Microsoft Project Natal Release Date
Filed under: Gaming, Xbox 360 | By: Peter Chubb
Posted on: June 2, 2009 | 77 Comments
Yesterday we discussed a little about Microsoft Xbox 360 and its Project Natal, which was announced yesterday at E3 2009 press conference. The software giant has not yet announced a released date. This new system is Microsoft’s answer to Nintendo’s motion controller revolution, and I have to say that Microsoft will not have the edge once the Project Natal is released.
After the conference had concluded, G4 had a little conversation with John Schappert, Microsoft’s gaming executive and corporate VP. He was not giving anything away, and if he knew the release date, he was keeping it very close to his chest.
Schappert did say that Microsoft is not ready to announce a release date just yet, but G4 expects it to be some time later this year. Project Natal is unique for the Xbox 360, as it will do away with the controller, features will include an array microphone, depth camera and an RGB camera.
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I like the movement towards more “active” video games, but the games themselves have to be more compelling for it to matter (see: The Wii’s decline recently).
I agree the move to active games is good but it’s also going to mean more people playing games more often as they’ll start classing it exercise. And even though I am playing my Wii less i disagree with that. Its having a slow moment with its games. But when you sell them as fast as they did from release it’s hard to keep those sales up constantly. But Microsoft have just beaten Nintendo at their own target audience and more!
I also agree that more people will be indoors keeping fit with project natal. Its a good move for microsoft. altough i have seen pictures and heard rumours about a new nintendo wii which have said will have full body controll but wont be released or giving a release date any time soon. So good luck microsoft no competition just yet
so is it actually an A.I because i just saw somthing on youtube 1 of the proggramers developed MILO which seems pretty advanced as it picks up everything u say also ansers you e.t.c i think this is a pretty good piece of software i cant wait to try with a bit of luck it will be out just in time for chrismas if it has not been sold out everywhere……
it will probally be just like the wii fit wen it first came out people went crazy buying them but then they got bored but like i said i think this project is alot more advanced and think it would be very good for kids with exersising even learning sum jakie chan moves lol
this is going to be huge and unless nintendo bring out something even bigger tahn this, then wii will fall. i dont think people will get bored at all. i reckon all games eventually will be released on natal. like a call of duty campaign on natal would be insane. something like mirrors edge also would be incredible. i reckon adventure games are going to soar in creation from this. truly incredible
I wouldn’t classify Milo as an artificial intelligence so much as a virtual intelligence. Anyone who has played Mass Effect may know the difference, but for everyone else… An artificial intelligence can actually think on its own, and do things like update itself; whereas something like Milo is programed to react to things (ie Milo follows written code, whereas an AI can essentially do whatever it wants). Of course I can’t actually say what an AI can actually do since we haven’t gotten there yet, but you get the idea.
I think its going to be a great thing hopefully when Fallout New Vegas releases it will take that to a whole new level of RPG gameplay
I love this new active game thing! This is way better than Wii, with Wii Fit for example anyone can try and cheat on the island run! With using you’re whole body for Project Natal, you have no excuse.
I regret deeply on buying that Nintendo Wii the Christmas past, it’s a relief I’ve only bought one game. So sad….270 dollars wasted because now you want the cool Project Natal. 
I could always sell it…
This is one of the coolest thing iv’e ever seen in hole my life!
lucky me i have preaperd with an Xbox 360
Shame they ain’t gonna sell it untill Christmess
Ill be Wating Natal!
P.S
if u wanna Waste your money Waste on this fking cool thing!
oh and if it doesnt work i hate Microsoft
Can’t wait for this, it looks amazing - though I’m sure it comes with it’s own inaccuracies like the Wii remote. It’s the first time I’ve been really impressed by something at one of these shows and the companies will have to do a lot to better it.
I’m not quite sure what you mean by this though “I have to say that Microsoft will not have the edge once the Project Natal is released”.
I do not understand what he meant by that either. W.E. I am sooooooo excited for it to be released. I will work sooooooo hard to try to earn enough money to get this (since i do not have a job =P).
im getting it, its around $200
how do you know how much it is?
Well usually gaming consoles such as that are around 200-300 dollars, it could be just a guess
you realise that project Natal isn’t a console, its an XBOX360 addon pack, and if an addon were to cost that much then Microsoft wouldn’t have bothered to develop it in the first place, because a Wii is probably cheaper lol
THIS JUST LOOKS AWWWWSSSSSSOOOOOOMMMMMMMEEEEEE AND I CANT BELIEVE ITS GOING TOO COME OUT THIS YEAR, maybe, oh and i think what he meant was that project natal will be controlled by itself, the company, not Microsoft so unless project natal is like Microsoft this shouldn’t cost soooo much that youll need a new mortgage.
i think its just a typo
microsoft announcements:
zune HD/marketplace
facebook/twitter on xbox 360
loads of new exclusive games
sky live TV for UK and Ireland
better netflix for USA
and last but certainly not least:project natal
“I have to say that Microsoft will not have the edge once the Project Natal is released.”
well it will because it already does so…
cool how much do u think it will cost???
Prokect Natal should cost no less than 200 dollars at it’s release, and the release date i can’t see it being this year 09, i think they will make it either early 2010 or a little later in 2010 like around June or something.
I am very exicited about this but wondering exactly how much this thing is going to turn out to be.
I guess we’ll have to wait and see
they said at 100 dollars
OMG!!!
This has to be the best thing since the 360 itself(ps3 sucks!) but the whole no wireless interactive feature is sweet!!
The thing I want to know is will it convert games say if ur playing halo or something… Will u have the choice of full movement or lazy boy controller?
That would be a real kicker if that became apart of the whole “Natal” feature.
Hope to heck this comes out this year or! early next, I need to savey da monies!
lol your right the ps3 does suck,and their motion project sucks i saw it
for halo didn’t it say it was going to come out with a halo game to start it up? or im might just be going cray
yes, thjey said it might be used in halo reach that is coming out next year.
i can just see it now, smashed tv’s family members being punched out,
its th ewii all over again hehe,
but….i cant freaking wait for this, it is going to be the best thing that has happend to gamers in alltime
well i agree it is like wii, but about 1004 X more advanced!! =P
How will they be smashing TV’s if there aren’t any controllers?
Unless the game requires you to throw your children… xD
Anyways, this looks amazing and I can’t wait for this to launch.
Agghhh. Gamegasm
I can see a smashed tv if some idiot is in a cramped space, playin that fightin game and decides to punch too far. but with the wii, there are controllers that can be let go (still tethered to their wrist) and swung around like a nunchuk. The family would have to be pretty clutsy to be hittin each other (which is possible, but not the developer’s fault)
It looks freaking awesome! Can’t wait to get my hands on it =)