Thu, Apr 22, 2010 | 17:55 BST
Whitten: Natal is more than gaming and “learns about you”
Marc Whitten, Xbox 360 general manager, has said that Natal is not just about gaming, but experiences that you can have in your living-room.
Speaking over on Fast Company, Whitten said that Natal also learns from the user.
“If you counted the number of buttons in your living room, it would send a chill down your spine,” he said. “A lot of people can play games amazingly well, but others feel locked out if games involve a bunch of triggers and buttons.
“Natal solves that by using 3-D sensors and cameras that let you be the controller. If you want to do the spin-kick serve, no programmer has to implement the spin-kick-serve button. You just do it, and it works.
“But Natal isn’t just about gaming — it’s about all living-room experiences.
“Imagine a sporting event — Natal could know which team you’re for because it sees your jersey, or knows you thought a bad call was made when you yell ‘boo.’
“It learns about you and gets smarter to create a more tailored entertainment experience.”
So, it’s either like a parrot or a very smart robot that does your dishes. Both kind of scare us to be honest, unless you can teach it profanity, in which case, that is kind of cool.
Honestly, it won’t let you do that though, we can almost bet.
Dave: “God damn it Manning! You flubbed that pass! Natal, tell Manning he’s shit!”
Natal: “I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that.”
Shudder.
The new controller will have it’s own special event at E3 this year, there are plenty of games in the works for it, and it is expected to sell millions and millions.
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Posted in: Development, Hot, Microsoft, Xbox 360, peripherals
Tags: Marc Whitten, natal
8 comments
#1
Gheritt White
22/04/10, 6:16 pm
NOBODY CARES
#2
Bikki
22/04/10, 6:27 pm
Natal will kick the living shit out of ps move.
#3
satsugai
22/04/10, 6:27 pm
Skynet.
#4
Erthazus
22/04/10, 6:35 pm
I’m sure for 100% if Halo:Reach or Halo 4 will be compatible with Natal GW will go apeshit about it and will say that THIS IS IT! The best device in history of mankind ever created/sarcasm, joking, trolling and e.t.c.
#5
one million
22/04/10, 6:44 pm
“Open the living room doors, NATAL!”
#6
adam13
22/04/10, 6:48 pm
i don’t even know why they re even wasting time on this pile, video games are supposed to be relaxing. Who wants to play air guitar or turn an imaginary steering wheel. wake me up when they think of something worth reading about :-/
#7
one million
22/04/10, 6:49 pm
ugh can you tell i didn’t finish reading before i posed that
#8
cookiejar
22/04/10, 8:36 pm
@ 2, how? Its got nothing to kick it with