Here begins the first wave of E3 2010 coverage!
Microsoft’s initial press event last night unveiled what we have been referring to as Project Natal for the past year as “Kinect,” the controller-free, camera enhanced motion peripheral due on store shelves this Fall (presumably October). The official date, pricing and SKU details have yet to be confirmed, but we do have a slew of games to count on for Kinect…all of which are not surprising and honestly, don’t interest me as a gamer. The Star Wars lightsaber thing does seem kind of cool, but other than that I fail to see how this provides anything not on the Wii…only with prettier graphics and lack of controller.
Also, rumors continue to mount regarding the slim version of the 360. An Italian gaming website promoted the product as having a 250 gig hard drive and finally built in WiFi! As of this writing I don’t believe the company has confirmed this, but the photo leaks of the motherboard and said ads seem to have made it more plausible than not. The speculation also claims that the motherboard has been completely altered to cut production costs, as well as consolidating the CPU and GPU capability into one chip. Finally, rumors hint that the hard drive itself will be strictly internal, which would be a new venture for Microsoft.
Stay tuned as further info and coverage continues to unfold!
Tom
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