Microsoft: Natal will work with "all ethnicities"

Eurogamer report's: Microsoft has responded to rather eyebrow-raising claims that Project Natal has problems tracking the movement of black skin, stating that the technology will "obviously work with people of all shapes and ethnicities at launch".

"Last week at E3, we gave a taste of what to anticipate when Project Natal launches. As we mentioned to everyone who had the chance to play, we were working with tech demos and, as we all know, these can be temperamental," Microsoft told Eurogamer.

[Jamie Foxx]

that the controllers 'racist' lol

[hay]

Putting it with their motto: "You're the controller"...
Are you telling me that "black controllers" aren't 100% compatible with... How was it called? "The Light Side"?
Lol, even with Natal MS have compatibility issues.

/joke

[joydestroy]

lol guess they took all the jokes about it being racist a little serious.

[SupaPlaya]

is programmed to dislike the PS3, and therefore, black people.

Just make sure you don't let a white PS3 in sight of Natal...

Just kidding...

[edgeofblade]

He's got a valid point about finicky tech demos. Why should we be holding MS accountable like this is a final product? As long as it's fixed by the time it's released, then great... no foul.

Of course, if you are just looking to rag on Microsoft for the hell of it, be my guest. You will just have to eat your words if they fix it.

[SupaPlaya]

I read the posts above me I didn't see anyone knocking MS or even the slight mention of it.

People are just trying to have some fun with the prospect of a "racist controller". It's not right but it is kinda funny...

[Saint Sony]

It's not like black skin is cloaking device for hiding infra red cameras. Of course you can try but you fail.

People are sometimes odd.

[KionicWarlord222]

Well this was obvious from the beginning. Some people ran with it.

[IdleLeeSiuLung]

Yeah, this was lame to report in the first place. Even worse is when you have proof to the contrary, but decides to point it out in your story.

It's as if I said, my Xbox doesn't get RROD then in the article I state, but this guy got RROD... duh! Disproving your own story.....

If the skin absorbs the infrared signal, just emit a higher amount. As long as it isn't a dangerous level it will be fine.

[Jockamo]

http://i41.tinypic.com/2vhw...

[edgeofblade]

That's great. It sounds like the old Sonic commercial in the US where they used the sega cartidge to make french fries and fit in a tackle box.

Natal, it also makes a stylish infrared sauna.

[Rockers DeIight]

"people of all shapes"

[qface64]

i just couldn't help but laugh at the tittle

[Bladestar]

sad microsoft has to be stating the obvious. Only sony leg humpers are making a big deal out something that's not an issue.

Where does this issue come from? Well someone figured that since Natal uses infrared and infrared is known for having issues detecting dark objects in the dark.. then the remote must have issues too.

It never occur to these people that if Natal don't work on dark skin people.. than another technology would have to be used. I mean duhh!

[TheMART]

So only the PS3 is doing some discrimination only being black outside of Japan? Jees. A black racist, nowadays anything is possible!

[DelbertGrady]

Except PS3 fanboys since they are translucent.

[SupaPlaya]

the racist Natal will recognize 360 fanboys for sure. After all, the alike stick together...

P.S. Soda I like your old pic better. You know, the one that looks like Patrick from Sponge Bob.

Edit: Translation: all fanboys are translucent. Fixed.

[DelbertGrady]

Spongebob? I've had 3: Soda Popinski, Casper the friendly ghost and Al Jolson. N4G banned me since they have no sense of humour, so now I'm using this instead. Wouldn't be surprised if they ban me for this one also.

[SupaPlaya]

but the character looks like Patrick from the series.

I'm pretty sure it's your Soda account.

[DelbertGrady]

I only have one account, but I've had many different avatars.

[KionicWarlord222]

oh...what do we have here . Should i join in with whats going on above....

Nahhh.

[Jockamo]

'Natal will work with "all ethnicities'"

The entire NBA jumps up and cheers.

[SupaPlaya]

Bubble up, funniest comment I read all day.

[edgeofblade]

Except Yao Ming will be too tall for the camera...

[DuneBuggy]

Well im sure it will work for everyone.
But the hardcore,pasty white guy that never gets outside may have an edge ;)

[josh14399]

meh who cares this natal thing is poo and for little kids and grandmas

[Grown Folks Talk]

My joke was so much worse than all of these other comments. I'm black myself by the way [email protected] I can go back through the history & find all sorts of posts with the N word that don't have anything to do with race, & many things worse. Why don't you concentrate on weeding out the real sh*t comments? Oh, I know, because you would lose 90% of your site visits.

[Troll-Killer]

...when they already had video of Sugar Ray Leonard, Eric Dlckerson, and Willie Gault successfully using Natal. Stupid media, and stupid fanboys.

EDIT: LOL...the stupid sensor wouldn't let me type Eric's last name. Great job, N4G!

[BengaliGangsta]

dont they have black people working for microsoft? j/p
lmao! funniest article i've seen in a while

but does it work with asian people(Bengali, Paki, Indian)??
lol :S

[ChozenWoan]

what about green and blue people, we will meet them one day and they will want to play too.

[NOOBKILLA]

Man this is pretty funny. As a black man, I am glad others with darker skin aren’t taking offense. LOL!!! It is pretty obvious that Natal is in its early stages. Whoever leaked that info out is just trying to get things heated up.

FAIL!!

All nationalities are laughing about it.