Edge: Natal To Cost $149.99

[TripleA]

Natal will launch in the US this October with a price tag of $149.

That’s according to a trusted source, who told us that the motion sensing camera will also be bundled with the Xbox 360 Arcade console for $299.

http://www.edge-online.com/news/natal-to-cost-149-%E2%80%93-source

If this is the final price, then Microsoft will need a day 1 killer app to sell this thing.

(p.s their source is the same guy who gave them the GeOW3 info that turned out to be spot on)

[Jansen]

good. now it is assured to fail.

[Shino]

 

That's crazy!
Way to expensive.

I thought I heard they were trying to get the thing closer to $50.

[maxy]

Damn,few seconds late
  TripleA

Natal will launch in the US this October with a price tag of $149.

That’s according to a trusted source, who told us that the motion sensing camera will also be bundled with the Xbox 360 Arcade console for $299.

We were informed that prices outside of the US would be determined based on a number of factors, including exchange rates. Based on current rates, the standalone unit would retail for £103 / €121, and the console and Natal bundle for £207 / €243.

The figure for the standalone unit is significantly higher than a previous sub-£50 estimate, but less than pricing recently suggested by European retailers. It’s also more expensive than Sony’s Natal rival Move, which will be available later this year with a game for less than $100.

Our source said that the device has been pencilled in for an October 26 worldwide launch, although we were advised that the date could yet shift by a few weeks either way.

We were also told Microsoft’s camera definitely won’t be called Natal and that its proper title will be revealed at E3 next month. It will also be heavily targeted at causal players and families.

“Microsoft expects to sell millions and millions of Natal units in its first year on the market so you can expect the software launch line-up to target non-traditional gamers,” our source said. “A major marketing campaign will also play a key role in attracting and educating the expanded audience about Xbox 360’s controller-free revolution.”

When contacted about this report, Microsoft told us that it "does not comment on rumour or speculation”.

http://www.edge-online.com/news/natal-to-cost-149-%E2%80%93-source

Edge was right about Gears of War 3...so bend over xbots

I think that this Arcade will be "360 slim" together with some USB stick probably.
Name will be probably changed too..."Netal" release = 360 

But hey,at least we can speculate about new name.

 
 

[TripleA]

But hey,at least we can speculate about new name.

 
 

You know the weird thing is, the perfect name for Project Natal is Move

[Van Cruncheon]

Microsoft Minstrel(tm)

[MyNameIsMethodis]

NO POWER GREATER THAN X
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

[duckman2000]

Natal

[huckleberry]

who exactly do they think is going to buy this thing for $150?

[MCD]

sold.

[maxy]

sold.

dirty xbot

[Eel O'Brian]

Microsoft Minstrel(tm)

hahahahaha

[Eel O'Brian]

also, PASS

[WrikaWrek]

MS can't do shit.

They are so out of synch with what people want. All they can do is pay to have what others have and people want. From there on, lol.

Look at all dat fresh new I.P, or how their hardware division is a big bunch of failatons. Natal is gonna bomb hard.

.

[Great Rumbler]

pretty much.

[Shino]

who exactly do they think is going to buy this thing for $150?

The Microsoft Equivalent of an iPad owner?


Hmmm... day one member... too soon?

[huckleberry]

who exactly do they think is going to buy this thing for $150?

The Microsoft Equivalent of an iPad owner?


Hmmm... day one member... too soon?

No.  Because the MS equivalent to an ipad owner is someone who likes videogames. And someone who likes videogames isn't necessarily going to buy this steam pile for 150.

[Yeti]

The Microsoft SpaZZ(TM)

[brawndolicious]

I thought they were aiming for $99 (which I still thought was too high)?

[Eel O'Brian]

Twist 'n' Shart™

[Eel O'Brian]

They better be putting all kinds of Halos and shit in the box if they want to sell a few of these

[brawndolicious]

This motion stuff is officially dead.  Accelerometers, gyros, cameras..worthless wankery.  Even from a financial perspective, the casual games don't really sell on any merits and don't entice people to buy sequels (unless it has Nintendo stamped on the box of course).

I think waggle games have finally died after 4 years.

[Third]

[Brehvolution]

  That's too bad if true

[Eel O'Brian]

for $50 more you can get an entire system with controller & motion+, two complete games, and have access to all kinds of cheap bullshit family waggle games straight out of the box

[Third]

I wouldn't buy this even for €50. It looks ridiculous.

Move on the other hand..
I hope Move is priced more effectively.

[maxy]

Sorry people,the more hate it gets from hardcore camp the better it will sell.

 

[WrikaWrek]

I wouldn't buy this even for €50. It looks ridiculous.

Move on the other hand..
I hope Move is priced more effectively.

 

[Third]

Natal looks like EyeToy HD, and Eye Toy games suck ass. All of them.
Move is Wii HD, so it has a chance of having good games. Though chances are small.

I just like to have something physical in my hand(s) when I play a game. The technology isn't advanced enough to be 1:1 precise without a peripheral on hand.
All the Netal demo's so far have been laggy and very unresponsive.

[TripleA]

I wouldn't buy this even for €50. It looks ridiculous.

Move on the other hand..
I hope Move is priced more effectively.

