Report: Natal to Hit Stores in November 2010 for Under £50 Written Wednesday, November 11, 2009 by Dan Webb MCV are reporting this morning that Microsoft's Project Natal is currently slated for a November 2010 release and that the peripheral is to roll out at the low-low price of £50. MCV's sources divulged details after a super secret behind-closed-doors tour of Microsoft's UK campus, which apparently wasn't so secret. Publishing sources also tell the site that Microsoft are "trying to get as close as possible to 'impulse buy'" by selling it on its own for £50, with some even suggesting that it could even be as low as £30. Microsoft are said to be readying 5 million units for its launch that include both console bundles and solo units. It is thought that there will be 14 games ready for the game's launch and it's likely that these titles will be from Microsoft's first party studios; Rare and Lionhead for instance. Either way, £30-£50 seems like a great price from my standpoint... and that's coming from someone who doesn't really care for motion control technology. For that price, I'd be willing to at least try it though! How about a Natal and Fable 3 simultaneous launch? I'd bet my left testicle on it.... then again, maybe that's not the wisest of ideas. | |
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Report: Natal to Hit Stores in November 2010 for Under £50
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 | Comment #1 by zyn Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 06:43:30 AM Wow. Really?! Don't think I'll buy it though. |
 | Comment #2 by hippie4life Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 06:45:59 AM Thats really cheap,lol at people who though that it would cost 200 euro. |
 | Comment #3 by TermlessEarth Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 06:46:25 AM Looking forward to trying this out. Will get one of the bundles to replace my launch console. Fable 3 will be interesting with natal as well. |
 | Comment #4 by Santaslave Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 06:46:46 AM Dayum, I though that would surely hit over 150 bucks atleast |
 | Comment #6 by ADenton109 Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 06:51:04 AM no bad for that price i might give it ago then |
 | Comment #7 by EcT Felix Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 06:51:29 AM Rare i love them! From rare it think the games will be Kameo, Vina Piñata or Banjo kazooie.. and from Lionhead i think it will be Fable 3. but i thought Halo:Reach will be a Natal game too.. doesnt it sounds fun to strange a covenant with only your hands? or bitch slap you best friend at GTA... pure love |
| Comment #8 by EcT Felix Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 06:51:52 AM Strangle* |
 | Comment #9 by Ninjamonkey6493 Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 06:53:15 AM This means there will be another 360 price cut most likely. Drop the Elite to $250 then make a new bundle with NATAL and make it like $329.99. |
 | Comment #10 by Ooyah Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 06:53:21 AM November 2010 - the month when the Wii finally kills the 360? Kind of bervous about this. I don't want to flail around all over the place like a nutter, I am out of shape, very lazy, and play in quite a small room. I really hope that devs don't try to cram some Natal support into every game. Or, even worse, into the achievements. Remember the camera achievements? :( Hopefully Natal will be reserved for party games only. |
 | Comment #11 by l.maciver Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 06:53:23 AM webb, thats a large bet, did you consider possible future delays before betting your left testical? I can see this as being impulsive and it sounds abit right. but im not completely sold on natal just yet... |
 | Comment #12 by NATH4Nx Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 06:55:22 AM What a bargain |
 | Comment #13 by Kailon791 Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 06:59:43 AM Bargain? yes will i buy it? no i wanna play my games with a controller like a real person and not a flailing idiot. When the MLG starts using natal, then maybe; until then, i'l keep playing standard. |
 | Comment #14 by JRFNelson Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 06:59:46 AM That is a very impressive price point to hit. Should be very exciting when it comes. |
 | Comment #15 by TheOnlyDragon Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 07:01:28 AM sick cant wait £30-£50 thats a bargin SICK lol |
 | Comment #16 by RenegadeSniper7 Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 07:02:43 AM I was expecting $100... still not buying it, though. |
 | Comment #17 by tsydrown Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 07:03:56 AM After the initial rumour of Natal costing the same as a new console this is certainly much better news. For £50 i'm sure the vast majority of gamers will grab hold of one. Touch wood it's not a rumour and we'll get a great bargain for what looks like a superb piece of technology :-D |
 | Comment #18 by lilasianman Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 07:07:39 AM That might be an indicator that the quality COULD BE not as high as the intial thought as well, I'm just saying. |
 | Comment #19 by xfaxdantex Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 07:12:24 AM i will buy it to see what its like but doubt i will use it |
