Someone secretly leaked out a clip of Microsoft's upcoming system 'Project Natal' playing 'Half-Life 2'. This is most likely early footage of the beta testing for a FPS game on the Natal and of course, there is no confirmed source where the video came from so take it as you like (most likely will get you fired if you come out).
The most notable reveal would perhaps by the requirements of the Xbox 360 console itself. While Microsoft has insisted since the original unveiling of Kinect at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in 2009, then known as Project NATAL, that the device would be compatible with all Xbox 360 consoles, the revelation of a dedicated port included on the newly redesigned Xbox 360 model has sparked rumours of incompatibility, which were quickly debunked.
odd, i was led to believe it lacked an internal processor and so also needed a core to itself, if not 1-2 processing threads.
So pretty much the same spec as the PS Eye, although I thought the eye went up to 120 Hertz...
"Tracks up to 6 people, including 2 active players"
I think now its official that just 2 ppl can play at the same time.
Xbox Evolved:
"Microsoft is holding no breaks in making sure the general public knows all about Kinect. What cooler spot to also show it than with Jimmy Fallon? "
although i usually watch fallon. i'll have to catch an internet clip of it later.
was pretty funny. same demos they showed at E3 though. Nothing new. But they sure are marketing it quick.
wow first that girl's co-worker hosts the Kinect event and now she's her playing it. I see the audience Microsoft is definitely going after with Bieber, Cosgrove and McCurdy - teenage pop audiences.
Meodia writes, "So about a year ago when Project Natal was first starting off, many Xbox 360 and even other gamers were worried about the future of their console. A local shovelware dumping ground didn't sound quite appealing and Natal looked like it would serve extra servings of it. But Microsoft reassured us, holding our hands and telling us that everything would be alright. Since then, nothing has changed. After that "conference" at E3, we were shown nothing but how to please little girls."
It's funny because after the Microsoft conference, we actually saw some. In fact, I'm surprised that they showed off the shovelware they did, and then an hour later Sonic Freedom Riders and Child of Eden were shown off and completely destroyed what Microsoft displayed.
gotta agree, MS is exactly like nintendo 2 years ago. hey, what ever happened to that dumb ass vitality sensor.
A. I'm not convinced this is real.
B. If it is real, this looks like no fun at all. Seems like too much micromanagement to even move. He was using both hands to just look around. How would you be able to do that and shoot at the same time?
Only time will tell...
bu bu bu FPS can't be done using natal
haha ownage
looks soo cool
True, but you can't help but be impressed with the response time. I've heard lots of people claim it was laggy but that looked pretty sharp to me.
and an fps can totally be done with natal. Move your left hand forward or back, side to side to move your characer (just like the left thumbstick) and use your right open hand to aim, close your hand to shoot.
Whatever it is, I don't believe it is Natal.
There is a camera (or something similar) on a tripod in front of him.
You can see near the end of the video (00:49) that the camera does not resemble the Natal one at all.
It may very well be an earlier form, or another system all together, but it definitely is not "Natal" as it has been previously shown in its final form.
I expect any developer using Natal for a game like Half-life (FPS) or Gears (TPS) to use Natal in conjunction with the xbox360 controller, giving the user much better reaction time when firing/moving about as well as becoming immersed in the game via gestural movements.
Anyways, it is suggestive of how a game MAY control, but it clearly isn't "Natal" as has been shown at E3.
Some may argue that the dev kit may vary, however I'd expect MS to be distributing Natal dev kits that are going to react in the exact same fashion the current iteration of Natal would. I only saw one light emitted from a fairly small device, natal has 1 green light and 2 purple lights and is almost as big as the 360 itself.
EDIT: disagrees, please explain why you think my reasoning is bad. Unless it's just butthurt, then I guess I understand (even though there's no reason to be butthurt if this isn't Natal)
Now show me the avatar shoe, bam. LOL
Edit: I can't wait to play with Milo, avatar shoes, and the painting program.
Only on Flopbox360 ;)