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Microsoft Exec: Project Natal To Be About "Entertainment," Not Just Games

From Kotaku:

"In a new internally-produced interview, Microsoft division president Robbie Bach described his company's 2010 ambitions for the Xbox 360, hyping Halo Reach and Project Natal, the latter which he thinks will turn the "gaming" business into the "interactive entertainment" business."

Troll_Police5216d ago

Virtual kickball isn't entertaining.

Darkeyes5216d ago

This is what it might actually end up like...

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

People might actually hurt themselves if it's that way lol..... Time will tell

THE MAX SPEED 215216d ago (Edited 5216d ago )

Maybe it's not entertaining to you. The Natal Motion sensing isnt really targeted to people of your kind. Natal/PS3wand is a new way of making the consoles(PS3,Xbox) more appealing to a different audience like Kids , casual gamers , older people and even Hardcore gamers that just want to try something new for a change!

You're a grown man so maybe to you moving around trying to stop virtual balls with a character on screen isnt funny but to young kid this will feel like the greatest thing ever. Different approach at making gaming better for everybody is always good.

I wasnt a fan of motion sensing gaming at 1st because of the shovelware on the Wii but after I played games like Zelda , Madworld, no More heroes , Super Mario Galaxy I got a little bit more into it. As long they can bring good games it will always be entertaining to some people.

garos825215d ago (Edited 5215d ago )

show us some games already im getting impatient.
i really do see these kind of things as steps forward in the gaming industry but im curious to see the GAMES

edit* care to ellaborate on disagree? all i want to see are the games for it as im sure you are too

Microsoft Xbox 3605215d ago (Edited 5215d ago )

Gaming doesn't have a place for Natal. Controlling the volume for your TV, maybe.

kewlkat0075215d ago

That's pretty much what it's about. Same as it was for Nintendo which is why everyone is jumping on the bandwagon.

THERE IS A MARKET FOR EVERYTHING THESE DAYS.

Looking at how manyy Wii's have been sold, if I was a competitor or company vieing for position in this industry,F#$k it, I want a peice of that pie as well.

That's why any company enters a Market/Industry. There is money to be made, regardless of the product or what someoneelse(that is not really being targeted for this product) may think.

Everyone lauched at the Wii, man if I could only go back in time. 60 Million sales later business learn and adapt very quick ot the competition.

bruddahmanmatt5215d ago

Well there you have it. This explains why most xbox 360 games are complete crap. Apparently Microsoft thinks that games have nothing to do with entertainment. Coming out and announcing that your supposedly Godly gaming peripheral will also end up being the ultimate tool for entertainment is a little suspect. MS has realized that folks will get bored with Chuck Norris roundhouse kicks and Ryu Hadouken motions in their living rooms and now they're trying to broaden the appeal of the device by not limiting it to a single form of entertainment (gaming) so that folks don't shy away from another potential Wii (i.e. buy it for the hype and then shelve it within a year) purchase.

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we won5215d ago (Edited 5215d ago )

Are you a little kid? You act like you have issues.

EDIT @Below
You troll, can't get enough just like a kid. If Natal is fail! and it sucks! why do you guys track Natal news trying to make it look bad, when ever you can? Because like kids, You are masking and deflecting your true feeling which in this case is fear, frustration, envy Sony will not have the attention and in some cases all out nut case malice.

STFU Nasim/Shmee/Antan/baum/saaking

baum5215d ago

lol @ "we won" telling someone else that they "have issues".

Mirrors are cheap, go buy one.

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JonTheGod9h ago

Why are the Katamari games not on the list??

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It's A Crime That There's No Sleeping Dogs 2 Yet

Huzaifah from eXputer: "Sleeping Dogs from the early 2010s is one of the best open-world games out there but in dire need of a resurgence."

LG_Fox_Brazil3d ago

I agree, I consider the first one a cult classic already

isarai3d ago

You say "yet" as if it's even possible anymore. United Front Games is gone, along with anyone that made this game what it is

CrimsonWing692d ago

That’s what happens when games sell poorly. And I’ve seen people wonder why people cry when a game sells badly… this is your answer.

solideagle2d ago

Majority of the time it's true but if a company/publisher is big (in terms of money), they can take a hit or 2. e.g. I am not worried about Rebirth sales as Square will make Remake 3 anyway but if FF 17 doesn't sell then Square might need to look for alternative. <-- my humble opinion

Abnor_Mal2d ago

Doesn’t Microsoft own the IP now since they acquired Activision?

DaReapa2d ago

No. Square Enix owns the IP.

Abnor_Mal2d ago

Oh okay, Activision owned True Crime, but when that didn’t sell as intended it was canceled. Six months later Square Enix bought the rights and changed the title to Sleeping Dogs.*

*As per Wikipedia

boing12d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Sleeping Dogs was a sleeper hit back then. It was fantastic. It actually still is. Would love a sequel to this, or at least a revive of True Crime series.

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Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle-earth II was an intriguing and unique RTS title, that sadly suffered in its console port.

dadavis19923d ago

Was just thinking about this game and wishing I had a way to revisit it. The way EA scrubs these titles from existence once their licensing runs out is horrid.

Michiel19892d ago

there is a client made by modders and it also works online.

kevco332d ago

Indeed. The game can still be played online on PC.

Xbox 360 players, though? Bang outta luck.