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How Project Natal Is Being Made

Some Microsoft people talk about that newfangled camera thing they're working on.

Jan. 7 2010

Posted by: Brad

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im still hopeful

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If this really works it'll be great

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sunglasses indoors, f that guy is cool.

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If this works, Sony's ice cream dildo is going to be laughably dumb. 

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@MAN_FLANNEL: Knew I couldn't be the only one who thought it looked like a dildo.
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That guy with the sunglasses on looks like a moron.

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Yaaaaaa check out that hot Asian chick. Woo!

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YOU are the controller, the controller is YOU

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Edited By OllyOxenFree

Kudo Tsunada's eyes are sensitive to light so he has to wear the sunglasses under certain conditions.
 
At least that's what I've read.

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Wow, there are quite a few PhD's working on this.
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Edited By rinkalicous

I was disappointed with the lack of Peter M... then he appeared and all was good. 
 
Also, what's up the the 360's hat when the woman is messing with the fish pond?

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video brakes at the end for me

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@OllyOxenFree: no its because he has no eyes.
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Will we be seeing actual Project Natal games being announced/released this year? Not just mini games, I mean first party or even third party support. i would love to see a Heavy Rain type of game using this.

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i'll believe it when i actually get to use it myself, i hope it works though!

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Anyone else think of the Ice Truck Killer when they saw the preview image?

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The video was alright until PETER MOLYNEUX CAME ON OH GOD MY EYES AGAGWHWH

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I want to know a couple things 1 when will their be manhunt using this and 2 what is giantbomb going to do with this cause i bet some weird crap.

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I can see Project Natal successfully pairing up with boxing game franchises like Fight Night or Knockout Kings, this would revolutionize how we play boxing games.

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Holy shit I can pantomime putting on a car tire. Revolutionary

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Edited By AURON570

the video freezes at 2:25 or so for me, but the audio keeps going.

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Video hangs at the end. Audio keeps on playing..

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@Rinkalicous said:
" I was disappointed with the lack of Peter M... then he appeared and all was good.  Also, what's up the the 360's hat when the woman is messing with the fish pond? "
A 800 gb harddrive? 
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@Aeterna said:
" Video hangs at the end. Audio keeps on playing.. "
@AURON570 said:
" the video freezes at 2:25 or so for me, but the audio keeps going. "
Same.
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Video freezes towards the end. I stil got to see Kudo though. Wahoo.
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@Grim_Reaper

said:

"I can see Project Natal successfully pairing up with boxing game franchises like Fight Night or Knockout Kings, this would revolutionize how we play boxing games. "


I think that's about it. Probably a Just Dance/Singstar combined game also - like, Pop Star (hey, that's why I don't name games) where you have to dance/sing at the same time. 
 
Boxing could be really fun. 
 
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@Rinkalicous said:
" I was disappointed with the lack of Peter M... then he appeared and all was good.  Also, what's up the the 360's hat when the woman is messing with the fish pond? "
It's nice of him to be there... and ultimately single-handedly guarantee it's unerring failure.
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@Rinkalicous said:
" I was disappointed with the lack of Peter M... then he appeared and all was good.  Also, what's up the the 360's hat when the woman is messing with the fish pond? "
Its a Dev Kit addon for the 360. I believe its for hardware debugging and performance monitoring. Its not just a bigger hard drive.
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I kinda want this.

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Now honestly I have to say that Natal isn't the biggest thing to happen for me in gaming this year but at the same time I am really interrested in it and how games will use it. 
If it will be under $100 like the rumors say then I will buy it but if it crosses that line whit much I have to see what and how it is used. And since MS aren't stupid I believe they know it cant cost over $100 since they want it in every home and to bring in more ppl. 

Still, Mass Effect 2, Crackdown 2, Alan Wake, Fable 3, Splinter Cell: Conviction and Halo Reach are higher on my list then Natal when it comes to the 360. And looking at those games, I have to say that they have an amazing line up for this year.

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Dear Kudo, 
 
YOU LOOK LIKE A FUCKING DOUCHEBAG.

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That guy has a PHD so he must know what he is talking about.

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The sad thing is that idiotic casuals are going to buy into this.

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Kudo's too cool for school.

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seems like the kind of thing that could be amazing or really really bad. 
 
 
maybe when MS actually demos the thing with actual games we will find out
 
 
god damn it nintendo.  LOOK WHAT YOU HAVE DONE!!!!

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im lazy, all I want is my controler.

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By God, does that guy ever take his sunglasses out?

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@Snail said:
" By God, does that guy ever take his sunglasses out? "
He has an eye problem that forces him to wear those.
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Wow look at the cool kids shitting on this like all cool kids tend to do. I would like to have their time machine so I can use natal to form my own opinion. As for me I will just wait for it to come out because if it delivers on its promises then it will a huge success but I'm still skeptical.
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@FluxWaveZ said:
" @Snail said:
" By God, does that guy ever take his sunglasses out? "
He has an eye problem that forces him to wear those. "
Now I feel like an idiot.
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@Psynapse said:
" @Rinkalicous said:
" I was disappointed with the lack of Peter M... then he appeared and all was good.  Also, what's up the the 360's hat when the woman is messing with the fish pond? "
Its a Dev Kit addon for the 360. I believe its for hardware debugging and performance monitoring. Its not just a bigger hard drive. "
It would be sweet if it was a bigger HDD just for shits and giggles. It would be that big and contain up to 50 terabytes.
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@Psynapse said:
" @Rinkalicous said:
" I was disappointed with the lack of Peter M... then he appeared and all was good.  Also, what's up the the 360's hat when the woman is messing with the fish pond? "
Its a Dev Kit addon for the 360. I believe its for hardware debugging and performance monitoring. Its not just a bigger hard drive. "
It would be sweet if it was a bigger HDD just for shits and giggles. It would be that big and contain up to 50 terabytes.
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I wonder if this were to take off then would games become less violent? Pressing a button to play something like hitman is not very jarring but if it was "now make a strangling gesture to use the piano wire!" That might not be so great...

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For gaming... Natal is a bad idea. As a technology it's awesome.

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Anyone else's video freeze at 2:25 but the audio keeps going? Probably just be but never happened to me before....

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It's obvious why they're attempting to implement this kind of crap but it's not for me. I don't want to flap around or use my voice, nor "connect" with lame video-game characters.
 
We have Nintendo, Activision and idiot children to blame for the horrible direction gaming is going in!

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yawn, just give me a controller with buttons. that is how I like to play games.

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If I wanted to interact with the people around me I wouldn't be playing a video game!

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I still couldn't give a fuck. Maybe the next trailer might change that. Maybe not.

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in soviet russia controller is you!