xbox E3 6:30BST 1st june

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http://www.xbox.com/en-gb/e309/default.htm


big new thing from xbox ,defo a must watch !


"20 minutes from post time" SORRY FORGOT ALL ABOUT IT

PS sky tv is now comming to xbox live #:)

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wow Tonyhawk RIDE skateboard , realboard with electronics , mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

EDIT : pheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeew animation in game has just kicked up a notch

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please tell me somebody watched that , it was feken A , xbox is so going to take over "ok already has "! the new games look wicked , the animation is superb

[cresshead]

the new controller looks like amazing tech as seen on the bbc news site...YOU are the controller!
no wands, wiimote...just YOU!...wow!

[DiedonD]

What do you mean YOU are the controller! !

Youre always the one controlling the character with a controler! Nothing new in that!

[cresshead]

i mean you not holding a f'n bit of plaggy...YOU control it with YOU not buttons, thumb sticks, triggers, wands, nunchucks, steerring wheels but YOU!...arms, legs, eyes,voice,your outline....YOU....got it!:D:thumbsup::):bangwall:


you = the controller

[cresshead]

yes


:D

[cresshead]

links
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8077369.stm

Microsoft has unveiled its new control system for the Xbox 360 console, at E3 in Los Angeles.

Project Natal is a fully hands-free control system that will use face recognition and motion sensors to allow users to play games.

Film director Steven Spielberg, attending the launch, said it was "a window into what the future holds".

Although still in the early stages, Microsoft has sent prototypes to all the main game developers.

Speaking to the BBC, Mr Spielberg said he had always stated that "the main barrier stopping people getting into video games was the complexity of a games controller," and that Natal was "a whole new world".

"There is technology now that recognises not just your thumb, it recognises your entire person. The technology knows who you are," he said.

Mr Spielberg drew an analogy with the film industry, saying it was evolutionary step for games.

"It's like the square screen we saw all of our movies on in the early 1950s. Then The Robe came out in Cinemascope. And then came CinRam and Imax followed. That's what [Natal] is.

During the demonstration, British developer Peter Molyneux showed how Natal could not only recognise faces, it could recognise facial expressions to determine what mood a player was in and react accordingly.

Mr Spielberg said this offered new opportunities for game development

"The video games industry has not allowed us the opportunity to cry, because we were too busy putting our adrenalin rush into the controller, or wherever we swing our arm with a Wii controller to get a result," he said.

"Because of that, there is no room for a video game to break your heart. We now have a little more room to be a little more emotional with Natal technology than we did before."

Speaking to the BBC, Piers Harding-Rolls, senior analyst with Screen Digest, said the success of Natal depended on a number of different factors.

"I think the technology looks very interesting but its success depends on the content and how easy it is to use," he said.

"The other aspect is cost and how they will get it out to the user base," he said.

"That said, I think Microsoft would like to get it out sooner, rather than later.

"Sales of the Xbox 360 hit their peak in 2008 and are now expected to decline, in terms of console sales, so you would expect them to get it out as soon as possible to rekindle interest in the platform."

The details of Project Natal had already leaked out a few weeks ago when the US patent office released documents, filed by Microsoft, of a "motion sensor that makes use of face recognition software and biometrics".

At the time, most experts believed that Microsoft was patenting concepts, rather than an actual application, and would focus on a motion detector similar to the Nintendo's Wii controller.

Speaking to the BBC, Shane Kim, Microsoft's Cooperate Vice-President of Xbox Strategy and Development, said it was worried the story was going to break before the official launch.

"Most of the information was out there, but no one was able to put the full story together," he said.

[DiedonD]

Well you always use to control the game console with a controller even before! Whats teh big deal!!

Just kidding this time. :D

Amazing!

The next thing from this would be to have an inviting movie!

Just like in Sherlock Holmes book for instance, you would be invited to go into one of his adventures playing a more passive role of Dr. Watson, while the entire adventure is presented in CG around you! No more imagining of a book! Use your own eyes ordeal!

Which then brings us to the other conclusion. The more active youre in the movie the more of a game it becomes, and the more passive you are the more of a movie it is.

Sometimes in the future you may have a board range like:

Passive ******---------------------- Active

Behind the media that you intend to buy, and might choose depending on that feature!

[cresshead]

yeah you just pushing my buttons eh!

well if this tech actually works 'with games' then i hope we'll some inovation coming back to games

the wii was good but the lo res screen and lo poly count put me off ever getting one...
i DO hope that some more kiddie games appear on the xbox cos of this as i'm so bored with the 3rd person shooter and nasty evil poo that's defined xbox 360 and ps3 titles when compared to wii..

i'd like to see some fun wii type titles appear on the 360 but in HD res and hi poly as well as pushing into new areas with this control system too such as detectivegame/films
you hinted at and alike.

[DiedonD]

Yeah. Potential is enormous!

Now then... When? When will we have that at our houses, shooting CG enemies with say Metal Gear 4?

'When' isnt a much liked question at these forums is it?

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yeah you just pushing my buttons eh!

well if this tech actually works 'with games' then i hope we'll some inovation coming back to games

the wii was good but the lo res screen and lo poly count put me off ever getting one...
i DO hope that some more kiddie games appear on the xbox cos of this as i'm so bored with the 3rd person shooter and nasty evil poo that's defined xbox 360 and ps3 titles when compared to wii..

i'd like to see some fun wii type titles appear on the 360 but in HD res and hi poly as well as pushing into new areas with this control system too such as detectivegame/films
you hinted at and alike.

just give it a month my xna game will be launched :P

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