 | Comment #20 by Phantom Morph X Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 07:19:18 AM Doesn't sound like a bad price, but I'm not interested. After getting home from work I rather sit down. Or if I want to pull an all nighter playing a game, having to move around would be to much. I sure hope they don't do Fable 3 for Natal, my wife is super exited about that game to come out. |
 | Comment #21 by Hells Zargon Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 07:21:14 AM I was never planning to get this, but for £30-50 I'll certainly think about it. |
 | Comment #22 by VladimirK Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 07:24:37 AM Haha, their marketing worked. When it's that price I'll bite. Could be not bad, but I still hope that for normal games thy don't try to force you into using it. |
 | Comment #23 by dirge Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 07:30:24 AM Was going to get anyway even if it cost similar price as a console. So to hear of it being as low as that, then the rest of what I thought it was going to cost me can now go on extra games! Noice! |
 | Comment #24 by Zmoke Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 07:38:35 AM It's a fair price then, I'm sure I'll buy Natal then expect if it would turn out to be a disaster which I doubt. |
 | Comment #25 by Kotor Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 07:51:07 AM i dont see the point in natal, i probaly wont get it. |
 | Comment #26 by blitz7287 Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 07:59:30 AM definite buy |
 | Comment #27 by davhth4 Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 08:03:04 AM I will get this just for FPS and racing games... oh and skating games. Guitar hero may be good on it but I dont think will work well or might end up not getting used for it. |
 | Comment #28 by sweatdog Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 08:07:30 AM I'll probably check it out for that price. That should translate to about $60-$75 U.S. I still hope that Microsoft doesn't try to twist the arms of developers to include support for Natal in every game, however. The types of games that appeal to hardcore gamers require precise controls which motion control does not provide. |
 | Comment #29 by RobotHacker Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 08:09:39 AM I'll just wait and see how it works before deciding :-) |
 | Comment #30 by sleepydumbdude Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 08:11:21 AM Knowing Microsoft in the us they will put a game with it and charge 100. |
 | Comment #31 by Bloodwolf Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 08:14:36 AM That is actually pretty cheap, and I would consider buying it. |
 | Comment #32 by samjustsam Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 08:21:50 AM 50 dollars is a good price but still not enough to interest me into getting this. |
 | Comment #33 by SpyTip Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 08:25:21 AM Id say wait at least 6mts for them to work out any bugs before jumping into this natals deal. microsoft dosent have a solid track record of reliable products aka their 360. after having to replace my console 3 times in 5yrs for 3 different reasons id wait IMO. there has not been any quality products microsoft has made for their 360. I just got a feeling this will be a let down until they can prove other wise it will be worth 50 or a 100 even |
 | Comment #34 by Neon Lynx Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 08:25:59 AM gee, that's a bet i'd love to win... |
 | Comment #35 by Dragon83uk Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 08:28:42 AM I think I may have just dirtied myself upon hearing that news. This means there's actually a chance that I could possibly afford to buy one the same decade it comes out! I was expecting it to be more in the £400 region. |
 | Comment #36 by smudgedhorizon Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 08:37:36 AM At that price, I honestly think they will have persuaded me to fork out for it. I don't even really want it, but that just screams bargain. I was expecting over double that! At least their impulse buy tactic seems to work. |
 | Comment #37 by tommat12 Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 08:38:30 AM Wow, may actually get this now. As long as you can still play sitting down though and it actually works (unlike some crappy Wii titles I've played). I'm hoping you can use the camera as an Xbox Live Vision camera so I can finally get all those "Put your face in the game" achievements and play some Totemball. |
 | Comment #38 by Elit3Ski11s Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 08:42:36 AM after the buzz got killed for the wii, i lost faith in this. When i do play the Wii i play with the controller as much as possible. It would have to show me something amazing to buy this, so far nothing yet |
 | Comment #39 by porkfriedtar Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 08:48:32 AM its a wii-killer! |
 | Comment #40 by Corpse87 Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 08:54:57 AM It could be free and I still wouldn't want it! Another piece of useless crap. |
 | Comment #41 by MattPayne Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 08:56:32 AM bad ass :) |
