Microsoft isn't afraid of hyping the everliving crap out of its sure-to-be-disappointing "wave your arms like a stupid dick" toy. The company is continuing to make Natal sound like the launch of a brand new system, and Microsoft Game Studios boss Phil Spencer has added to the circus, as Natal heads for a 2010 launch. Not that it is in danger of being overblown or anything.
"When Natal comes out it will feel like a new generation has arrived," he boasts. ""I see it as like the launch of the Xbox 360 back in 2005 - there will be a launch portfolio of games to support it."
It's clear that Microsoft is going to make Natal look and sound like the birth of a God, whether the actual hardware works as advertised or not. Personally, I'm going to be holding out in a storm bunker and waiting for this childish "let's copy the Wii and pray we make the same amount of money that they do" fad is all over. Any more of this motion control garbage and I may need a bag to be sick into.
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3:20 PM on 07.16.2009
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Besides, i'm interested in this "portfolio" of games that will be launched with the Natal, among piles of useless mini games there must be at least one decent game.
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Over-hyping it.
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Maybe when Natal's flopped people will finally shut up about it. I would've expected most games journalists to have learned better after the Wii proved to be such a disappointment, but they're already back to talking about paradigm shifts and changing the world.
But I don't think saying that you are going to hide out is rational. It may not takeover the whole industry, but I doubt motion sensing is going anywhere.
That's like in the mid 90's saying 'I'm going to wait for this whole 3D fad to go away'
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Project Natal will end up being the 360 equivalent of the 32X. It's gonna fall on its face and take the 360 with it, as Microsoft will throw a huge amount of time & resources into a flop app. it will provide Sony a perfect opening to overtake them in the "console race", at which point they will only match Microsoft's position (b/c Sony continues to make the poor decisions they're currently doing, all the while arguing "long term long term").
Nintendo will continue to coast on top of the heap, content that they have finally avenged the gamecube.
...and analysts get paid to do this kind of stuff?!
i doubt that nintendo isnt already busy with there next big thing that will follow soon after.
Actually, they don't need to realize this. Because they're making more off of old grannies and 5 year olds than us gamers.
Basically.. I predict We're going to be abandoned for hightech-eye toys.
This tech is not new.
Yawn.
It's like attempting to convert your sports car into a minivan after having it for a few years. You can probably do it but who knows if the frickin thing is even gonna start after you're done with it.