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Re: Xbox Gets Slim, Natal Becomes Kinect
Old 06-23-2010, 11:03 AM   #29
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Default Re: Xbox Gets Slim, Natal Becomes Kinect

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Originally Posted by Typhoid View Post
Jesus you guys are so negative towards the idea of motion control.
I don't think them being negative about the price and them wanting it to fail is the same as being negative about motion controls. (Except for maybe Moogle and Dylflon, who pretty much want motion controls to die in a fire)

I'm not negative towards motion controls, and while I want neither device to fail, we both know how its gonna work out.

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I agree with Xantar. These are all quality ideas, especially Kinect, but they needed to be shelved until the next gen launch (however far away that might be). That would give time to perfect the product (Kinect needs it), get developers and publishers on board AND establish the brand and product value in the minds of the consumers. Without the peripheral being integral to the concept of the platform itself, I don't see how MS or Sony can pull this off with any real success. But then again, Nintendo proved me wrong with the Wii, so who knows. I have a blind spot when it comes to the public's thirst motion controls and family oriented gaming.

Right now it seems Sony and MS are caught up in a race to see who can release the first irrelevant loss leader.
I think this was kind of needed, I hope and suspect that for both MS and Sony this was a trial run for their tech to kind of get their feet wet. It also takes away Nintendo's mindshare going into the next generation.

And I hope that it cures developers growing pains with motion controls when we head into next-gen
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