Microsoft’s Project Natal still 12 months away?

by Dean Evans at Wednesday 11th November, 2009 at 5:12 pm [0 comments]

If reports today are to be believed, Microsoft’s body-tracking, controller-free Project Natal gaming system won’t be launching until November 2010.

Sources close to the games industry suggest that the long lead time is designed to get publishers on board and to have 14 games available for the launch.

Speculation suggests a global shipment of 5 million Project Natal units with the potential for a new, updated Xbox 360 that comes with the technology built-in.

The good news? The standalone camera might not cost Xbox owners the proverbial Earth. A price point of around £50 has been mooted, which would make it an attractive buy and a Christmas 2010 must-have.

Project Natal was unveiled at this year’s E3 gaming show and uses a combination of full body motion capture and voice recognition technology to translate a player’s movements into onscreen action.

[Via MCV UK]

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