Microsoft's Project Natal to Cost $149
As E3 draws nearer, more details about Project Natal are surfacing.
Microsoft's Project Natal was announced way back in June of 2009, at E3. Though we know there'll be a Fall launch, we know very little else about the product other than the dribs and drabs of information that have leaked out over the months. Today we have a potential price, which puts the motion sensing peripheral at $149.
A "trusted source" over at Edge-Online says Microsoft's Project Natal will launch late in October, something that matches other reports we've heard several times this year. Edge's source claims the device is pencilled in for an October 26 release. The source also offered pricing for the device.
At nearly $150 the cost is quite high. Microsoft is said to be offering a Natal bundle for $299, which will include an Xbox 360 Arcade, but whatever you decide, it's going to be pricey. Prices outside the U.S. will be based on a number of factors, including exchange rates, but right now, it looks like the peripheral will cost more than £100/€100.
The source also reiterated previous reports that Microsoft will rename the device before it goes on sale with the proper name being revealed next month at E3. Redmond's sales expectations are said to be high, too, so expect a lot of titles aimed at the casual or non-traditional gamer.
"Microsoft expects to sell millions and millions of Natal units in its first year on the market so you can expect the software launch line-up to target non-traditional gamers," our source said. "A major marketing campaign will also play a key role in attracting and educating the expanded audience about Xbox 360’s controller-free revolution."
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Overpriced, as its wireless adapter for xbox 360 ($80 what the heck). I think it should be $50.
I know its overpriced but people still going to buy it seem as they did with the iPad
hahahah fail. Good try M$.
Overpriced, as its wireless adapter for xbox 360 ($80 what the heck). I think it should be $50.
And yet people will still buy it.
Definitely getting the bundle with the XTop (aka Xbox slim).. i sure hope they upgrade the video card a little to like something eyefinity capable... heh
$150 for a virtual GF? She better be hot and can morph into different women.
Overpriced, as its wireless adapter for xbox 360 ($80 what the heck). I think it should be $50.
$50? Really? At that price, it'd just be a steal. True, it's not a new console, but the amount of development and research that has gone into Natal warrants more than $50, methinks...
I'm glad you all know it's going to fail ahead of time. What if it's totally awesome and the $150 is justifiable? None of us have actually used it so calling it overpriced is a stretch.
People on forums are sooooooooooo negative. Be happy people!
Why is the outdated crapbox even still being made...
the wireless adapter.....just bridge LAN and WLAN on your laptop or desktop, and hook the xbox up and viola you have perfect wireless (i get awsome connections doing it, even if im torrenting)
as for natal.....i'd pay 100 probably, but i want to see what games come out for it, the Wii was awsome...sometimes... but the games just arnt there to support it.
where is the above Microsoft tab? or Xbox tab? Sony and Nintendo tabs?!
I agree, we dont know anything till we try it, but I have to say the commercials on TV dont make it look very functional. The guy changing the tire in the race pit had his arms above his head and he had to move slow. Slowness seemed to be the norm for all the commercials I have seen.
I'll have to see it in person before judging the price of entry...
Honestly in order to get the full potential of say, the Wii motion. You need to buy a wiimote, nunchuck and motion plus... Add all those items together (then multiply by 4x) and Natal doesn't seem that expensive.
I wonder if Microsoft would let the Porn industry make Xbox games for Natal, just imagine a 3D game where you can "touch" a model and it will react and move. Virtual Lap Dancing; there has to be a market for it.
Instead of dabbling in project natal, they should look into project RROD, stupid Microsoft.
[citation][nom]..People on forums are sooooooooooo negative. Be happy people![/citation]
LOL! Coming from a guy with that nickname
I'm not really sure I understand Project Natal so sorry in advance if my thinking is flawed.
The problem I'm seeing is that this "add on" is for an xbox that is going to be replaced in all but two years?
Seems like a waste of money to me. Anyone remember the Sega 32x from back in the days? Don't get me wrong it certainly has a lot of potential, but if it becomes obsolete in 2011-2012 timeframe, it's simply not worth buying.
