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Rumor: Xbox Natal is Actually Microsoft's Next Console
Rumor: Xbox Natal is Actually Microsoft's Next Console
Earlier this week gaming blog Kotaku quoted Microsoft's Shane Kim as saying that the launch of Natal, Microsoft's new controller-free motion control technology, would be as big as the launch of a console. Not surprising. ...
News: Microsoft sources play down reports of new Xbox in 2010
eurogamer.net — "No new console necessary" for Natal. Sources close to Microsoft have downplayed 1UP's report that a new... Xbox console will launch in autumn 2010. Aaron Greenberg, director of product management, told Eurogamer: "I think part of the ... (more) News: Microsoft sources play down reports of new Xbox in ...
Natal Launch Will Be As Big As 360's [E3 2009]
Natal Launch Will Be As Big As 360's [E3 2009]
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 ... (more) Natal Launch Will Be As Big As 360's [E3 2009]
Rumor New Xbox Console in 2010 We Tell You the Truth
news.teamxbox.com — A report claims Microsoft is launching a new Xbox console next year that features overclocked Xbox 360... hardware and builtin Project Natal technology. We tell you the truth. (more) Rumor New Xbox Console in 2010 We Tell You the Truth
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Project Natal a console launch in and of itself?
That VideoGame Blog — ... You guys ready for a crazy rumour? The fellas over at 1UP chatted up what can be expected of Project Natal when it (possibly) launches sometime next year and word has it that it won’t just be any old peripheral release. No sir! Natal may in fact be a relaunching of the Xbox 360 itself, with a new title (they suggest Xbox Natal, I suggest Xbox Please Don’t Do This). There’s a chance the relaunched console will not only come with the camera but also incorporate slight hardware upgrades to allow developers to take ...

New Xbox To Launch In 2010? [Rumor]
Kotaku — ... I like the idea of two 360 consoles, especially two with varying hardware configurations; what's to stop developers from optimising for the more powerful unit and leaving owners of the older 360 with a sloppy, sub-standard product? Hopefully that's not a problem, and if true, the "new" console is just a rebranded, repackaged 360. First impressions, fresh start and all that. We've contacted Microsoft for comment, and will let you know if/when they get back to us. Rumor: Xbox Natal is Actually Microsoft's Next Console [1UP] ...

Rumor: Natal to launch with new Microsoft system
Destructoid — ... So Natal is a big deal, or it hopefully will be for Microsoft's sake. But I bet you didn't think it could become an even bigger deal, did you? How big a deal? How about new console big. Rumor now has it that Natal won't just be an add on for the 360, but will launch with an entirely new Microsoft console as well. Yea, not a new SKU of the 360, a new console with new features and a new name. ...

Rumor: Natal Bringing New Xbox Along For The Ride
GayGamer.net — ... all they have to say, so take it with a grain or a heaping tablespoon of salt. Personally, I'll be cautiously optimistic about the idea: in a lot of ways, Natal feels like next-generation idea, in that even Microsoft is not quite ready for it. I mean I'm sure having pretend kickballs smack your fake head is awesome, but it's not selling me on the concept yet. If new hardware will help sell the idea of real motion controlled gaming, I'm up for it. Xbox Natal is actually Microsoft's next console [1Up]

Rumor: Project Natal Part of New Xbox Console
Ripten Video Game Blog — ... We’ve all heard of the upcoming addition to the Xbox 360 that was announced at E3, Project Natal, that will be adding motion control without an actual controller. Well, 1UP.com is reporting that Microsoft’s Project Natal will actually be a new console launch, due Fall 2010. Yes sir, a brand new Xbox console is coming out! ...

[RUMOR] A beefed-up 360 released with Natal?
Evil Avatar - News Items — ... According to 1up, Microsoft might be releasing a new Xbox and Natal at the same time. Quote: On this week's Listen Up podcast we discussed Natal, and David Ellis and I talked about what we've been hearing ...

