Project Natal Demo on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Creative Director Kudo Tsunosa gives Jimmy, The Office's John Krasinski, and True Blood's Stephen Moyer a demonstration of Microsoft's controller-free gaming technology Project Natal from last nights show.

[smeg0rz]

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[KingKionic]

hmm interesting video i like this bam ther it is ..

check it out... http://www.youtube.com/watc...

EDIT

lol someone reported it as lame. But this is a Duplicate Story.

@beloew

LOL

[Johnny Rotten]

hmmmm it reminds me of something I've seem before.

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[Blaze929]

This is what you call marketing.

[Pennywise]

lol @ johnny's video. Natal is soooo revolutionary!!!

If you look in the youtubes comment section you will find all your community trolls. Socomnick is there claiming the PS3 as a failure and predicting its cancellation in 2010.

[ShabzS]

from n4g ?!?! .. damn the inter webz

[The Master Chief]

Mr. Fallon and the crowd sure seemed to be loving it. Listen to them all laughing and screaming.

Natal is gonna be HUGE. :)

Go go go Xbox!! :D

[Mo0eY]

I can see the back of the box now.

Requirements:
One red jumpsuit
At least three windows in your room
At leat three light bulbs burning at all times
Must not have dark skin
Must not have stuff moving in background

[Real Gambler]

Impressive that it was working in a studio (lighting is tricky). So I think that's why they had to use the red suit... Don't worry, they surely won't be mandatory : ) Dark skin is not a problem either as shown in many demos, and one demo was shown with somebody walking in the background with no effect.

Wondering why there was tape on the floor though... Not for camera angles, this was strange... Hope I don't have to tape my living room!

Here's a picture from Joystick that show that sync still need a lot of work. (Jimmy's leg is way up, and on tv, both legs of the avatar are still well planted on the floor.)

http://www.blogcdn.com/www....

But again, it's work in progress. They still have a full year of tweaking before it does hit the shelf!

NOW, give me a price! It's nice to show the stuff, but rumor is $200 to $400... A ballpark figure would be nice!

[BLuKhaos]

Isn't it funny how M$ blatantly rips off the Eye Toy and the media goes bat sh!t crazy but when Sony implemented the trophy systems it was "TEH SONIZ DUUUMZ" or "SONIZ PLEYZ CATCHUP AGAIN".

[Mu5afir]

Microsoft stated you can play with this under minimal lighting conditions.. Hack they stated, you can play this game in the DARK. So why you would need a shiny orange jump suit.. is beyond me.

Unless it's the obvious reason.. Jimmy and everyone else were waring black suits.. the Camera has a hard time picking up darker colors. So they had to wear orange jump suits.

[locos85]

Wow Natal need alot of work. When Jimmy is playing Burnout I see his hands trying to turn the car to the right but the car goes left for 3 or 4 seconds longer. Playing with natal is like playing online. There will always be lag, which sucks.

[oohWii]

Some of the comments just ooze with jealousy. It's so funny. ALso, millions of people that didn't see E3 got to see Natal during this show. That could only be a good thing for Microsoft. Perhaps this is what has the Hardcore PS3 FanFanatic shaking in his/her boots (cough above).

[INehalemEXI]

so...Natal = 2 eyes of death ? http://s181.photobucket.com...

[No Way]

Haterrrrrrrrr.

@Real Gambler - That picture..
It may be like that because the game hasn't necessarily started yet?
But, no doubt, it still does need work. And, is still a work in progress.

[TheRealSpy02]

i won't argue that the technology is perfect. i'm really not even very excited for it.

but, the part you're talking about is because jimmy falon is a mumbling stumbling retard and a spaz. right off the bat he burned out which is why the car did that. haven't you played burn out? same thing happens when you jam the gas in the game.

also when a person goes off the area of view for the camera and new person steps in, the thing has to reset. so if you jump in and already have your foot forward, it's going to analyze based on that so you'd have to put your foot forward even more. which is why he had to keep stepping forward.

i'm not making excuses, as i said, i'm not blown away by natal at all. some ppl are just quick to denounce anything that isn't a sony product on this site.

and to the guy saying this is a blatant rip off of the eye toy...while the concept is similar, this is far more advanced. and if we're calling ppl out for blatant rip-offs we should probably also mention most of PSN (ideas taken from xbox live), motion sensing wii-mote rip off, home (basically a dumbed down second life clone but designed to hock merchandise), and trophies.

so how about you just stay outta the 360 related articles, you troll.