People on forums are sooooooooooo negative. Be happy people!
LOL! Coming from a guy with that nickname
Hardcore FPS gamers will not buy it,
Well Hardcore FPS gamers should not be playing on a console to begin with.
I cant wait to get my hands on one. $149 is more than reasonable for what your getting especially since the xbox 360 has 5+ years left in its lifespan.
NOT.
Wow $150 for a gamepad
Interesting that almost everyone is dissing this project, regardless of price.Yet.A motion controller was also panned universally as a kiddy fad and Nintendo have sold bucketloads and put the Xbox and PS3 into 2nd and 3rd place in large parts of the world.It makes good business sense.If it's such a stupid idea, how come both Microsoft and Sony are copying it?Hardcore FPS gamers will not buy it, but that's no reason that it shouldn't be made for the people that will, because even if you don't want to pay for it plenty of others will.
Natal's biggest flaw is the mobility of the user. Since you have to move your whole body for Natal, this might be a problem. Anyone with a non-standard body shape, or people who have limited mobility will have issues. I can't imagine Natal is going to be able to properly detect people in a wheel chair, nor people missing a limb. The simplicity of Wii, while not perfect, still allows some limited use of the Wii Motion sensor to those individuals.
I mean, I can see the commercial now, 3 able-bodied friends playing the latest Monkey Ball rip-off on the 360, while their fourth, wheel-chair bound friend sits to the side, unable to participate. Seriously, that single image getting out to the general public would not only kill Natal, but possibly the entire XBox line. What's the new slogan? "X-Box 360, it ain't for cripples!"?
This device is so smart you only need to stand in front of it for it to recognize your actions.
Put your right hand out in front of you, put all your finger tips against your thumb's tip so your index and pinky finger form a circle on both sides of your hand, then move you hand left and right like your rolling dice.
What will natal recognize that movement as? Why as anyone would suspect it would detect it as if you were rolling dice at a crap table or will it?
150 is not bad for what you get (if it is as promised). Compare that to the HD-DVD drive price, or hard-drive expansion. Though, I hope that the Natal will at least be bundled with a good game.
I think one important thing people are forgetting is that this type of stuff is typically more of the realm of the casual/family gamer. One of the attractive points of the Wii was the fact that it came out at 200 dollars opposed to 300 and whatever the PS3 was 500? You can practically buy a Wii at 150 dollars and 200 dollars to 300 dollars is still a large difference to the casual gamer, not to mention the fact that Wii game are also cheaper. I'm not saying that it's going to fail but these are all things that will be working against it. Someone posted earlier that everyone was making fun of Nintendo with their motion controller but I just wanted to point out that this is not an apples to apples comparison, considering Microsoft has negated some of the perks that attracted casual gamers to the Wii in the first place.
This is also true for a pogo stick.
Well Hardcore FPS gamers don't play on a console to begin with.
slight correction
Won't be enough great games for it because it will only sell to the people who buy the add on. Same problem with every system add on that has ever come out.
Overpriced gimmick.
They should sell it for $20 - $40, since people will have to pay more money to buy new games that support it...
So in order to use it you will have to buy a new game that supports it and then it will come up to $200.00
Ripoff
150$? Heck no!
I'm glad you all know it's going to fail ahead of time. What if it's totally awesome and the $150 is justifiable? None of us have actually used it so calling it overpriced is a stretch.People on forums are sooooooooooo negative. Be happy people!
I'll agree with you on that we have no idea on how awesome or not it will be, so we shouldn't bash that part of it.
However, I feel perfectly comfortable calling it overpriced. Seeing as how you can get an entire Wii console for $200, it just seems overpriced to me. It probably wouldn't seem so high if there hadn't been so much speculation months back that the price would be around $60-$80.
I was mildly interested in this product, but at or around $150, I will probably stick with my "traditional" gaming. That is my prediction at least.