Jun 2 2009XBox's Project Natal: You ARE The Controller

Wowzers

Pedo-bear the inventor.

didnt sony already do this and call it the "EYE TOY"

just wonderin

Looks pretty cool, I'd definitely try it out

Are they switchin the name to The Nintendo Get-Off-Your-Lazy-Ass-And-Do-Something-Fatty?

Amazing! She can see her reflection in the TV!!!!

I can see my reflection in the TV too, when it's off.

I just can't see my reflection in mirrors. Or go out in sunlight.

And no I don't sparkle.

i sparkle

FIRST!

Cool idea, horrible video.

Cmon, like a girl would even have an Xbox avatar, never mind know how to turn the damn thing on.

My first idea for a game is for the narcissistic exhibitionist called "Spankin' Bacon"

Discuss.

LOL @5.
Why is it steadely becoming un-cool to hold a controller and sit and do nothing while you play video games? Can't I sit my fat ass down and play a normal game now a days lol?!? When I get done with a hard day at work, that last thing I want to do is jump around like a drunken circus monkey to play my games!! Does look cool though lol! I will try it.

FINALLY!!!

WELCOME TO THE APOCALYPSE!!!

@3 its more like x-box took Sony's eye toy, and Nintendo's TV mounted mic. Duct taped them together and polished it up.

It might be fun but what about FPSs like halo?

Sounds a little silly.

chuck norris doesn't do push ups, he pushed the earth down.

anyway, this thing would be good for machinima

this is an interesting idea...thanks wii...but the video is awful! it looks like a cheesy commercial from the 90's with updated technology. also i wonder when a release day would be for something like this? 2020?

the 360 already has a camera, and it sucks. As to playing games with a camera, that sucks too. I like playing games while sitting on my butt, using a controller. I hate games that require some stupid gimmick to control it. Like the DS requiring you to use the touch screen for character movement when the D-pad is right there... Why? Why must every game be based on gimmicks now?

Oh, because it appeals to the lowest common denominator, and that's how you sell...

kinda reminds me of HAL 9000

I think I speak for the GW when I say... they need to license Turok so we can have realistic sexual relations with a T-Rex.*

*T-Rex sex doll sold separately.

if they manage to pull this off, them it'll be awesome. that skating game looked pretty cool. but there was that other box at the end, it looked like an extra box you'd have to buy. it better not be too pricey, or it'll be hd-dvd all over again.

I watched this on Xbox Live earlier and thought then il definitely end up kicking my TV half way across the room. I hope not though. Should be good for any games with hand to hand combat. And should be awesome with Left for dead 2!!!

God I can't wait to play this high.

It seems like the Minority Report thing, withouth the precogs, the pool globe & the holoscreen...

IF YOU BEAT YOUR WIFE OR KIDS IN FRONT OF IT WOULD YOU WIN AT STREETFIGHTER 4?

It did more then even possible. So this is FAKE!
Like the reflection wtf was that? The camera can't film 90 degree that is impossible.

25 made me lol.

@6 you don't sparkle?! Damn it, that means I'm not high! Where's my crack?! *looks around* I'm out......can I just throw some glitter on you and say I'm high? Then we can go about our ways and I can get high later.

@9.....I can kick your ass at any game on Xbox.....Bite me!

WATCH OUT!!!!

bethy's an "ass kicker".

lol, she was outsmarted by a machine...at least the videogames will pick off the weak ones so our armies will have the sense to kill, not stall

yea, and i too can film a commercial where the actors have already watched what has happened in the video game, and perform it at the same time under the guise of "video recognition"
suck on that bitches!

It's not like the eye toy.
The eye toy was a rip-off Dreameye if thats the implication.
The eye works in 2d and colour changes Natal senses 3d so it includes depth and doesn't rely on colour changes so not limited that way

This is obviously a niche product aimed at pulling in the lucrative market Nintendo has been able to appeal to for the past 2 or 3 years. Don't expect this to technology be implemented in Halo any time soon, if ever. It's clearly only going to be available for certain kind of titles and for the menu interface.