| Comment #42 by l.maciver Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 09:01:03 AM ive noticed a few comments saying 50 dollars, that would not be the price as its been stated in this as 50 pounds, it would be around 70 dollars. |
 | Comment #43 by MartyMcFly Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 09:10:11 AM Roughly the same price for a game? Definite buy! Much more worth than the friggin $250+ I spent on the Wii that's collecting dust. |
 | Comment #44 by McKaystyles Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 09:23:03 AM Day one buy for me, my g/f is gaga for natal snes ethe promo videos..dam you Milo! |
 | Comment #45 by paul_6666 Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 09:29:20 AM wasnt gonna buy it but for that price i think i will cant turn down a bargain |
 | Comment #46 by Dark2099 Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 09:44:07 AM Might just have to check it out if the price is reasonable. I was expecting around $200 or something crazy. Probably a good idea on MS side, otherwise the sales would likely be very low. |
| Comment #47 by KungFuLoLCat Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 10:04:07 AM really cheap thought it would cost more |
 | Comment #48 by Olliezilla Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 10:13:37 AM id probs buy it if it was at that price, unlike if it was 150 quid + |
 | Comment #49 by adammcd09 Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 10:24:43 AM will be a birthday buy for me then :) |
| Comment #50 by The Destroyernatorer Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 10:24:49 AM If it's |
 | Comment #51 by Atroxx70 Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 10:26:47 AM Hmmm....I think it's a bad sign that they feel the need to price it as an "impulse buy". That makes me think it might not work exactly as advertised. We'll see though, I'll wait for some reviews and maybe a Gamestop kiosk demo before I decide to get it or not. |
 | Comment #52 by Di4L x MoTioNz Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 10:33:00 AM =O That's one low price for one of the biggest innovations of the decade, a game device without a controller! |
 | Comment #53 by CrossFireZX5 Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 10:46:22 AM so what would that price be conferted to canadian $$$? |
 | Comment #54 by falcos Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 11:11:20 AM k defo going to get this for £50 but is this just a big cam or next gen gaming thats to be seen. |
 | Comment #55 by Dibs No Joust Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 11:18:15 AM So if I already plan to buy it when it comes out, I don't get to be one of those impulse buyers?? Good. |
 | Comment #56 by jsec Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 11:19:31 AM motion controls need to just die. standard controller for me thanks. |
 | Comment #57 by Koto Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 11:39:19 AM I got rid of my Wii because I didn't really have the room and I didn't like flailing around like an idiot. I'll stick with my good ole handheld controller with no motion censor crap. |
 | Comment #58 by Vandiloo Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 11:42:54 AM I'm glad to see it will be fairly cheap. I still think they may need to give it away in order for me to ever use it! I have a Wii sitting beside by 360 that hasn't been turned on for about a year! The whole motion controller thing is way over-rated for me. The last thing I want to do after working a 10 hour shift is to come home and jump around like rabbit in order to play Fable 3. |
 | Comment #59 by eshewitt Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 11:46:36 AM I really dont like motion control games but for that price I would try it. |
 | Comment #60 by SaintKnight Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 11:49:14 AM here I was expecting to pay console price. This does not upset me one bit, especially seeing as it will be around November of next year therefore being on my Christmas list ^_^ |
 | Comment #61 by adriano28 Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 11:52:07 AM wow. Looks like Microsoft has a soft side. A definite buy for me :) |
 | Comment #62 by Ouija Board Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 12:01:50 PM Don't believe it - the crappy wireless adaptor is like £49.99, though if it is true its a buy. |
 | Comment #63 by ShirleyPeanut Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 12:07:52 PM I'd get it for £100, i looks AMAZING!!!!!!!11111one |
 | Comment #64 by Nathan0418 Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 12:43:42 PM I'll be buying this. Mainly for the controller/natal combo games lol. |
 | Comment #65 by Jimbob131190 Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 12:58:02 PM I Wouldn't bet my left testical..I like my left get rid of my right one |
 | Comment #66 by Darth Grif55 Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 12:58:34 PM I might get one at launch. It depends on what games they have at launch for it. But I'll be getting it eventually. |
 | Comment #67 by Woody706 Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 01:04:48 PM Wouldn't buy it if it was a fiver let alone £50. |
 | Comment #68 by zyxomma100 Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 01:06:37 PM Definite pass for me, unless Natal turns out to be the must-own tech product of the year. ...Which I don't see happening. |
