Project Natal and PS3 Move will be available around the same time this fall. Sony has already displayed to the world what its motion device can do. Microsoft however has not. But you need not worry, as Microsoft’s director of product management for Xbox Aaron Greenberg has said that the variety of software released for Project Natal this year will “surprise” gamers.
“The potential is tremendous and we have thought out the portfolio years in advance,” he told Edge Magazine issue. “I think people will be surprised even in the first year by the variety of experiences you’ll get. The beauty of Natal is that it brings you, male or female, young or old, an experience that everyone can enjoy.
Whether it’s gaming experiences or lifestyle experiences, everything we’re doing in the design is about thinking of a way anyone can step in front of it and be able to use it in a matter of seconds.”
Aaron also said that Natal is a game changer and if they wanted, they could have released a motion device, however they’re a company that takes “big bets”.
“Sure, we could have done a motion controller if we wanted to, but that’s not who we are. We’re a team that makes big bets. Natal is a big bet, and we think it’s a game changer.”
It’ll be interesting to see how things play out when the two peripherals are available on the market.
Thanks, CVG.
