Shame it doesn't support older games, but this is still awesome.

How about they pack a wireless adapter and blue ray drive??? Sell the netal as an extra. I am sure people would be happy to pay 50 extra bucks for the drive and wifi.

And costs will only go up 200%!

No I wouldnt be willing to pay an extra 50 since i am living without them perfectly fine.

And i really am too sure that MS will force anyone to buy Natal included 360s cause they will have to higher the price automatically even for those not interested nd they wouldnt make such stupid move. I know ill be getting Natal but that doesnt mean its for everyone.

I cant wait for Natal in action though and see some great inovating explusives made for Natal and only that will take fully advantage of the hardware. That will be rather interesting

Price is all that matters. The game machine doesn't need Blu-Ray.

wow, is this 100% confirmed? Why don't PC's adopt to motion sensor tech or 'eye toy' tech. Thay can easily handles these type of games especially with superior computing power, CPUs, GPU's and memory....

First off how would it support old games? You'd have to somehow add that code in via a DLC and it would take a good deal to pull that off.

Second that should read that it will "... be compatible with every xbox sold yesterday, today and tomorrow"

Finally, Raving Rabbids can be ported to Xbox!

RROD will save the day! I bet it was planned feature for the XBOX 360 and not some manufacturing malfunction.

Well, it seem that it does need because they are starting to ship games on 3 DVDs already! Do you really want to swap DVDs?

If I remember correctly Microsoft said that Natal will be treated like a new console release, and with every new console release a company is bound to lose money on the hardware, excluding the Wii. Microsoft bundling Natal with every console makese sense to me, even at a loss, because they will make the money back selling the games it supports. I will gladly pay $50-$100 for a natal add-on as long as the games are actually FUN.

How many games have you seen that need DVD swapping on the 360? Forza 3 is 2 DL DVDs and yet it only needs a 2,7 or somethign GB instalation. PS3 has BR AND HD with all it's consoles and yet it requires installation from most of its games, So enlighten me where along the lines Sony was correct about the neccesity of BR in GAMING thathasnt ben able to evolve normally? ( No movie related cause we are talking about gaming ) . So all I know is a few guys around that believed Sony and waiting for the PS3, paid too much to have a motorstorm for more than a year as a playable exclusive and after 23 years they finally got Uncharted thats the only exclusive that Id like to play ONLY the campain from it due to the fact I have way better needs about my online time. So fo all I care BR not only is no needed but also a bunch of ppl that got screwed. tyvm but I believe we will survive without BR for te time being in the console. It's not just me talking. Its facts.

actrually for teh samereason that , i think this thing for 360 is a bad idea, US pc gamers don';t care for "new" stupid gimicky ( not to forget trendy) ways to control our games , MOst pC gamers and indeed part of teh hard core crowd adn we prefer our classic controls ,( ie: mouse and key board). every pc gamer like me that own a xbox will probably doge this jun k ( which i fully intend to) Sure the idea sounds cool but at teh end of teh day us hard core gamers just want to sit back relax and play our games the old tried and true ways we don't need new control toys, jsut new and good games.

dunny i dont recall any game being on three dvds what game takes three dvds ???? sderiously anme teh tittle , , i know collector's ed of RE 5 had a bonus disk but this was all extras the whole game only filled 2/3 rds of one dvd

oh for f---s sake , tom's , when you gonna add a edit button , geezus it's 2009 already give us a spell check or an edit button PLEASE !!!!!


sorry for teh typo mess up above guys my brain is gone right now been workign in 3ds max all day and i'm tired

Might I suggest you use firefox then? it has a spell checker built in

Too little too late. But if they like losing money adding unnecessary peripherals, then so be it. Makes me wonder how much it would cost separate and how cheap it really is if Microsoft has that little confidence in the product that they don't think people would buy it separate. How about lowering the price of the system instead, or better yet, including something useful like Wifi or free online? I bet it will include some mini-game disc too. I think Natal is going to be a joke, and at best a humorous distraction.

It seems to me the big boys are just trying different things to boost revenue. It's the same old story.

Yep, and one more very important thing.

Microsoft officially confirmed, Natal will be fully compatible with current XBox 360 consoles:

http://prnatal.com/blog/?p=103

If true, this could be the best news yet.

My theory: A pack-in of Natal will replace a price drop. The only question I have is will the Natal be free for current Xbox 360 owners...

The convicted monopolist who was let off by the FEDS after MS agreed to cooperate with them on future development of their crap. They now want to stick a camera in your house, whats wrong that picture. I don't trust any big entity, corruption always sets in and I certainly don't trust MS or the idiots we have in DC right now.

@ demonhorde665
"actrually for teh samereason that , i think this thing for 360 is a bad idea, US pc gamers don';t care for "new" stupid gimicky ( not to forget trendy) ways to control our games , MOst pC gamers and indeed part of teh hard core crowd adn we prefer our classic controls ,( ie: mouse and key board). every pc gamer like me that own a xbox will probably doge this jun k ( which i fully intend to) Sure the idea sounds cool but at teh end of teh day us hard core gamers just want to sit back relax and play our games the old tried and true ways we don't need new control toys, jsut new and good games."

Right on, Ditto Dude

Of course it will be include with every console... but at what cost?

As to the question of what game comes on 3 DVD's, the only one I know of is Blue Dragon.

Not me...
I prefer to use corded (more reliable), and I don't give a flying damn about bluray (for movies atleast... though I have two games which are 3 discs each).

Give me natal!

Demon you don't speak for the rest of us. So don't try to.

This might just be a gimmicky thing. Time will tell about that. It might just end up being for those casual things like the wii crap. But it has a lot of potential for even us "hardcore" *quoted cause theres nothing hardcore about gaming* gamers. But that will be up to the game makers as they ultimately decide on what it will become.

LOL,

LOL, let the xbox fanboy speak

The excuse that the PS3 doesn't have great exclusives is rubbish. May I say that the only exclusive worthy on the 360 is Gears Of War

Metal Gear Solid 4 is approx 33GB i believe, if this is right how many DVDs do you think 'Metal Gear Solid: Rising' is going to need? you probaably need your calculator for this one Manos i bet audio data will be compressed for the 360 version ie. inferrior

heh, so now it will be more expensive than the ps3? does that mean every body is going to complain that the xbox is too expensive like they did with the ps3? even though it's because it comes with more stuff??

if this gen has taught us anything its that people would rather pay less for less, than more for more.

most idiots just look at the initial price tag and thats it.

Dont forget the 4 Disc Lost Odyssey

MS doesnt want you to know they will be packing Natal in consoles next year for fears that people won't buy a console now.

looks like MS found a way to drive the price of the xbox up to 400 bucks again.