Blizzard design boss Rob Pardo’s claimed Microsoft motion-sensing unit Project Natal might not be the wonder-box the 360-maker would have us believe.

“I’ve got to play with Natal a little bit, and it seems like the difficulty with it is still spatial recognition with moving your hands and doing things,” said the exec, speaking at a StarCraft II single-player event in California last month.

Pardo went on to say that recent ideas for Natal-based strategy games lofted by Ubisoft’s Michael de Plater may not be possible thanks to the system’s “imprecise” nature.

“You’d actually still need an interface that you could do that with, and Natal is still going to be pretty imprecise in the way Wii is today,” he said.

“I mean, I could see the future one day [allowing it], but I don’t know if Natal’s it. Maybe it’s a step towards it.”

It’s worth noting this is the first time Pardo had ever thought about Natal in this sense before.

“I’ve thought about it for all of five seconds right now, so there could be some genius there that I don’t immediately see,” he added.

Natal’s expected to release in late 2010.

Thoughts?  Speculation?

Oh but will this effect Milo?

i think it is obvious from all the demos we have seen that natal isn't the most precise thing in the world. i still think there is room from some cool unique experiences but natal (as shown) won't be as huge as some people would like to believe...imo.

well at least he is honest. same as he mentioned the wii.

it is a step in the right direction but the precision will probably come next gen.

Sorry pardo, but wii motion plus is alreay very precise...

Maybe he was talking about just the standalone wiimote

wii motion plus isnt that precise...
maybe you were talking about future realeases

^

I'm talking about Wii Sports Resort 1:1 flawless swordplay.

^ I think he gets you.

I am not sure if Pardo realized that there can be multiple modes with NATAL. The mode designed for use at the couch is meant for larger motions. On the other hand, using it on the PC at desktop ranges could produce far greater sensitivity.

i could care less about motion sensors, cuz i like playing games while lying on my bed ^_^