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Project Natal Renamed 'Kinect'

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-had-those-when-i-was-a-kid dept.

tekgoblin writes "Many people gathered for the opening of E3 to see Project Natal. When they entered they were told that the new name of Natal is Kinect. Kinect is going to be the new way to play. It is going to be completely controller-free. You can browse your dashboard with the wave of your hand."

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  1. and to think by poetmatt · · Score: 1, Troll

    they don't even own the domain name. Yet another fumble by MS.

  2. Re:I'd rather hear about a next gen console by Ephemeriis · · Score: 1, Troll

    But even giving them 6 years, we should already be hearing about a next-gen 360.

    That's what is really surprising me...

    Seems to me that we used to start hearing rumblings about the next big thing about 3 or 4 years into a console. I haven't heard anything at all about a successor to any of these machines.

    One could argue that we've hit some kind of peak and it we don't need a new console because current hardware is good enough... But that just doesn't seem to be true. As the OP pointed out, games are starting to exceed the storage capacity of the 360's DVD drive. The PS3 just started shipping HDMI-ready... And both consoles are trying to bolt-on motion control features...

    Seems like a fairly solid argument could be made for rolling out a new box sometime soon.

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  3. Re:I'd rather hear about a next gen console by Ephemeriis · · Score: 0, Troll

    The PS3 just started shipping HDMI-ready...

    No, the PS3 has always had an HDMI port, they just didn't ship it with an HDMI cable.

    So... It's now shipping HDMI-ready?

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    "Work is the curse of the drinking classes." -Oscar Wilde