[CornWithHair]

am i the only person who realized the guy needed a remote?

when i say remote i mean in terms of something u can physically hold in your hand... a controller

[outlawlife]

the remote was for switching between setups, they had 2 demos running concurrently

basically like an a/b switch, 2 xboxes going to 1 source...it was for time constraints, he wasn't actually controlling anything on the xbox

[gaffyh]

He tried to show that it was responsive, but it still had quite a delay. More than the 1:1 that Motion Plus and Sony's motion controller. Sony has the same problem with their PSEye games, the delay is minimal but still noticeable enough to be annoying.

They showed pretty much the same stuff as the conference, but a good way to hype up a product, kudos to MS.

[Tito Jackson]

...seems to be working better all the time, and theres plenty of time for improvements!

I dont know why all the Sony fanboys have to hate on it so much. Personally, I think the MS Fanboys should be jealous over Sony's glowing vibrator, er, um, Motion Controller. :)

By the way guys, I had Eye Toy. And it was sh*tty. I played it with a group of friends, TWICE, and then never touched it again. If you guys had better experiences, then thats great, but I still doubt it.

[siliticx]

Disclaimer : Yes I'm a ps3 fanboy but also own a 360 and am excited by both projects.

First and foremost, whats the the suit and the limited area of play? really?!

2. Is it me or did jimmy have an hard time controlling it and the character was hardly doing what he wanted.

3. In the burnout demo you could feel the awkwardness, theres no controller, therefore no force feedback or sense of pressure, its just not natural.

I just hope for m$ that this won't just be centered on hype and will actually deliver.

[cherrypie]

LOL @ the people comparing this to Xbox LIVE Vision and eyetoy.

Apparently you dont know the difference between 2 and 3 dimensions.

Here's a protip, have you heard of MS purchase of "3DV Systems" and their **Z**Cam product?

**I HIGHLIGHTED A CLUE FOR YOU**.

Lol. Natal is fracking awesome, it is a 3D camera, with 3D audio sensing - wrapped up in some sweet ass software... and you link to SDF youtube stories!?

Wired, Joystiq, Time, Eurogamer and on and on and on and on are utterly WOW'ed by Natal -- it was just on LATE NIGHT television FFS -- and you pretend like its not awesome.

Here's a newsflash; it is AWESOME and you can pretend otherwise all you like.

[gaffyh]

@cherrypie - I find it funny how everyone is hyping a product that is unproven. What has been shown so far (live) is stuff that the PSEye and the Eyetoy have been doing for years.

Natal COULD work, but in late 2010, no way is it fully usable now. Every demo they show is in IDEAL conditions, and that's the problem, a test needs to be done unsupervised by a non-biased party.

Sony and Nintendo's stuff can easily be proven, the stuff they showed was LIVE, which means it was fully working.

[KingME]

You're kidding right?

Every and I mean EVERY single PS3 exclusive that get's announced received massive hype from the fanboys on N4G. Suddenly when 360 fans have something to talk about you can't understand it.

Additionally, there is obviously something different hear that the damn eyetoy or perhaps sony would have done it. Stop hating. And stop being a hypocrit.

Drop the double standard.

[LiquifiedArt]

Lag.
Loss of Tactile Feedback.
Big Red jump suits.
Well lit room.

FAIL.FAIL.FAIL.

[KingKionic]

lol they wear red jumpsuits because it cant track there race....lmao

There in a well lit room right? I guess thats because its obviously not a late night show right?

lol you funny.

EDIT @ below...

lol...just lol..you compared home.

[LiquifiedArt]

Its a FAIL because those are the important points everyone seems to be glossing over. Not to mention to actual implementation into REAL GAMES and not Shovelware wii-apps.

I think fanboys should take off the goggles and realize this is proably on a similar path as HOME was on. Unfortunate, but true.

[ShabzS]

good god panda its only been out for a week... natal hasnt even properly started yet ... give it a chance man

[JOLLY1]

I didn't know that Burnout was shovelware.

[Arkham]

"I didn't know that Burnout was shovelware."

It is when the controls respond as though you were steering with shovels instead of hands.

It's amazing technology, but it's still in its infancy as far as usability goes. It'll be vastly different in 2010/11 when it's released.

[Jockamo]

anyone who uses FAIL is retarded.

[JOLLY1]

I guess you could use a shovel if you wanted. Heck you could use the wii-wheel if you wanted. You could even use the playstation ramrod if you wanted.

Jock, I see they are taking your bubbles again

[The Master Chief]

Liquid Fart crying in another Natal article = Natal is win.

