Project Natal

Hours ago at the pre-E3 convention in Los Angeles, Microsoft presented it’s upcoming motion sensing system to compete with Wii Fit.

Microsoft's goal is to broaden the potential reach of Xbox360, betting that it can impress many of the millions of people who would never consider themselves gamers but who somehow ended up with a Nintendo Wii in their homes. Self-proclaimed gamers will be just as impressed.



Project Natal will work with XBox360 and eliminate the need for game controllers! It has full body motion control by tracking 3D movement. It also recognizes voices and lets you video-conference with other users. You can scan-in your own gear like a skate board. If the product works as smoothly as this video clip claims, Nintendo is going to have flashbacks of being dethroned and left eating video-game market dust.

Xbox Senior Vice President Don Mattrick said that Project Natal would be compatible with every Xbox 360, but didn't address how much it would cost or whether it would be backward compatible with older Xbox 360 games.

According to Brier Dudley at The Seattle Times, who's post went up soon before the press conference, the price will be around $200. The official price and release date are TBA