Rumor: New Xbox in 2010
Oklahoma City Console Game Examiner — ... reported that the launch of Project Natal next year will be as big as a console launch. Well, 1up is saying, based on an interview with Microsoft, that it will be as big as a console launch because Project Natal will be part of a new console for Microsoft. Supposedly it won't be an outright new system, rather a more powerful, faster Xbox 360. Two issues that might concern gamers is Project Natal was said to work with your existing Xbox, so Natal being a system in itself would go against that statement. Secondly, all these gamers who have recently purchased an Elite, for a ...

Is Natal actually the next-generation Xbox?
TechRadar: Gaming news — ... That's the claim being made by the hardcore gamers at 1up.com, who say Natal will, in reality, be the new brand for the Xbox when it launches next year. ...

New Xbox Coming Fall 2010?
Edge Online - Interactive Entertainment Today — Microsoft is reportedly planning to release a new Xbox console packaged with Project Natal in autumn 2010. 1UP suggests that the new console will be a slight upgrade of the Xbox 360, featuring similar hardware but able to support better looking and performing games, in addition to current Xbox 360 titles. Said to be targeted at a mainstream audience, it will be repackaged, rebranded and come with ...

Rumor: Natal is Actually Next Xbox
The Escapist : Latest News — If Microsoft is treating the launch of Project Natal like the launch of a new console, that's because it actually is the launch of a new console - at least, that's what some speculative rumors are saying. Ah, yes. It wouldn't be a new technology reveal without the requisite flood of rumors surrounding said new technology. In this case, we're getting a report via 1UP about Microsoft's new, much-hyped Project Natal. Last week, Microsoft strategist Shane Kim said that the software giant was treating the release of Natal ...

New Xbox Console Coming Fall 2010?
G4 TV - TheFeed — ... Is Microsoft releasing a new console next year? That's the word according to 1Up's Sam Kennedy (Mister Kennedy!!!). According to his sources, not only will Project Natal will be released as an add-on for the Xbox 360, it will also be an integral part of a new Xbox system. ...

No New Xbox Next Year
BeefJack — ... Following a report that Microsoft are planning on releasing a new console as early as next year, said report is now being shown as false. The hardware will not be an updated console, but is more likely to be an Xbox 360 that packs the forth coming Project Natal motion and speech recognition camera in with it. The next Xbox probably wont launch until stereoscopic 3D TV’s are common place, so it can take advantage of the new technology. Source: ...

Here comes the Microsoft Xbox 3 / Xbox 720
Bruce On Games — ... Currently the rumour machine is going for the first option and Microsoft aren’t denying it. Which would put the new machine in your local shop in 18 months time. Start saving. ...

Rumor: Upgraded Xbox Console In Works For Natal Launch
GameLife — ... 1up.com editor-in-chief Sam Kennedy wrote on Friday that while Natal will work with the Xbox 360, it’ll also be a key part of the launch of a new box, one that 1up speculates will be an incremental, iterative upgrade over the current model, not an entirely new piece of hardware. ...

Steve Ballmer confirms Natal Xbox 360 for 2010
TechRadar: Gaming news — ... Aaron Greenberg said, "we're not going to be launching a new console any time soon," he did admit that acknowledging was looking at a Natal equipped Xbox 360 console, telling them: "Yes, we have looked at that, but we haven't announced any details for something like that." 1-Up confirms the reports noting that Ballmer's recent "allusions to the details that suggest this is the Xbox Natal that we reported on late last week." You can see that earlier report over on 1-Up for all the details. ...

Slow As Sunday- The new Xbox 360?
Gaming Nexus — ... the basic, middle, and advanced pricing ring that has been established by Microsoft. While this move makes sense, after all the most basic improvement that could be made would be a hard drive memory increase, I'm sure that many speculators thought (myself included) that the next Xbox 360 would have something to do with Project Natal. Whether or not this "Super Elite" is supposed to be the next Xbox 360, one that is Natal compatible, that David Ellis suppousedly let slip out during a press conference this year, or just a move by Microsoft to make some money by ...

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