Should be fun, but I'm really skeptical about the vocal recognition and the "conversation" with an avatar. That seems like hype and it seems pretty doomed. As it stands, the character only has a list of pre-programmed things to say, so I can't imagine there would be much flexibility. Plus, in case you didn't recognize him, that was Peter Molyneaux, and he has a tendency to hype sliced bread as if it was the solution to world hunger and the conflict in the Middle East.

@34:
I thought that looked like Molyneaux. And you're right. He will talk about inventing the sky but when it rolls out it's basically a painted umbrella or something.

@ 34

You ARE Peter Molyneaux! Nice try but we are not fooled.....or amused.

sorry Microsoft, but PS3's new motion controller is far better than this...

Product vision: actual features and functionality may vary.

I understand voice recognition, but the annoyin guy inside the tv repeating the phrase?, and with gestures?

This is a good idea, but like always, it will end up screwed ; _ ;

when a good game comes out call me.

This will be a fail absed ont he fact that women will never be able to use an XBOX.

@40

This will be a fail based on the fact that women will never be able to use any technological device

Fix'd ; )

DO WANT!

boy are they optimistic

Don't know about you, but I buy video games so sit on a couch and do as little movement as I can

This is going to become a huge success like Sony's Eye Toy!

Nintendo's answer to this:

WE HAVE WII SPORTS!!!!

What is up with all the haters?

1-to-1 motion control without the controller sounds amazing. If they can pull it off then this is going to be the future of gaming and will open a door to much more. Wouldn't you rather play a game that made you feel like you were the actual character in the game, controlling not through button presses but through actions. Right now the only downside there is for this is for the lazy gamers who would rather exercise their thumbs playing games instead of becoming part of the game.

If it works.

FAKE!

Seriously, comment 47 and I'm the first to say it. You people are slacking. For shame!

Says no to crack, but yes to sweet sweet powder. Mmmmm numb

XBox announced Project Natal at E3 yesterday and, hooray. Basically it's a video camera capable of full-body tracking so that you can punch and kick and break your television to your heart's content. This is a video of the possibilities. Also, there's another video after the jump that introduces Milo, which appears to be some kind of pedo-program that makes it easier to troll the interweb for 12-year old boys. Because, let's face it, AOL chatrooms are beat, yo.

Hit the jump for the other video that made no sense and not just because I stopped paying attention and went to heat my burrito (ladies?) after thirty seconds.
Thanks to Julian, Brian and Marc, who all prefer a regular controller.

@47

Agreed. I love my button mashers, but this seems way cooler. I wonder how this would work for Ninja Gaiden.

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Damn nazis took the 1st vid down.

I think it's a reinvention.It looks cool though.

Call me old-fashioned, but I don't like to be jumping around and whiffing air with my legs and arms when I'm playing video games. If I wanted to exercise, I'd have sex or you know... exercise normally, like I already do 5 days a week. I hate the wii too.

It might be worth it just to hear about the injuries of people overextending their knees and tearing ligaments trying to kick and punch AIR.

*Gets pumped for the kickboxing game that's sure to follow"

"Jab, cross, AXE KICK. Didn't see that one comin, didja bitch?"

*Looks around and realizes he's been talking to a game for and hour and a half*

*Hangs his head in shame*

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oACt9R9z37U

working link above

If you're looking forward to Project Natal, be sure to check out http://www.project-natal.com for all the latest news and info.

But,

How acceleration is controlled by this little girl ? She turns the wheel, she shifts gears, but gas ? Breaks ?

I wonder if people would stop playing video games du to hyper-extenuation... the third times you run on a wall while playing prince of persia and you're out.

first of all, remember xbox has girls night on certain wednesdays, project natal is totally different from the eye toy since natal will recognize 3D body movement unlike the eye toy whihc only recognizes 2D movement of the user, secondly, as soon as you walk into the room and in front of the xbox camera, you will automaticaly be signed into your profile and turn your system on, seeing as how it will recognize individually 5 different voices which can be in the same room all at once.

pretty neat oh if you look more into project natal.
:)

sony's new camera also being released this year will also be something more of another eye toy.
just a piece of crapola.