| calvinandhobbes said: well natal presents a different way of playing and from what i have seen, most people look like they are really enjoying it. Fun factor is the main factor for me on whether natal will be a success or not (the next big factor being price tag of course) I for one will be buying natal on day one! |
Fun factor is important, but will it still be so fun when the novelty of it wears off? EyeToy was fun, but it didn't light the world on fire. Even more important than the fun factor in my opinion is practicallity and it's this reason that I believe that despite whatever initial success Natal may enjoy upon release, it will never succeed over a long-term period. Natal simply isn't a practical means of controlling a game. It's easier and more convienent for someone to press a button than to perform a motion with their body. Novelties such as the microphone aren't new and won't change things. Pretty much every system has microphones available for it be it PS3 (PlayStation Eye), Wii (Wii Remote), DS, PSP (2000, 3000, Go), or PC. And a limited amount of motion sensing has already been available through EyeToy and PlayStation Eye, yet developers have done nothing with it. I just don't understand what makes people believe that Natal will be an unprecedented success where nothing it provides is inherently new to the industry and everything that has come before it has failed to catch on in any significant way.
