Rumour: Natal is called Kinect, new 360 form factor leaked in ad

i knew it.

update- ad is gone, that was fast.

Not keen on the design.

Plug that hole MS,you’ve sprang a leak!

looks nice

We should all be worried about the president’s nuclear codes, then.

I like the name.

You know… watching the animation before the eventual finished image makes it look like it’s been badly shopped.

Very odd.

Name sucks ..
Xbox slim is what xbox should be in the first place.. i wonder if the POWER brick is built in or not on the real 360 Slim.

Well, atleast is got a hefty air vent

Ads been removed i think

The ad has been removed! Surely real then?

Yup, the ad is gone.

Someone is gonna get the swift sacking boot

Bah, don’t know if anyone grabbed a capture of the animation either.

Hard to believe they think a slim 360 + eyetoy is worth massive secrecy.

A proper new console would perhaps be worth of all this fuss. With Sony going on about the PS3 having a 10 year live they’ve pretty much left it open to their competitors to come out with something a lot better a lot sooner.

I visited the page and saw the ad, but missed the animation. Can anyone describe it?

Here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxJ16-8KKfw

Still not entirely convinced that’s quite how it looks.

Hmm. Not sure if its real. Could be. Wii-we. Kinnect-connect? If thats the case they shouldnt fck up the wifi

You know, it kinda reminds me of the old Xbox. Black, chunky sides, and that grill on the side.

I just had a conversation about this and couldn’t bring myself to call the peripheral ‘Kinect’; Natal just felt right on the tongue.

I can’t see what a name change is necessary…

Didn’t that other oddly named device, err, what was it? The ‘Wii’ sell alright?

it surprises me even though people showing no signs of interest at all at these motion controler peripherals they have their full attention at them eventually.

Either Microsoft’s and Sony’s marketing and hyping are bearing fruits or some may say it’s just curiosity

off course there’s always a third secret and “darker” possibility

here you go guys:

http://i.imgur.com/7srDh.gif

Wasn’t the other name Octosus or something like that? And now its Kinect? Come on its only one more day till we get the offical naming and release date and price and rumors are still stiring. Wow. Kinect is still cool though.

It would be quite an amazing turnaround if Kinect wouldnt be Natal, but something else entirely, the handheld from Microsoft.

Xbox 360 “Slim”, Kinect as their new handheld, and Natal. Could be a hattrick. We will see.

sweet!

i’ll list my xbox 360 at amazon UK now!

it’s 60gb used
I bought it used

I am still running on a 20 GB

Holy shit, it is called kinect. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/gaming/2010-06-14-vidgame14_ST_N.htm

@25

Same

If bundled w/Natal (I refuse to call it Kinect) at a reasonable price, i’d consider getting this when I need a new machine.

Wi-Fi is a massive plus for me as I move my 360 from room to room, losing connection in most.

@26 Oops²

Joyride is a Natal title!

Wait… What?!

‘•Star Wars characters and iconic Disney favorites will be featured in separate new games being developed at Microsoft in conjunction with LucasArts and Disney.’

“Kinect Sports has six activities including boxing, bowling, beach volleyball, track and field, soccer and table tennis. To serve a volleyball, you mimic the real motion; in soccer, you can kick the ball or do a header.”

So blatant. I love it.

Those games sound shite! lol.

Jesus. It hasn’t even started yet. And Kinect? Natal sounds better imo.

@26 – Thanks, on it now.

Go go family fun PR!

http://i50.tinypic.com/b3u7hd.jpg

At this point I’m wondering if the hardcore will finally realise that Natal (cough, sorry, Kinect) isn’t aimed at them… at all.

@31

How can you say that?!

Don’t you want to ‘train and play’ with not 1, not 2… but 20 virtual cats?!!!

It’s like Eyepet… x20!

@34
lol that pic is alright but also retarded cuz it’s aimed at casual

Rumours are that ‘Dance Central’ is being developed by Harmonix.

Given USA Today states the title is coming from MTV and Kotaku ran this story (http://kotaku.com/5555095/rock-band-creators-working-on-adancing-game) a couple of weeks back… it seems likely.

How is it retarded if Natal/Kinect is aimed at the casual gamers? Do you really want top play Gears 3 with Natal/Kinect? If none of you like this peripheral, then why complain about who it’s aimed for? With Natal/Kinect we’ll still get the same type of games as before. Nothing will change. Things will only be added.

“With Natal/Kinect we’ll still get the same type of games as before. Nothing will change. Things will only be added.”

That was what people were saying when the Wii was launched as well, though. If Microsoft and Sony make a killing on the casual market, their priorities will change.

On Wii you don’t have the choice to throw away the Wiimote. In this case you don’t even have to buy Natal/Kinect.

The Wii is a Nintendo. Nintendo hasn’t been “hardcore” since the SNES.

God Please don’t call it Kinect. Thats just LOL. I can’t talk like: Hello, can i get Kinnect?

Slim does not look like slim, but WI-FI included? Finally. It’s just they need so much years to do this…

New 360 shape looks a bit weird. Can’t we just have consoles that look like DVD players?

Someones tried to guess the size compared to the FAT 360 using its DVD drive as a base:
http://forums.gametrailers.com/thread/xbox-360-fat-vs-xbox-360-slim-/1081185

Beautiful!:)

That doesn’t appear to be very ‘slim’, does it?

It hasn’t been confirmed yet, though, so for all we know it’s not even suppose to be a “slim” Xbox.

According to that guys rough match-up in the link up there, it seems to be nearly the same size. Only noticable difference is the MASSIVE vent.

Yeah judging from the size of the disc tray the size is mostly the same. The power button looks higher up on the system but that’s about it. Can’t see the bottom USB port flap either.

Perhaps all they’ve done is shrink it just enough so that it’s the same size as the PS3 slim?