If this thing is over 100 i think it's going to fail. People don't want to rebuy their system just so they can spaz out flinging their arms in the air instead of their wiimotes.

The future is going to be expensive.

$75-$150 is my max, other than that I'll pass. Not worth it.

I don't actually have a large stage or studio with which to set up and, if the propoganda is to be believed, really enjoy a Natal setup.

That said, $70. But it would have to have a pretty wonderous package-in game like dealy. Anything higher, and you're going to have to sell me hard on its usage and awesomeness.

I would not pay 300 for an add-on for the xbox that so far hasn't thrilled me anymore than what I can do mostly on wii already.

After much thought my new cap is $100

If Natal wants to compete with the Wii and with Sony's PSEye... then the price will have to definitely be under the $100.00 mark. The PSEye has motion sensing, voice recognition, HD video quality, scanning... most of the same capabilities of Natal.

... the PSEye is priced at about $40.00 - and you can find it on sale for less... so Natal will definitely have to be under the $100.00 price tag, otherwise it will simply be a consumer fail.

Bundle it with something that *I* think is worth playing and then we'll talk about cost.

Well if it's coming from Microsoft, I'd assume they're referring to anything else they sell. So if you assume the base line is say, the Hard drive or the new wireless N adapter, you can assume that you'll be paying anywhere between 5 to 10 times the amount it's actually worth.

will one natal pick up multiple people? or if you did a multiplayer natal game, would you need multiple natals?

I'd pay $100 for it but seeing as how that's the goin' rate for their crappy wireless adapters I assume Natal will cost much more at the beginning.

To put things into perspective, the Xbox 360 wifi adapter is STILL $100.

It's worth $0 to me. Maybe $10 as an improved interface for the NXE.

Niero's point is well taken...MS rapes you on proprietary peripherals. Natal will almost undoubtedly be overpriced.

I gotta give props to Microsoft's marketing for Natal which will probably let it charge whatever it wants when it is nothing more than a camera and microphone array...same as the PSEye. But they never call it a camera...it's Natal...it is this magic bar that makes things happen. I'd say they'll probably charge $150 and throw a minigame collection game equivalent to Wii Sports in complexity with no new IP. The whole behind Natal is the software whose functionality will probably show up on Sony's PS3 in similar form eventually.

The no controller thing actually bugs me. I need something physical to mimic swinging a sword or driving a car. I have a hard enough time playing Mario Kart with a floating piece of plastic resembling a steering wheel. You're abstracting everything to not even needing a physical medium to represent in-game object. Imagine playing rockband with no actual guitar, or driving with nothing to hold on to...can you accurate keep your hands up in front of you exactly 10 inches apart for a whole race? I don't see how that could even be an accurate way to control a game. At least the WII can double as a simple NES pad for the rest of the games that motion controls make no sense for. Natal is too niche-y.

Like Niero says, how much is the wireless adapter? How much does Microsoft charge for hard drives? what about the actual controllers. Everything is too expensive. The actual games are the cheapest element of being a 360 gamer.

and remember, this is the Xbox 540. An expensive interlude between whatever the hell the next console is when it releases in 2013.

HAHAH the only thing that has really dropped in price in MS hardware land has been their consoles. If Natal is to be viewed as an "extra" then Im' sure it will be priced liked their Wifi and HD's.......insanely.

There still charging 100$ for the wi fi adapter, if you think natal will be under 200$ your nuts.

Tell you what, Microsoft; I'll give you 2 bucks for it.

Dear Microsoft. If Natal costs more than a Wii Pus and Balance board you are probably seriously screwed and headed for a marketing catastrophe that people will make fun of for a decade. Do you care?

Yeah, neither do I.

Honestly I think the price of natal and sonys motion control should be the price of a controller. 60 bucks.

Also, do Sony's motion controllers have a joy stick, at least one of them has to have one. I saw a clip of them playing RE5 on it, and it just looks fucking awkward.

100 bucks tops. But i will wait it hit the bargain price and buy it used.
How about that Bill Gates?

ideally, 120 bucks. i'm guessing it will at least be 199.

i will wait till it becomes the price pint of xbox hd-dvd

Having already needed a new controller and headset recently, on top of the Live subscription and wireless adapter that I had to buy when I got the console and the few thousand MSP I've bought for DLC, I think my fund for buying more plastic shit for my Xbox is well and truly empty for a few years. Natal can wait, probably forever.