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Project Natal put to the test…by famous people!
That VideoGame Blog —
Last week, Microsoft proudly announced their entry into the motion control race with Project Natal. A trailer for the curiously titled technology was shown, in addition to a live demo on stage. Hats off to Microsoft for showing the tech in action, but honestly, it’s hard for me to put faith in a product when my only ...
Even famous people look goofy playing Natal
Destructoid —
Who are you going to trust when it comes down to your opinion on Microsoft's Natal? The small and lucky group of expert journalists who got the chance to demo the camera or famous people who have nothing to do with gaming? Why the latter of course! Microsoft knows this all too well and thus in between showing the tech off to people that matter they demonstrated it to the stars... or at least the moderately well known. Felicia Day, Paul Rodriguez, Sugar Ray Leonard, Eric Dickerson and Willie Gault all got to look like really silly people and test Natal out. Considering they didn't test out the "checking out the bottom of an ...
Microsoft Says Natal Will Work with "All Ethnicities"
Kombo.com —
[image] Yesterday brought about a rumor that Microsoft's Project Natal seemingly had some difficulty picking up the movements of one N'Gai Croal, who attempted to use the device at E3. Concerns were aired that this was a result of the reporter's darker skin-tone, though there were also some suspicions that perhaps his dreads were responsible. In response to this, some users of NeoGAF claimed that the melanin in darker skin could interfere with near-infrared spectroscopy, which it seems Natal uses. Nonetheless, Microsoft has responded to the rumors by saying Natal will "obviously work with people of all shapes and ethnicities at launch." "Last week at E3, we gave ...
Microsoft: Project Natal 'obviously' works with people of all ethnicities
Joystiq —
After Bitmob reported that Microsoft's Project Natal had difficulty picking up game consultant N'Gai Croal's movements, an IGN forum user claimed that the issue was related to Croal's skin color, citing a journal article about "near-infrared spectroscopy," which he claims Natal uses. Of course, the article is about detecting the delivery of oxygen to tissue via blood, and we rather hope Project Natal doesn't need to be that granular. In any case, the IGN poster actually admitted to being sensationalist a few posts down, but not before the whole Internet was up in arms. Microsoft was compelled to ...
Natal less than $50?
Bruce On Games —
Interesting this. Michael Pachter reckons that the Microsoft Natal add on for Xbox 360 will retail at under $50. You can see how this might be not far from what happens:
The cheaper it is the more they will sell, this is called price elasticity of demand. Microsoft need to sell lots to get the installed base over critical mass. Really they need every 360 owner to buy a Natal.
They have to take on Wii in the living rooms of the world and Wii comes with a gesture interface as standard. So 360+Natal needs to be price competitive with Wii.
They can easily sell Natal ...
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