Microsoft owns the team that made project Natal.

Well, I can see that no matter how much logic we throw at you, you're still going to cling to your opinion as though it's full-proof. You even ignored his point and asked why Apple was brought in. Simply take a calm deep breath and read it again.

Back to my point, do I really need to spell it out for you? Xbox won't magically disappear just because the PC will be able to use Natal... Games are still a critical part of the Xbox 360 and the PC isn't nearly that focused. Natal will simply be used as a control input for all we know; something that, as opposed to the mouse and gamepad, both of them can share.

Maybe the E3 video was just a way of showing how Natal can work, but if it will turn out to work just the way they used it at E3, then why the hell would you want it for the PC? And in a working enviorment at that?

Why whould anyone back away from the computer just so they can use Natals motion sensor? Just to scroll through some apps, or wave past some pages in Office or whatever?! And if there is lag and the precision is off by some way, id say 99.9% of the working force would be back to using the mouse once again.

This is based on the E3 demo of the product, they might implement it differently for the PC, but i cant really see how they think this will work for the PC.

The interface will benefit 360 users in the same way it will benefit PC users. In a lot of ways the 360 and PC are moving into eviroments where it is not necessarily convenient to use a mouse or a controller.

It will drive console sales for those who wish to place a console as part of the media hub and by the same margin it will drive pc sales for those who wish to use a pc as the media hub. One wants games and everything else the other is more likely focused on media conent.

It is likely that th 360 will lead this expansion, but the carrot of PC expansion will help drive down cost. Win win I would of said.

I don't see how this 'devalues' it. Natal is clearly a very interesting input medium, and as such as relevant to PC as 360.

Umm thats as stupid as saying if the wiimote was compatible with the PC(which it can be) ppl wudnt buy the wii.

Good to know MS is adding something to the user interface/gaming experience rather than ripping us off with some gimmicky crap, over to you nintendo motion plus.

I firmly believe that the future of computing can be seen in movies like Minority Report, and Natal is an important step towards that.

Microsoft would be stupid to limit this to the 360 just to sell a few extra consoles. It would hold back real progress in the industry.

Edit: Though I suppose the technology in Minority Report is more of a non-physical touchscreen of sorts.  In Iron Man you see a similar interface, only 3D.

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Motion controls on 360 & PS3 = Epic Fail.

I might actually buy Natal depending on how much it costs, but I will never forgive MS and Sony for abandoning us.

Another selling point for Natal.
Buy it for your 360 and use it on your PC as well.

Imagine being on MSN chat with some 12yo and you can have your face hidden with some sort of graphic and your voice changed to sound like you're 12 as wel.... er I mean using MSN video chat and messing about with graphical overlays.

I know a lot of people, well I knew a lot of people in UNI that would connect their PC up to their TV to watch anime etc well now they can do that and not have to get up to change episode or pause the clip.

If a lot of people have this on the 360 and get used to it they might be more inclined to use it at work if they can. It can help people familiarise themselves with this new tech and that could help it move it into the home or office PC world.

Yep, if Natal has a USB interface, then theoretically, any device with USB inputs could use gesture control or voice control provided by Natal.