Home never got any media attention or praise like Natal. Every said it looked like crap from the start and still do.

lol @ you comparing Sonys failures to Natal, an unfinished product.

[da720izcumin]

natal won't be...
because ms knows how to market stuff...

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

Jimmy Fallon had a great time with Natal and by the sounds of it he may have been able to take it home for the night... lucky bastard.

[KingKionic]

Yeah i heard Kudo say that.I had a sad expression

[ShabzS]

i know!!... god damn celebrities

[Ziriux]

You all just keep saying fail, like you're some peeps that know how stuff like this works. A company wouldn't try to release it if it failed.

[Canidae]

3D0
Virtual Boy
Beta-Max
Laser discs
New Coke
Windows ME (shudders at the mere thought of that OS)
WebTV
McPizza
Crystal Pepsi
Apple Newton
Arch Deluxe
etc.

Point being it happens, despite the seemingly well though out idea. Ultimately only time will tell, but the history of similar devices is against Natal.

[Pennywise]

One word: VISTA.

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

Well, Sony released the PS3 and its a failure.

[ChampIDC]

I actually liked Crystal Pepsi =(

[Pennywise]

Yea I guess you could call the PS3 a failure to people who are too broke to afford it. Keep flipping burgers and you'll get there guy.

[Sarcasm]

"Well, Sony released the PS3 and its a failure. "

I didn't know Selling 22 million worldwide at $400-$600 is considered a failure.

What's selling 30 million at $199 plus a year headstart? Atomic Failure?

You and you're usual trolling. Go play some 360 games already. Oh wait, you have to wait until fall and then E3 of next year to find out what's coming out.

[No Way]

That was beyond lame, Sarcasm.. Haha.

[rockleex]

RROD

Well BAM! There it is!

[theox2g7]

your failure is beyond description, I had no clue that the xbox 360 launched at $199 or that only the arcade model exists and that elite and premium either don't exist or are selling 0 units lol

Also, last i checked, it's all a matter of perspective, the most powerful and popular brand in gaming known as the playstation dominating the gaming scene for more than a decade with two consecutive massive victories over the competition, all that and with over 100 million + potential playstation install base to inherit, and it's still unable to outsell a console that had a failed predecessor, no credibility, slightly inferior tech specs and worst of all a faulty console lol, now that's what i call failure,

Price can never be an excuse, Value is a perception and that's all that matters, if more people are bypassing a well known brand, it's because they don't see the value in it or that they see better value in other things, How do you explain the higher priced iphones outselling every other phone then? or even the ipods? How do you think Apple will feel if their higher priced ipods start all of sudden being outsold by cheaper zunes and garbage mp3 players? When consumers see value and brand name, price is never an excuse,

[cherrypie]

@4.6

Wow, so much wrong in just one little post.

MS sells more Elite units than Arcade. The vast majority are the Pro.

EVERYONE knows this, why do you repeat the retarded "30 million at $199" stupidity? Are you that insecure about having bought the wrong console?

Just buy a Xbox 360, nothing is stoping you from correcting your mistake.

[i3eyond the Circle]

Go figure the first posts would be stupid ass fanboys.

Nice EyeToy vids btw to bad no one f<>cking uses it.

Good "tech" demo presentation on the Fallon show btw.

It's funny tho is how they take a screenshot of 1 inaccurate moment and dare not show any of the 1:1 moments.

[Johnny Rotten]

The demo was interesting and there's nothing really wrong with comparing it to the eyetoy, they basically have the same goal in mind towards what they wanted to do with video games. Natal is just newer tech, nothing wrong with that is there?

[i3eyond the Circle]

Nothing wrong with it at all...

But the audacity is aggravating.

It's almost like they think Natals dawning will resurrect the EyeToy.

Because EyeToy has a non existent success they expect Natal to meet the same fate.

But let me tell you the difference between the two.

The creators of Natal are actually supporting it. End Story.

[All Time Greatness]

They aren't even the same technology.

Natal uses 3D Depth technology, voice recogntion, facial/emotion recognition. Infrared tech so you can use it in the dark

It's just PS3 fanboys trying to credit Sony for Microsofts innovation.

Did you guys realize yet? Sony created everything in the Sony fanboys opinion. Sure don't hear them complaining about Sony absolutely ripping of the Wii-mote.

Microsoft is smart and chose to stand out and go a different direction from Wii. They should be happy Microsfot is being unique and doing new things(like Milo) and angry Sony is copying everyone else like usual.

