---> wii mote. or shooting--> pointer or baseball with a real bat-->pointer.
It has to be something which really cant be done with Gem.
A complete 1:1 transfer of every movement and the possibility to do everything you can in real life so computer generated characters can recognize your body talk and you have various ways to interact with the world. Like grab a stone on the river and threw it into the water so he flips on the surface or holding your hand against the sun so it wont blind you or you actually grab any item and move it and use it wont be happening this generation for sure.
What we will see this gen will be just a small glimpse of the abilitys of Natal. And this wont be enough to make really an impact. And after his gen Sony will show depending on Natal success ICU on the E3 maybe 2011 or 2012.
Natal will be the first step into Virtual reality. it was just a flop because our technology was extremly limited but with upcoming 3d Tvs (without goggles on giant hyperbolic 100 inch screens and a stereocamera the gaming experience will be not comparable to todays experience.
It will be a slow development maybe the hardware will be wide spread because we will use it for different things like controlling Tvs like an Iphone without touching the screen. But the games will take a long time to evolve I guess next gen it will be the real start and the gen after it will really show what it really an do. This gen will be a demonstration generation for the technology.
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