Microsoft's Natal Needs 4 Meters/13 Feet of Space

[socrates047]

i guess my living room has enough space, but i have seen my friend play games on his nintendo Wii and he looks like a douche, since he's huge, so not really looking forward to it

P.S oh yeah my 360 has the 3 red lights of death, MICROSHIT

 

[apmyhr]

"most homes in Asia don't have that kind of space in their living rooms"

Lets be honest, how many homes in Asia have an xbox 360 anyways? I think this is mostly meant for the North American market.

 

[Guest]

Here's my question - who here actually WANTS to control their games by jumping around like an idiot? Yes I do have a Wii, and its great for kids (who are often found jumping around like idiots) and the occasional sports game but as far as FPS and anything thats actually fun GET REAL this type of controller probably wouldn't even work for that with technology from 5 years in the future

 

[the_krasno]

So Natal is for the rich people that can afford a large play room. Because every other room (dinning room, living room, kitchen and bedrooms) in my home is occupied with furniture, and I suppose the homes of most people have couches, beds, tables and chairs that take up space.

So, Natal will miss a very large demographic (people living in small to medium apartments).

 

[pcwlai]

Maybe Microsoft is marketing for Sony and other TV manufacturers. Purchase those over 60" LCD TV. 2 meters away is the best viewing distance for 40" LCD TVs, so, you will need a TV of over 80"!

 

[jenesuispasbavard]

4 metres? Time to start looking for a new flat...

 

[tethoma]

My room is 8.5 feet deep, and 25 feet wide. So it wouldn't work where I am now. (was 2 rooms, knocked down a wall on older house)

But if Natal is awesome, I will just move the Xbox to my living room which is 15 x 15 feet. Then again I have a couch, recliner, table, and a pullup bar in there. So basically I would need to move some stuff our or re-arrange, but I would be willing to. Video games pretty much trump all of my other needs lol.

 

[thejerk]

for those on the Isles complaining about weather... it was 65F on friday with ample sun, and 38F on sat with snow and 25MPH constant winds. at least your weather is consistent.

 

[Zingam]

And we moon people have neither rain, nor winds.

 

[broketechjunkie]

lol @ my 10'x10' room.

🙁

 

[pink315]

Considering I live in the U.S and I don't have healthcare. I hope I live long enough to play it at all

 

[Nutjob]

It will fit in my room if I put it in my closet.

 

[brando56894]

I definitely would have room in my college apartment (even though our living room is relatively big) and I wouldnt have room at my parents house either since our living room is longer than it is wide and we have the tv on the long side.

 

[datawrecker]

[citation][nom]TemjinGold[/nom]There goes 99% of the Japanese market...[/citation]

NAH!! Asian people are short. Think about it. If you need to be 4m away from the camera to be able to be seen correctly then an asian person would only need half to 3/4 of that distance. =P

 

[HavoCnMe]

What will this do for Halo?

 

[megamanx00]

Well, there goes that.

 

[m-manla]

This might be too much space. Should be 9 feet.

 

[HalJordan]

[citation][nom]pink315[/nom]Considering I live in the U.S and I don't have healthcare. I hope I live long enough to play it at all[/citation]

Rejoice, citizen, Obama signed the bill into law...you finally have health care...play all the Natal inspired X-Box you want...

 

[NapoleonDK]

I don't think 13 feet is enough to play Crysis... They should have made it over 9000. (I get really animated when I play video games)

 

[badaxe2]

That'll probably affect sales quite a bit, especially for people who have less than a 60" screen to play on. Funny how all the promotional videos at E3 had people playing within normal viewing distance.