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Project Natal Pricing and Release Date Revealed

Posted by Soulskill on from the not-cheap dept.

tekgoblin writes "According to Edge-online.com, their source says that we can expect Microsoft's Project Natal to cost around $149. 'The figure for the standalone unit is significantly higher than a previous sub-£50 estimate, but less than pricing recently suggested by European retailers. It’s also more expensive than Sony’s Natal rival, Move, which will be available later this year with a game for less than $100.'"

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  1. Facial recognition controlled by a 3rd party? by internewt · · Score: 3, Insightful

    A camera? In your house? Connected to a computer not controlled by the owner? That can do individual facial recognition? No fucking way.

    This is going to be a massive hit with the "privacy, that's for squares who don't use facebook" crowd, though.

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  2. Re:OT: Currency by Lord+Bitman · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If it costs $149 in the U.S., it's going to cost £140-£160 in the U.K.

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  3. Re:Difference between natal and wiimote/PS3 Move by feepness · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Is that the $149 will be good for all users of natal's functionalty WHile multiple players for the wii or the ps3 move may require multiple hardware purchases. Once you start pricing out 2-4 players playing simultaneously, then the prices aren't that different.

    I could swear I heard bitter complaints about being forced to buy a bunch of functionality all at once vs parts at a time somewhere at some point even though "the prices weren't all that different."

    I just can't recall.