Is Natal going to be any good?
When I was watching E3 back in May I was very impressed by what Microsoft had to offer. I was getting a bit bored until my favourite director Spielberg walked onto the stage hinting at a new Microsoft gadget.
The conference was then handed over to Lionhead studios where they showed Milo off to the world. Somehow the woman playing this demo was able to hold a normal conversation with the boy through the game. Although critics have said, “What’s the point” you can’t say that isn’t cool.
You are able to actually use your whole body in the games. For example you can hold an invisible steering wheel stepping in and out to accelerate and brake respectively. Everything can become more realstic thanks to the full body control Natal has. This isnt a one handed gesture like Nintendo this is the future. As well as this Natal can scan any real world item such as a skateboard so you can use your own board in game but not actually need to stand on the board itself.
If this is more than just hype then this is going to be huge. On top of this, at the recent Tokyo game show major developers such as Sega and Capcom have both announced their backing of the hardware and this is on top of all the other major developers which include EA and the obvious Microsoft game studios.
For more information on this amazing new gadget it might be worth checking out a gadget blog.