360.kombo.com - 6/16/2009
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It was just last week when Microsoft was quoted as saying that the launch of Project Natal would be as big as that of a console. And this week, a rumor comes our way courtesy of 1UP that may just explain why that is.
"Not surprising," they say of the line fed to Kotaku previously. "That's because Natal is going to be a new console."
eurogamer.net - 6/16/2009
kotaku.com - 6/11/2009
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kotaku.com —
On that day in the future when Microsoft
launches its E3-darling Project Nata l no-touch control system,...
it will feel like a console launch, a company exec told Kotaku. Forget the launch of previous gaming cameras and mics like the PlayStation Eye ...
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Natal Launch Will Be As Big As 360's [E3 2009]
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