Tag Archives: project natal

Tue, May 18, 2010 | 07:26 BST

White Natal case spotted

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Project Natal is a black piece of plastic. Or is it?

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Mon, May 17, 2010 | 20:37 BST

Greenberg: $200 Natal pricepoint is “purely speculation”

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Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg’s gone on record to say that speculation earlier today of a $200 price point for Project Natal is “purely speculation”, insisting that retailers don’t event know its price yet.

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Mon, May 17, 2010 | 08:44 BST

Rumour – Project Natal priced at $200 in Sweden

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Several Swedish retailers have apparently priced Project Natal at a massive 1500 SEK ($200/£132).

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Tue, May 11, 2010 | 14:05 BST

Microsoft confirms October worldwide launch for Project Natal

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A Microsoft exec in Saudi Arabia has confirmed that Project Natal will launch worldwide this October.

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Wed, May 05, 2010 | 12:44 BST

Video or photography not allowed at MS Natal E3 event [Update]

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Update: Microsoft’s just sent VG247 a statement on the matter. It reads:

“No, this event is a “technology free” event designed for you to come and enjoy yourself.  Please leave your technology at home, no photography or video allowed.  Visual assets will be provided following the event.”

Original: Anyone hoping for a live-stream of Microsoft’s pre-E3 event on Project Natal? You’re getting nada.

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Wed, Apr 28, 2010 | 07:10 BST

Ballmer: Natal is “the most exciting product we’ll bring to market this year”

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Here it comes. Microsoft super-boss Steve Ballmer’s playing hard-sell with Natal on a current tour of South America, pegging the motion-sensing system as one of the firm’s biggest deals in 2010.

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Tue, Apr 27, 2010 | 05:38 BST

Cohort Studios: Move is “so much more accurate” than Wiimote

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Move over, Nintendo. According to Cohort Studios CEO Lol Scragg, you’re no longer the coolest kid on the motion control block.

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Mon, Apr 26, 2010 | 12:37 BST

Surfer Girl: Metal Gear Solid to support Natal

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Update: May not be MGS: Rising, after all. This is from a second post from SG that she wrote today: “I wonder how Metal Gear Touch would work with no touch screen.”

Original: Hideo Kojima is most likely sitting next to a big red button right now. And if a rumour from Surfer Girl is correct, he’s going to push it at E3.

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Mon, Apr 26, 2010 | 11:17 BST

Off-screen Natal images show waving arms, Avatars for Ricochet

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Children, grown men and more: these are what occupy recently released off-screen shots of people playing Project Natal at a recent Microsoft event.

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Tue, Apr 20, 2010 | 21:23 BST

Rumor: Project Natal development kit photos leaked

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Italian website Multiplayer.it has posted some photos it received of the Project Natal development kit.

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Mon, Apr 19, 2010 | 21:41 BST

“Natal is challenging because it’s so different,” says Molyneux

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Microsoft Games Studios Europe creative director Peter Molyneux has told OXM that the reason Natal is “challenging” to develop for is down to the fact “it’s so different”.

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Thu, Apr 15, 2010 | 19:15 BST

Video shows Natal recognizing gender

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A video demoing how Project Natal works has surfaced from Microsoft Israel R&D Center’s Think Next 2010 annual event.

It’s posted below the break.

Looks like Natal uses facial recognition to determine your gender, and shows your body on screen as it’s scanned, which looks similar to what some airports use to determine if you are smuggling parrots in your pants or not.

It also looks a bit predator-ish and not very laggy either.

There’s more there too. Watch it below.

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Wed, Apr 14, 2010 | 12:30 BST

$300 360 Slim with Natal and 250Gb HDD on the way, says Pachter

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Michael Pachter’s predicted we will see a $300 bundle from Microsoft that will have a Xbox 360 Slim, with a 250Gb HDD and Natal packed in with it.

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Wed, Apr 14, 2010 | 11:21 BST

Rumour – Ghost Recon: Future Soldier supports Natal

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Ghost Recon: Future Soldier has a big party trick up its sleeve: it supports Natal.

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Tue, Apr 06, 2010 | 13:11 BST

Cage: Microsoft was “lying” over “sci-fi” E3 Natal demo

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David Cage has come out and attacked Microsoft for “lying” over its “sci-fi” Natal demo from E3 last summer.

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Mon, Apr 05, 2010 | 14:00 BST

Natal will sell “millions and millions”, says Greenberg

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Natal? It’s going to sell “millions and millions” according to Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg.

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Wed, Mar 31, 2010 | 14:33 BST

Natal: Tech based on “ground-breaking” PrimeSensor 3D design

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Microsoft just announced that it’s used PrimeSense, a “leader in 3D sensing and recognition technologies,” to “aid” 360 motion camera Project Natal.

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Tue, Mar 30, 2010 | 11:54 BST

Marks: Sony passed up Natal tech because “it didn’t enable many new experiences”

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PlayStation R&D boss Richard Marks has said Sony passed up on motion control tech similar to Natal because it didn’t offer any “new experiences” compared to Move.

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Fri, Mar 26, 2010 | 08:08 GMT

Miyamoto: Natal, Move are a “great honour”

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The Reggienator may have gone on the offensive recently against PlayStation Move, but Shigeru Miyamoto wants to maintain world peace, saying both the Sony system and Natal are a “great honour”.

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Thu, Mar 25, 2010 | 17:52 GMT

Greenberg: Natal E3 “experience” will demonstrate 360′s “universal appeal”

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Xbox production boss Aaron Greenberg has told VG247 that Microsoft’s just-announced E3 Natal event on Sunday, June 13 will be an “all ages” affair designed to show “the universal appeal of Xbox 360″.

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