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The final edition of Microsoft’s Project Natal control prototype features technology based on an all-encompassing system-on-a-chip. And Microsoft says that the newly-revealed component will help the company deliver revolutionary controller-free entertainment”. Natal’s tech is now thought to be a modified version of the PS1080 chip – built by Israeli company …
Read More »Revealed: the final chip spec for Natal
Natal design to be based on tech by Israeli company PrimeSense
Read More »Sony: We dismissed motion camera tech
In a not-so-thinly veiled attack on Microsoft’s Natal camera, Sony’s R&D boss Richard Marks has claimed that the PlayStation Platform holder rejected similar technology for its PS3 motion update. We tried a lot of different 3D cameras,” Marks told The Engadget Show, as spotted by VG247. We worked closely with …
Read More »Slim 360 to be bundled with Natal?
Microsoft is rumoured to be readying an Xbox 360 slim unit that could launch with Project Natal this year. The trimmed-down model would arrive to help prolong the lifecycle of the console, and could be released as a bundle at retail with Natal. Reports over a redesigned Xbox 360 surfaced …
Read More »Rare: Taking control
Pt2: Studio head Mark Betteridge discusses the companyâ??s new purpose
Read More »Rare: We donâ??t need to return to old IP
Microsoft-owned studio sees little reason to go back to old IP â?? unless it can add something new to the mix
Read More »Rare: We will define the Natal experience
â??With Natal, a lot of developers will see it as another opportunity to move into a brand new marketâ?
Read More »Microsoft preps E3 Natal Experience
Microsoft has announced it will be running an event dedicated to Project Natal in addition to its key E3 press conference in June. The new event was announced through a Twitter post from Microsoft’s director of product management Aaron Greenberg, who said: Just one press conference on Monday morning, Sunday …
Read More »Microsoft denies Natal space claims
Players with small living rooms hoping to play on Project Natal might not need to re-arrange their furniture after all – Microsoft has dismissed claims that four metres of clear space is required. A spokesperson told Kotaku: The comments recently made about the play space for Project Natal were misinterpreted. …
Read More »4m of space required to play Natal?
Players with small living rooms hoping to play on Project Natal may need to re-shuffle some furniture – it will require at least four clear metres from the TV, according to reports. Techflash has claimed a team of Microsoft reps showcasing Natal told them the exact space needed is a …
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