Project NATAL , more like NOT AT ALL (not happy with the processor being taken out)

When I first saw Peter Molyneux hanging out with Milo at E3 I was intrigued like everyone else. Mainly for the fact that I could see a possible mainstream US dating sim developed from the technology in the future. Really I was less excited for the gaming possibilities and more excited for the dashboard and video integration. The thought of scrolling through the dashboard panes with my hands like in Minority Report, possible group video chat and video chat overlays in games really piques my interest.

With news that they’re forgoing a built-in processor to achieve a sub $50 price point, at least now I know that I won’t have to worry about playing many Natal games. Since the processing will be dumped off onto the 360 we are pretty much assured shitty motion control tech demos probably in the form of mini-games.

I will be buying Natal because I’m a whore for peripherals. But I don’t really know how much gaming I’ll be doing with it. If I wanted to wave my arms around like a jackass while playing shitty regurgitated mini-games with horrible motion controls, I’d just play the Wii. Then again, if I can pop some achievements for comforting Milo’s legal older sister with a gentle digital caress, I may change my tune.