Scot Bayless has responded to NowGamer's story, calling Project Natal potentially 'transformative'

We published a piece yesterday featuring quotes from the veteran games industry exec, which compared Project Natal to Sega's doomed console add-on, the 32X. Bayless contacted us to clarify his views on Natal.

He told us he departed Microsoft - on good terms - eight years ago. "I left MS in 2002 to join EA." he told NowGamer, "six years before that meeting in 2008. I did so under friendly circumstances, with good wishes from colleagues and my boss at the time, Ed Fries."

Bayless also told us that his comments back in 2008 were only meant to aid the company. "When I met with Microsoft in 2008 to get an early look at Natal, my comment was actually offered as constructive feedback."

"I was VERY impressed by the potential of Natal, but my experience at Sega taught me that splintering your target market with peripherals is an extremely risky proposition at best. Most console peripherals don't succeeed. A path to either bundling or integration for Natal technology, however, could be transformative."

Like I said: NowGamer kindly forgot to post all te parts to RetroGamers interview. LOL

Do we label NowGamer as biased?

http://xbox-360.nowgamer.com/news/3288/ex-microsoft-studio-boss-clarifies-natal-comments

Yes I would label him as biased.. you could add a few more on that page.

Of course this thread isn't going to get much life on the board...

I wonder why?

LOL...the another thread on this topic has an OP title that is preferred...lol.

I'll add this same thing to the op, so people can see it :)

both threads make sense together.

The other thread wasn't really misleading, except for the part where he was praising the device.

His warning still stands and seems to be unheeded. Dont you think?
It will still splinter the base.

i do. sony and MS areto late?

Especially from what I've read in the forums if Natal is $150.

32X never had the hype and appeal of 'Wave' though. All it did was marginally make the graphics and performance better. This is a new way to play for 360 owners and is being given the treatment of a new console launch.

And, to be completely honest? Its the same thing that Nintendo did successfully with the Gamecube/Wii except they're not making you buy a new console (just almost if the rumored price is stupidly right ...).