The only way Move is priced effectively is if Sony hires someone to make a smart decision.

So it's not happening.

More info on Natal pricing (Credit goes to gofreak) http://www.mcvuk.com/news/39166/Natal-to-cost-149-change-name

MCV has been lead to believe that reports citing a $149 RRP (£103) for Microsoft’s Project Natal are accurate.

[The Fake Shemp]

Good news for us. The quicker this thing bombs, the quicker we can all get back to playing real games.

[TripleA]

Natal looks like EyeToy HD, and Eye Toy games suck ass. All of them.
Move is Wii HD, so it has a chance of having good games. Though chances are small.

I just like to have something physical in my hand(s) when I play a game. The technology isn't advanced enough to be 1:1 precise without a peripheral on hand.
All the Netal demo's so far have been laggy and very unresponsive.

The chances of Move having good games isn't small, it's quite large actually.

The problem is we're not seeing the controller's capabilities (the 1:1 stuff and glowing ball) being used effectively.

Hopefully Sony will show something special at E3.

[TripleA]

More info on Natal pricing (Credit goes to gofreak) http://www.mcvuk.com/news/39166/Natal-to-cost-149-change-name

Who?

A user on the other forum (he posted the link)

[maxy]

More info on Natal pricing (Credit goes to gofreak) http://www.mcvuk.com/news/39166/Natal-to-cost-149-change-name

Who?

[The Fake Shemp]

Move will bomb too. Nobody wants to play Wii ports with glowing dildos.

Hopefully, we'll get back to the business of making REAL games within a year. Let Nintendo have the non-gaming market, they are quite good at not making games.

[TripleA]

I see what you did there.

[Hitler Stole My Potato]

Natal will bomb and Move will fucking suck balls.

Let's move on.

[HyperZoneWasAwesome]

one of the big reasons everybody ignores why Nintendo is eating up the entire casual market, its cheaper then the other guys.  The games are cheaper, the system is cheaper (and comes with a game out of the box).

As long as there's a lower priced alternative that does in the eyes of many people, exactly the same damned thing, I don't see why Move or Natal should catch on.

[Brehvolution]

Move + The Show =

[demi]

I could have told you Gears 3 was being made

[Eel O'Brian]

yeah but did you know they are planning on making another madden next year

[demi]

Well... no

[cool breeze]

I don't know whether this or Move will be worse.  From what I can tell, Natal is going to have entirely different games that require body flailing while Move is going to be be an optional method for future Sony games plus have that shovelware.  And I still don't get why they thing this would counter Nintendo when most of the big Wii games hardly have motion controls.

[ManaByte]

I don't know whether this or Move will be worse.  From what I can tell, Natal is going to have entirely different games that require body flailing while Move is going to be be an optional method for future Sony games plus have that shovelware.  And I still don't get why they thing this would counter Nintendo when most of the big Wii games hardly have motion controls.

Move is getting Wii ports.

At least Natal forces them to make new games.

[The Fake Shemp]

I think the bundle pricing and the standalone pricing pretty much cements the fact that Microsoft doesn't care if their existing userbase buys the thing or not.

[Bocsius]

Forces who

Basically.

Anyway, they could pay me $150 for Natal, wouldn't "buy" it.

[Brehvolution]

Move + The Show =

If it kept the realism you would be demoted to the minors pretty fast :'(

Well, you start out in the minors in Road to the Show anyways.

[cool breeze]

Forces who

Ubisoft is hard at work on a brand new version of Just Dance and Babyz for Natal!

Move + The Show =

If it kept the realism you would be demoted to the minors pretty fast :'(

they probably wouldn't use it for the main game.  That one power pros game for the Wii has waggle hitting and is kept for things like home run derby.  The main baseball career is all regular controls.

[Eel O'Brian]

yes but lightsabers

[TripleA]

I think the bundle pricing and the standalone pricing pretty much cements the fact that Microsoft doesn't care if their existing userbase buys the thing or not.

Well they better care.

Because if the casuals decide to ignore Natal, then they have no one to sell the thing to.

[Bocsius]

maybe natal was in a vortex and microsoft had to price it at $150

i mean don't pass judgment if you don't know

[cool breeze]

The Casuals

[Eel O'Brian]

imagine video game bowling with a twist, you're actually making the same moves you would make in a bowling alley

[Eel O'Brian]

tennis, only instead of moving a person onscreen with a stick you are moving yourself

[TripleA]

one of the big reasons everybody ignores why Nintendo is eating up the entire casual market, its cheaper then the other guys.  The games are cheaper, the system is cheaper (and comes with a game out of the box).

Also, accessibility.

[Eel O'Brian]

racing, but instead of cumbersome wheels and pedals or unrealistic controllers you are simply moving your foot downward and moving your hands in tandem

[TripleA]

imagine video game bowling with a twist, you're actually making the same moves you would make in a bowling alley

[Eel O'Brian]

golf, where previously inconvenient clubs are now weightless and the slightest torso rotation affects your swing

[Eel O'Brian]

these are the kinds of foreward-thinking ideas and electronics innovations which will lead us into the future of gaming, where the playing field is leveled for everyone and the only limit is your imagination

welcome to the total gaming train, all aboard the imaginengine

[Eel O'Brian]