Speaking on this week's Bonus Round from Gametrailers, Michael Pachter revealed what he realistically believes the price will be for Natal.
The landscape in which we navigate our gaming consoles is changing. Whether it's to gain a more casual audience or provide more options, it's definitely clear that the level of innovation is non-stop with the current generation of consoles. So what does that mean for you? What will Sony do to keep up with the growing emphasis on console customization? What features will Microsoft's new integrated Xbox 360 have? What game-changing peripheral will Nintendo introduce next? The Bonus Round aims to find out. Also, we put your user questions on the line!
The most notable reveal would perhaps by the requirements of the Xbox 360 console itself. While Microsoft has insisted since the original unveiling of Kinect at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in 2009, then known as Project NATAL, that the device would be compatible with all Xbox 360 consoles, the revelation of a dedicated port included on the newly redesigned Xbox 360 model has sparked rumours of incompatibility, which were quickly debunked.
odd, i was led to believe it lacked an internal processor and so also needed a core to itself, if not 1-2 processing threads.
So pretty much the same spec as the PS Eye, although I thought the eye went up to 120 Hertz...
"Tracks up to 6 people, including 2 active players"
I think now its official that just 2 ppl can play at the same time.
Xbox Evolved:
"Microsoft is holding no breaks in making sure the general public knows all about Kinect. What cooler spot to also show it than with Jimmy Fallon? "
although i usually watch fallon. i'll have to catch an internet clip of it later.
was pretty funny. same demos they showed at E3 though. Nothing new. But they sure are marketing it quick.
wow first that girl's co-worker hosts the Kinect event and now she's her playing it. I see the audience Microsoft is definitely going after with Bieber, Cosgrove and McCurdy - teenage pop audiences.
Meodia writes, "So about a year ago when Project Natal was first starting off, many Xbox 360 and even other gamers were worried about the future of their console. A local shovelware dumping ground didn't sound quite appealing and Natal looked like it would serve extra servings of it. But Microsoft reassured us, holding our hands and telling us that everything would be alright. Since then, nothing has changed. After that "conference" at E3, we were shown nothing but how to please little girls."
It's funny because after the Microsoft conference, we actually saw some. In fact, I'm surprised that they showed off the shovelware they did, and then an hour later Sonic Freedom Riders and Child of Eden were shown off and completely destroyed what Microsoft displayed.
gotta agree, MS is exactly like nintendo 2 years ago. hey, what ever happened to that dumb ass vitality sensor.
That cheap!? Now if that happens to be the case I think that would be a real surprise to everyone as people are expecting Natal to be like maybe $150 and up. I'll definitely buy one at that price.
No hopes though...its just Michael Pachter, the "physic"
like he never wrong lol
charging $200 for a fckin add-on is unrealistic, it's almost like buying a new console O_O a $100 price point is reasonable imo
MS seems pretty aggresive in its strategy to peneterate the motion sensetive gaming market and a low price along with strong software support is the only way it can do that. Plus with 199 Xbox360 it has shown that it does understand the price power (Unlike stupid Sony... !$250 for PSP Go!? Yeah, it will be 599 PS3 all over again for them).
i estimate about $60 with about 3-4 party games built in on a disk