Project Natal.. What is your unbiased opinions on it?

If you dont know what Project Natal is here is a summary..

Project Natal tracks where your body is and what you're doing with it. It also has a monochrome camera (it works with infrared) that reads depth — how far away your body and its component parts are — and a highly specialized microphone that can pick up voice commands. Along with all this hardware, it's got a ton of software that tells the Xbox how to find your body's various joints (it tracks 48 of them), how to keep track of multiple players at the same time, how to tell your Hawaiian shirt apart from the colorful wallpaper behind you, and so on. Microsoft even did an acoustic study of living rooms, so Project Natal can tell when you're talking, when your buddies are talking and when somebody in the game is talking, so it knows whom to take voice commands from.

I'm easily excitable by sweet new tech so... just sayin :P

Though I'm not certain about it's lasting appeal and I always, always want the option to use the standard 360 controller.

if ive not played it yet how could i possibly give an opinion.

if ive not played it yet how could i possibly give an opinion.

doobie1975

From what I've seen, I'm not excited. I'm all about actual exclusive amazing games to show off the tech. What I've seen so far was...dissappointing.

That doesn't mean E3 won't change my mind, but it's all about the exclusive amazing software that will get me to buy it, same for PS Move.

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if ive not played it yet how could i possibly give an opinion.

Willy105

An unbiased oppinion on SW? good luck :P

Ah joke aside...

To start off, Natal is not something aimed at me, It is not something that I would care about, nor to hate, I am indifferent so to say.

But! I can see a potential in it, for gaming and for other applications, If it works right then it would make for one kick-arse addition to any home cinema.

Gamingwise I do feel that they should have given it its own processor and ram,hopefully that would shorten the latency of it, and maybe made it more precise? I wouldbe far more interrested in it, if they had taken that route.

As for gaming with it, I see itas an addition to the controler, not a replacement as most people do.

I can see the genious of it, if you in FPS games, could use handsignals instead of always use the mic, and in RPGs have it be able to read facial expressions, and ability (or even force) you to say teh sentencesfrom the options (for an immersion perspective), while having the gamedecoding your expression, so it wouldread the sentences as threats/friendly and so on. I would consider that kinda fun.

So as a short answer, I do not like Natal as they promote it, but I can see uses for it.

I'm interested on how it could be used to play games such as Halo.

I want to try but i wont pay for it this gen. Ill wait since next gen it will most likelly come with the next Xbox...

I'm not hyped for Natal at all, but the same thing goes for the PS Move.

If its used as shown so far, I think it won't be that popular. However, it really could work as a sweet peice of DJ equipment--or make a great addition at a childrens hospital, seriously(or rehabilitation center).

i have no opinion on it since I haven't touch it.

though it would be nice to see the next TES game using it.

nt--or make a great addition at a childrens hospital, seriously(or rehabilitation center).

Heirren

This is a very good point. I have even seen the Wii used at such places as well and it is beneficial for these locations.

I think it has the most potential of the three. But it will also be the hardest to succeed. All I need is a good Rare game for it, but others will think differently, especially with their "hardcore" system now being casualized.Willy105

yep but i really find it will seen as casual.

Honestly I think NATAL looks like a disaster.

I don't want it, It was interesting maybe at one point but once they took the dedicated processor out of the camera and now that it relies on the 360 it self, I'm not interested at all.

looks worse than both sony's and nintendo's motion controls.

I am not excited about the Move or Natal. I do have a question though, i am wondering if there is any huge difference which makes Natal completely different to the Eyetoy?
I have an eyetoy for my PS2 and its not very enjoyable i think i got maybe 30 minutes play out of it before i was sick of it.

I have yet to see anything really impressive on it, nor have I heard of anything hype wise that would make me want to buy it.

That being said, I am interested in what developers may create for it, so hope there is something to change my mind.

Also, if they don't take care of the lag issue, it'll be a bust.

My honest unbiased opinion is that people shouldn't make unbiased opinions before actually using Natal.

I don't see how Natal can be a disaster - at the very LEAST it's going to be huge for mini games and casual fun. You aren't going to be forced to buy it, and it's going to be fairly cheap...so it's really a low risk/high reward situation for MS.

its just an eye toy. I dont want to play racing games without a controller. Thats just dumb

If it's bundled with the rumored Slim60 with killer launch titles, I could see this doing very well.

I got a feeling it will be a total flop, right up there with the PowerGlove.

From what I've seen, I'm not excited. I'm all about actual exclusive amazing games to show off the tech. What I've seen so far was...dissappointing.

That doesn't mean E3 won't change my mind, but it's all about the exclusive amazing software that will get me to buy it, same for PS Move.

SolidTy

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From what I've seen, I'm not excited. I'm all about actual exclusive amazing games to show off the tech. What I've seen so far was...dissappointing.

That doesn't mean E3 won't change my mind, but it's all about the exclusive amazing software that will get me to buy it, same for PS Move.

monson21502

I like how I can use it outside of gaming and I'm interested in that more than anything.

I really couldn't care less about it, just like the wiimote and the playstation thing. I'm not a fan of motion controls and I doubt this can change my mind.

I'm not excited just yet, but I'm not going to dismiss it either considering what little we do know about it. I mean, it looks okay but how will it work for certain genres is really the biggest question.

It'll be a hard sell for me though, since I no longer own a 360. :P

I think it is an impressive piece of tech, and could offer some interesting gaming situations, but it seems to me as nothing more than an improved PSEye, and that wasn't exactly that much fun, at least for me. The lack of a controller just bugs me to no end. If I'd at any time move to create an experience, I'd just do it in the real world.

not excited. seriously, no controller? it will be a massive flop. quote me on that.xxThyLordxx

What would you consider a massive flop? I'm sure its going to sell

Could be good, but it won't replace the controller.SaltyMeatballs

Opinions are biased. That is why they are opinions. I'm taking a "wait and see" approach to Natal and Move.