E3’09: Director Alex Kipman says camera will support “hardcore triple-A titles” as well as casual games
Those who fear that the motion-based casual games revolution that was E3 jeopardises the core games market can rest at ease – Microsoft has assured users that Natal will be a platform for hardcore titles too.
“We love the existing controller, it's not going anywhere and there will continue to be games that are specifically made to only work with a controller,” Project Natal director Alex Kipman told Eurogamer.
“We'll have games that are specifically designed to work only with Natal ¬– not just arcadey games, but real, hardcore, triple-A titles.
“Then you'll have some games that are essentially a hybrid – games that work both with the controller and with Natal. Why is that interesting? Think about a first-person shooter where I'm using the controller but I'm doing facial tracking by just moving around and looking round corners.
“Or you could have a hardcore gamer like me playing a game with a controller, while a non-hardcore person sitting next to me enjoys the experience by playing with Natal.
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"I could be having my Halo experience with the controller and the friend next to me, who's not a hardcore gamer, could be throwing grenades or driving the Warthog or doing any number of things with Natal.”
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hmmm
i would have to see this to believe the statement, just reminds me of wii with no controllers
hmm
Let's face it Henry both these motion controllers from MS and Sony are gonna remind everyone if the Wii.
looking forward to it
Personally I'm excited about the possibilites for the "hardcore"
Just think of the level of interaction this could bring to a game like Mass Effect (a la Milo) even if used in conjunction with conventional control schemes building relationships and establishing a narrative would become much more immersive but there will always be people who want to stick to the tradional pad.
Choice is great, the more the better!
depends on cost
well comes down to price again, i wonder if this is microsofts way of getting you to spend alot of money without telling you its a new console, if it works great, but its not for me, same with sky on 360 more cost from a box alot of people already have in their house
agreed
Unfortunately it does normally come down to price, but with sky coming to the 360 that's one subscription less for me, and through intergrating more services it (Xbox 360) may well become a one stop shop for a lot of people.
Let's hope that Microsoft support both the product and retailers as this will have potential, with any luck it won't go the way of the vision camera and end up being used solely for flashing on Uno!
Skate
Even though the next Tony Hawk title will ship with a skateboard peripheral, I'd be very interested to see EA's Skate series adapted to work with Natal
indeed
With a title as complex as skate it will indeed to be interesting to see how the various tricks are executed. I can't believe that the Natal will be able to pick up subtle foot movement and translate it to tricks onscreen and even if it could would your average consumer know how to pull of a varial heel flip! God knows i can't
About sky..
I don't have sky, but I have a 360 so it's very welcoming for me, even my friends who do have sky said they'll integrate it with their 360, as it's looks like it will be free for people who have it already. The fact they'll be able to advertise sky on a 360 box could do wonders for Microsoft in the UK and Ireland.
no it isn't
Natal is in no way for hardcore gaming.
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