[Rainstorm81]

is Ripping off of the Wii End of story. Sony and Microsoft is trying to cash in on the Wii's motion success. Until i see some hardcore games for either im skeptical. Personally I hope Microsoft and Sony makes the Wii an afterthought.

@ disagreers

So you honestly think Sony and Microsoft wouldve created these controllers for lack of a better word if the wii was a traditional console or if it wasnt the current leader in console sales??

[doshey]

"Sure don't hear them complaining about Sony absolutely ripping of the Wii-mote."

i like sonys a lot better than the wiis, at least the look and the way it responds. yes it looks like the wiis controller in a way but who cares, the wiis controller is so damn un-accurate it can't even play the wii anymore.

[pumpkinpunker]

Think of N4G as a camping trip and think of the Sony fanboys as Mosquitoes

[No Way]

Lol. Sony's Wand looks like a butt plug! Haha.
Oh.. Oooh, I see your point, now!
Haha. I'm JusPlayin. :)

[mrv321]

Let's just gloss over the following

It messed up atleast twice....
They had to wear red jumpsuits whever it's a part of the show or not.
Extremely well lit... especially considering it works in the dark
They are all white
The had to stand in a special box, and he could barely move out of it.
One person at time
People missing... considering Milo that's strange.
Look at 1:53, trust me... it's bam all over again even with better lighting and everything.

Now we can focus on ermm,

People fighting in their living room seems familiar....
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Welcome to the future the PS2.... and to everyone who bought the PS2 well done for supporting the 10 year platform.

[kaveti6616]

open zone. go there. don't return.

[mrv321]

I watched the video, picked up on some EASY to spots points and replied stating my opinion on those points. I very much dislike Microsofts welcome to the future slogan WITH inferior technology, don't get me wrong the 360 is great completed Halo 3, L4D and Gears 2 in a week but no one will say it's more powerful that the PS3, it simply isn't. The PS3 is equally great....

[kenjix]

NATAL BUILT FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO DRESS SILLY AND ACT SILLY.

I'M SEEING A LOT OF RED AND A BIG BOX WITH TAPE?

TRACKING ANYONE ANYWHERE :)

[i3eyond the Circle]

Oh God MS Press Conference was last week and you can't remember that NO ONE wore a damn Red Jumpsuit.

Lay off the pot.

Red Jumpsuits seemed like something the staff of the Fallon show thought would be appropriate for the situation.

[mac4u10]

The other guys that tried playing it look so stupid i looks so weird moving yr hands without something physically there

FAIL FAIL FAIL!

[No Way]

So, are you and LiQuiFiedArt the same person, or is he your hero? o.O

[Stryfeno2]

Take notes Sony...This is MARKETING at its best.

[dustgavin]

Marketing failure sums it up a bit better.

[Stryfeno2]

Stay on topic...We're talking about Sony here. Glad you notice that Sony's marketing strategy is a failure.

[dustgavin]

That comment made no sense. Stay on topic? I was on topic when I was talking about Microsoft's horrible marketing.

Congratulations! You managed to confuse yourself with the above post. Perhaps if you tried not to juggle multiple accounts you could post logical comments.

[Montreafart]

Sony is still ahead of the pack with its precise 1:1 motion tracking project.

The bots are stuck with casual shiatty games. I love it.

[dustgavin]

Just watched the video and it does not seem as accurate as they are making it out to be. There was at least a slight pause between big movements.

[The Master Chief]

It obviously works pretty well, but obviously we all know it isnt finished.

No go cry about Sonys Wii-mote that no one cares about.

[Pennywise]

The Master Chief, the only thing obvious here is your ignorance.

I hope this piece of crap camera fails worse than Vista. But as someone said in one of the previous comments - A company wouldnt release a product doomed to fail, RIGHT? lol

[The Master Chief]

Everyone is talking about Natal and Xbox 360, no one ever cares about PS3! WAHHHHH!!!!

Pennywise am cry like always T.T

Wahhhh!!!!

[dustgavin]

Master chief..... obviously you like to use the word 'obviously'. Still, it was not obvious at all that it was precise. Like I said, there was slight pauses with the big movements. You could tell it was confusing the people who were using it.

Funny how you talk about people crying and whining. Especially, when you are acting like a baby who cannot handle hearing any negative criticism over a peripheral.

Take your Halo Edition Ritalin and chill out.

[No Way]

Uhm.. You do realize that this hasn't released yet, right?
I sure as hell hope so.. And, not to mention,
It's still prolly a year off, from release, and still works rather well.

