This will mean little to the future of the 360. It will not gather large development support. Sorry. The only way for Microsoft to possibly get this rolling would be to force co-development between the Natal and the controller in contracts with developers and that sure is never going to happen. Without MS going balls to the wall behind this device, it'll always just be another Eyetoy.

The tech behind it is impressive though, but it is limited in it's potential with more traditional genres, similiar to the iPhone. There's a reason the Wii mote and nunchuck have buttons on them and didn't go all motion. I feel like it's ability to control the 360's menu is going to be it's best feature outside of maybe a game or two.

Natal is the future .... now ... J-U-M-P I-N



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didnt the eye toy do much of what this thing is doing but like 5 years ago?

anyhow milo looks AMAZING but i dont see this camera doing all that well seeing how its just an add on.

I can see this being part of a system's control repertoire but not the main controller. People complain that the Wii-mote isn't suitable for some kinds of games and i feel it's even more true with this. Some games just won't work well with this.  I feel buttons are just better for some things and i feel the tactile sense of holding something in your hands is important for many games.

Furthermore, the problem with it not being the main controller is how much effort are developers going to put into creating unique games that take advantage of the it's potential when only a fraction of the userbase are going to own it.

No, just no just stop this nonsense. It is nothing to get excited about. After about 1 year it will not be as exciting.

Play Station has eye toy, now Microsoft has this natel and it looks like Nintendo let Ubisoft make their camera. Sony hasn't really done much with theirs, lets see if Microsoft or Nintendo can.

If its really $200 like its rumored to be, it will flop harder than any peripheral.

I thought it was going to be meh.. but then I watched the videos, it looks pretty promissing.

Imagine playing VR game like .hack// with a VR headset attachment and the camera for mocaps, or playing a shooter where your dodging and taking cover with a gun peripheral.

VR headset + Natal = virtual reality gaming