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Project Natal - controller free gaming on 360
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I find it interesting, I'm not sure it will work for everything, like motion capture on Wii. Golf, swordfighting and such are possibilities. It's indeed an interesting testbed for new ideas.Ponn01 said:
Still my main interest in the Wiimote remains the IR pointer (and gestures/inclination to replace button press). I find the tech rather eyetoy-kind than wiimote-kind (and I've never been fond of eyetoy), even if the difference in tech seems to be huge.
Psychotext
Member
Purchased... the second it comes out. Awesome.
GrotesqueBeauty
Banned
Thank God they realized no one wants to wave their arms around wildly like the Wii.
At any rate, more motion control was inevitable. I think competition is good if nothing else.
Obviously they want to wave their entire body around wildly!
At any rate, more motion control was inevitable. I think competition is good if nothing else.
Willy Wanka
my god this avatar owns
The tech is truly amazing if it works as advertised.
Wasn't really impressed. Its all he things people complain (misunderstood flailing your arms and what not) about the wii but worse. Everything but Milo was basically like creating Miis and messing with the photo channel. Morgan Webb said it best in that no one really will use that stuff and the only interesting thing was Milo.
MvmntInGrn
Member
I don't know if it'll take off. How many games will support it? Probably some 97% of the Wii library supports the motion controls in some way.
If it isn't packaged with the system, it'll do bad.
If it isn't reasonably priced, it'll do bad.
If it isn't packaged with the system, it'll do bad.
If it isn't reasonably priced, it'll do bad.
nincompoop
Banned
Having to do a separate gesture to move through every single option isn't.a.wd said:
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Sony opens their conference with just a picture:
"We're glad that Microsoft has finally decided to jump on the bandwagon with us."
I think the major difference here is that MS seems to be putting a lot of muscle behind it's release instead of treating it like a gimmicky side project.
"We're glad that Microsoft has finally decided to jump on the bandwagon with us."
I think the major difference here is that MS seems to be putting a lot of muscle behind it's release instead of treating it like a gimmicky side project.
chriskun
Member
I think it looks really awesome, but I refuse to believe that the Milo thing was not scripted. You could break that scenario so easily, AI is not advanced enough to do the things that Mr. Molyneux was implying, especially to program in a few months. It was a bad decision to end off with him talking, I found the things he was saying to be a bit creepy in fact.
Cygnus X-1
Member
LOL people thinking that Nintendo is now in trouble.
Yeah I'm just not feeling this. I love motion control and this just screams stupid. The thing about the wii was despite the obvious minigames and the like, you could clearly see how the motion control and the IR could improve traditional games, and we did see it happen in games like mario galaxy and Pro Evolution Soccer.
Natal doesn't invoke that same " I can't wait to play FPS, RTS, sports games, etc etc" feel that the wiimote did.
It doesn't help that the applications they used to showcase natal are strange. Throwing paint? Elephants? Mylo=Seaman? MS couldn't convince one of their studios to make a more traditional game to showcase the Natal abilities in general gameplay. Zelda:TP was a big hit at the Wii unveiling.
Also no 3rd party games. Not one. Not even Tony Hawk. This might validate Nintendo decision not to pack in the classic controller.
Oh well. They still have time to impress me.
Natal doesn't invoke that same " I can't wait to play FPS, RTS, sports games, etc etc" feel that the wiimote did.
It doesn't help that the applications they used to showcase natal are strange. Throwing paint? Elephants? Mylo=Seaman? MS couldn't convince one of their studios to make a more traditional game to showcase the Natal abilities in general gameplay. Zelda:TP was a big hit at the Wii unveiling.
Also no 3rd party games. Not one. Not even Tony Hawk. This might validate Nintendo decision not to pack in the classic controller.
Oh well. They still have time to impress me.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
As I mentioned in my previous post - that's exactly the game I was playing on a PC-based system similar to this. It's was precise enough and funN.A said:
A lot of these games look like a typical EyeToy fare though, even though I know this is more precise and whatnot.
TheKingsCrown
Banned
The more I think about this, the more I'm like WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY?:lol
Why would Microsoft fragment their own console when they are doing well entering the space they really want to? Why would they make such a business decision that is ASSURED to cause Nintendo to launch Super Wii and once again derail them?
This is not the way to win the set top box war.
Why would Microsoft fragment their own console when they are doing well entering the space they really want to? Why would they make such a business decision that is ASSURED to cause Nintendo to launch Super Wii and once again derail them?
This is not the way to win the set top box war.
the first demos looked really, really horrible for lazy gamers like me. I have no interest in flinging paint buckets on walls or spazzing out in a blockbreaker game.
But, the crazy shit that Molyneux is doing with it has me intrigued.
I'm not sold on it, but it really could be tech that actually has the ability to change the way we play games.
Milo could be very, very interesting if it can actually handle real human inputs and not break.
I am eagerly awaiting the press impressions from their demos.
But, the crazy shit that Molyneux is doing with it has me intrigued.
I'm not sold on it, but it really could be tech that actually has the ability to change the way we play games.
Milo could be very, very interesting if it can actually handle real human inputs and not break.
I am eagerly awaiting the press impressions from their demos.
Chittagong
Gold Member
Microsoft wins the fucking generation. That is crazy impressive. I mean, compare those tech demos to the Wii tech demos and then extrapolate from there. The stuff you can do with just your hands. Trauma Center on Xbox Live Arcade? That Sega table tapping game? Alan Wake 2 with hand based exploration... opening a menu by saying MENU. Holy shit
Cygnus X-1
Member
avatar299 said:
Good post. I feel the same.
Bojanglez
The Amiga Brotherhood
The technology, if it works like they demonstrated looks very good. It made my girlfriend look up from Facebook for 5 minutes, and say "wow that looks cool", which is what the wii initially did. I know I will buy it and play it for a month, but ultimately I want to sit on my couch and move as little as possible, whilst causing amazing things happen on the screen, not jumping around like a spazz, I hope they don't abandon people with this attitude.
Also that Milo kid was creepy, paedophiles around the world will be buying that shit to practice their grooming techniques. I wonder how Milo would have reacted if Claire drew a cock instead of the orange?
Also that Milo kid was creepy, paedophiles around the world will be buying that shit to practice their grooming techniques. I wonder how Milo would have reacted if Claire drew a cock instead of the orange?
