You basically just outlined Microsoft's entire Natal strategy.

Why is this thing being shown on talk shows a year before it's supposed to come out? Because it's easy to get excited by potential, and hard to attack something which doesn't exist as a product yet.

"""Why?  This stinks of fanboyism.

The only reason to knock a technology down and try and stop any "hype" for it would be due to fear from fanboys of a competing system.   If your a true gamer you would wish it well and move along, even if it isn't your thing."""

People can play whatever games they like, and I wish them well. But Natal will have no games available for a year. I'm talking about Microsoft's hype. And since only MS developers, a few members of the games press, and talk show hosts and guests have played Natal, right now all the hype is basically MS marketing.

The only reason for Microsoft to hype an unreleased technology (before it is easy to attack it) would be due to fear of existing products on a competing system.

It's kind of similar to Killzone being hyped as the "Halo killer" years before release. Halo was in people's hands, but the promise of a "Halo killer" was supposed to slow the excitement around it. Even the early announcement of Vitality Sensor is the same sort of thing. The Wiimote's potential for FPS games was overhyped compared to the products of Red Steel or the Conduit. But Microsoft is the king of the pre-release hype, and look no further than Vista for proof.

There are many nice Sony fans here. But there are those who are angry for the following:

Natal has loads more dev support than Sony Wands.

Kojima loves Natal, and confirms stuff only possible on Natal ( meaning PS Eye cant do the alleged stuff Sony fans claim ).

Forza 3 has 2 write ups saying it's better than a game 3 years longer in development.

Forza 3 is out in 4 weeks.

ODST sold 2 mill in 24 hours.

Do I need to go on.

Kojima is doing the hyping. LOL.

And if you read the article rather than the op, you would know IGN love it.

None of the hype is Microsoft Marketing, it is all free from the press coverage it received at E3 and TGS.  Microsoft would have been foolish to turn away all the free press it has gotten.  And anyone who denies this is insane.  To simply bash something for it being hyped is silly and ignorant fanboy drivil. 

Who knows if Natal will live up to the hype?  I don't really care either way.  But I am interested in it and I hope they keep up the press coverage and excitement around it as long as they can.  

HAR HAR HAR HAR

THIS!

For people to buy a new Xbox + Natal would require a strong hardware upgrade otherwise people wouldn't bother. Why do that? They've got a great console right now with tons of games for it. When they release Natal+360 it will be like the Wii, a console that isn't much stronger then the one before it but people who are tired of the Wii will buy it for it's improved characters (compaired with the Wii) and full body motion.

Waiting would be a bad idea, especially if the PS-Wand is gaining awareness. And who are you to say that the technology isn't good enough for a late 2010 release? The Wii-Mote isn't flawless either but it managed to change gaming as we knew it. Besides people who have played it seem to agree that it's accurate and does what they want it to do. So hardware wise it seems to be ready, now just the software so that people want to buy it. I think they are waiting to release it not because it isn't ready buy because the want a line-up that feels like it's the beginning of something new.

Yeah, like microsoft haven't paid them for their public speeches being it part of a marketing strategy well known by Microsoft.

^ link or it didn't happen.
I would love to know if MS paid Kojima. I'm still waiting for proof MS paid him at e3.

I feel terribly sorry you have such an irrational hate for a toy.  Your life must suck ass.