[iM_PuLsE]

Well despite it being accurate or not they have a long time before its released im sure that they will fix it up. The burnout paradise demo was pretty sick tho, in a way thats to show it can be incorporated into the hardcore. Will i ever be using it? No probably not... BUT still its very nice to see that they are working to promote the tech. This has the potential to be great because it looks like Microsoft might actually support it all the way, that being the huge difference between the eyetoy and Project Natal.

Just my 2 cents.

[Munky]

I think some of you are missing the point. Of course MS wanted to show off the tech, but the main purpose was to show Natal to the masses. The genereal public is not as intersted in games as poeple who visit this site or any other gaming sites, in reality the number of people who actually watched any of the conferences at E3 let alone MS's is probably very low. In the end it's just another vehicle MS is using to make people aware or Natal.

[KingKionic]

On g4 last year there were over 13 million people watching ms conference ,sonys and nintendos . I guess just the gamers were watching though. Hopefully Natal grabs more gamers.

[Funky Town_TX]

will hate that is what they do. Natal is not out yet so I save judgement until then. BTW, why blame M$ for pushing something that they are selling?

[TheTruth89]

this sh1tware work really bad....

PHAIL

[PStu'rd]

Sony already screwed themselves by making an unmarketable product. No one will allow glowing c0cks to be plastered all over their building/tv channel

Looks like the casual fight may be just MS vs Nintendho. Times like this just make you realize how far behind sony really is.

[dustgavin]

Just like a true troll. Crap spewing out of your mouth with not even the slightest idea of what you are talking about.

[Gamer_Politics]

Great marketing...the mainstream will eat this up...

[finbars75]

Nice lag.It wasnt even keeping up with him the faster he went.He was jumping around and it didnt anything and when he drove the car he turned the wheel one way and the car went the other way.They need to have theis project natal working at 100% before going on any show.A true gammer would pick up on how much lag just happened.I cant wait for it to be and running at 100% its going to be exciting.But until then stop showing sh!t that doesnt work properly yet.

[No Way]

It's a work in progress. -.-

If we go by your logic, no games or peripherals would be shown
Until release which lowers consumer interest and hype..

[bobbysagettwo]

I'm gonna be that 'skeptical XBOX fan'. It looks like it could be fun, but i see some potential problems.

First, delay. There is clearly a .2 second delay (estimate). This just, wont work. If they cannot fix this issue, NATAL is worthless.

Second, movement. It seems that ANY and ALL movements will be picked up by the camera. Therefore, while in front of the camera, you can LITERALLY not make a SINGLE non-game movement. Otherwise, your movement would be 'picked up' by the camera, and affect something in-game. For example, you scratch your head and accidentally /suicide.

In this sense, it seems like your like confined to this small space where you cannot make any incorrect movements. Almost seems uncomfortable, not fun.

However if they can make the camera very accurate and precise, or figure out fixes for some of the bigger kinks, Then it could be fun. Especially in boxing games, and things of that nature.

[SirJoltDK]

please read this :
http://games.kikizo.com/fea...

And for the real geeks: http://procrastineering.blo...

Nuff said...

[mrv321]

People have been moaning that Sony's motion controller LOOKS bad, despite them saying it's a prototype. And besides atleast it was accurate. I have seen 3 MAJOR hiccups during 7 minutes of use...

The avatars shoes thing AND this video there was two of the same thing IN ideal condition which few people have.

Have a good day, infact you'll have a great day because ignorance is bliss ;)

[SirJoltDK]

I added links above where ALL these things (and more) are addressed by someone that have had 1 on 1 time with the Natal !!

[ZILLA]

ill pass,wearing an orange jumper like a bunch of cons.and no controller to hold while driving.EPIC FAIL!!!

[ULTIMATE_REVENGE]

Project Natal = Project Naflop :P

[ULTIMATE_REVENGE]

It seems a lot of people on this site don't know what a PROTOTYPE is and apparently PStu'rd seems to be one of them lol

Here I'll make it easy for you http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

[HuGi]

Looks awesome dude!

[Aquanox]

Hardcores and Fanboys from both sides can rant all they want, but just look at the reactions of the audience and Jimmy himself, they're all fascinated with Natal.

Of course, most hardcore gamers will prefer a regular control but the potential of Natal will be unlimited with the aid of the imagination.

I only hope this doesn't become the main objective of Microsoft. We've already seen how Nintendo has forgotten their core gamers.