"Microsofts creative destruction" + Microsofts response.

[DM235]

selnor said:

DM235 said:

Twistedpixel said:

Another point worth addressing is Dick’s assertion that Xbox is “at best an equal contender in the game console business.” Fact is, Xbox 360 was the first high-definition console. It was the first to digitally deliver games, music, TV shows and movies in 1080p high definition. The first to bring Facebook and Twitter to the living room. And with Project Natal for Xbox 360 launching this year, it will be the first to deliver controller-free experiences that anyone can enjoy—a magical experience for everyone that Popular Science, Popular Mechanics, and Time magazine each named one of the top inventions of 2009.

 

Some minor errors in the statement above.  Marvel: Ultimate Alliance was 1920x1080 on the PS3 (released on Nov 17, 2006), while the XBox 360's first 1920x1080 game was NBA Street Home Court (released February 19, 2007).  So even though 1080p was available on the 360 in October 2006, about one month before the PS3, this resolution was only available by upscaling current games. 

People have had PCs hooked up to their living room TVs before 2006, and even the PS3 with its internet browser brought Twitter and Facebook to the living room before the 360.

PS2's EyeToy had controller free gaming in 2003, 7 years before Natal.

You mistake the comment. Notice he says it's the first to 'Digitally' deliver games, music, TV shows AND movies in 1080p. 360 was first to do 1080p for all of these together. So no errors.

Internet browser for PS3 is nothing like Facebook for 360. 360 Facebook works perfectly with a controller. PS3 facebook is like combing your hair with a lawnmower.

Eyetoy is not controller free entertainment. If it was the wand would not exist. Eyetoy cannot be used for realtime movement in 3d. It's all predetermined paths with Eyetoy. It's clever but flawed tech for stuff that Natal is able to do. So yes Natal is TRUE controller free gaming. 

To me, that statement would imply that they would have been first in each of those categories, and not the first to offer that bundle.  However I admint that it can be open to interpretation.

Whether Facebook works "perfectly" with a controller is not the point.  The PS3 brought Twitter and Facebook to the living room (along with YouTube, web mail and the rest of the internet) before the 360.  And the PS3 lets you use a keyboard, which is better than a controller for inputting text.

The wand/arc is just another evolution in controllers, as is Natal.  If Natal does it better/differently, that's great.  But it's not the first.  They EyeToy has it beaten by 7 years.  Take a look at EyeToy games like Anitgrav or Sega SuperStars.