 | Comment #69 by Reaper_Grim Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 01:44:51 PM Project Natal: Microsoft's remedy against gamers breaking their controllers. Random thought. I'm curious as to what Microsoft's profits are from controllers alone. |
 | Comment #70 by Infection Ftw Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 01:48:17 PM 1 year away but it's not a bad price so I probably buy it. |
 | Comment #71 by Night45Fox Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 01:51:21 PM seems like a good price, but Webb, can you put prices in $'s also? November 2010, thats really far away. |
 | Comment #72 by nukefarmer Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 01:55:55 PM Ill buy it at that price as long as we get some free arcade games with it that support natal. |
 | Comment #73 by kizwiz Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 02:12:01 PM milo & kate was scripted and fake. Microsoft and their fake advertising! Anyway, might get it...Depends if it is really that cheap and what Rare and Lionhead have been making. |
 | Comment #74 by A HERO EMERGES Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 02:54:52 PM well i knew it would be that much because its really a new controller without the controller pad. |
 | Comment #75 by JayHook Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 02:56:49 PM cheap,if its stays under 100 dollars ill get it |
 | Comment #76 by Lunndonbridge Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 02:59:10 PM I'm gonna stick with the ole controller in hand. This is for the more tech-savy(a.k.a. geekier) generation that is in high school and middle school now. I'm more into the classic quality that was provided for us during the the super nintendo and N64. Thats when games were made for the gamer not for profit like the majority of companies do now like Bungie and Activision. I wish more people would appreciate companies like Rare and Ubisoft for what they put out. I made a game with zombies in it is an indie game for a buck and yet it is better than 95% of the retail and arcade games because it is about making a purely fun game not making a game good enough to make a shit-ton of money. |
 | Comment #77 by toonsage Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 04:04:14 PM oOo might try it =D |
 | Comment #78 by PoP TarTzZ x Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 04:11:48 PM How much is that in Canadian Dollars? |
| Comment #79 by EcT Felix Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 04:51:02 PM hey to all you guys who wants to found out the price in dollars: 1pound = 5dollars =) |
 | Comment #80 by I T e N I Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 05:19:53 PM @78 No its more like 1 British pound = 1.73171883 Canadian dollars |
 | Comment #81 by blayde Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 06:11:22 PM EPIC PRICE! was ready to pay bout £100 for this, can't wait for fable3's touch options :3 also, I think RB/GH/both will use this- bonus points for trashing your kit/guitar/mic(?). CAN'T WAIT! |
| Comment #82 by oko93 Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 06:37:27 PM lol, this is going to turn out just like how skype was free. |
 | Comment #83 by Schism Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 06:58:39 PM i really hope they dont Milk NATAL. if they start putting it in every game and shit....i just dont what i will do with my 360... :/ |
 | Comment #84 by mjc0961 Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 07:05:25 PM Okay, I see your left testicle, and I fold. No way I want to partake of this game anymore. :p Quite honestly, I was expecting Natal a little earlier in the year. But I guess that puts them in a good spot for Christmas sales. |
 | Comment #85 by oXStarKillerXo Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 07:41:13 PM Only 14 games at launch? kinda poor... lets hope they have more to choose from by then. 30-40 quid eh? that's cheaper than MW2 was... so it's pretty damn good. |
 | Comment #86 by Mr Achievement Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 09:11:02 PM @79 No. Google makes it easy to not look like such a fool: 1 British pound = 1.6581 U.S. dollars 50 British pounds = 82.90500 U.S. dollars Source: http://bit.ly/3WrFBv and http://bit.ly/3Jvn5c (All conversions are current and obviously subject to change with the way Obama is printing money like a counterfeiter.) |
 | Comment #87 by inline88 Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 09:35:15 PM 100 aussie dollars is expensive for an add-on with no games...... but they will give something away with it..... yay for microsoft and their money hording nature... |
| Comment #88 by quartzlcc Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 09:53:30 PM It's a good price, but will it have any good games? Nope. |
 | Comment #89 by KILLERFLAB99 Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 10:00:11 PM The only way im gonna buy this is if they make a halo or gears for it |
| Comment #90 by rowtheboat Thursday, November 12, 2009 @ 01:13:27 AM #85, actually alot of people got it for £25 |
| Comment #91 by Call Of Duty Brandon Thursday, November 12, 2009 @ 01:44:18 AM WOW! IM SO HAPPY! I WAS GONNA BY THIS IF IT WAS 200 POUND, BUT ITS A DISAPPOINTMENT THAT THERE ONLY AROUND 15 FRIGGING GAMES. STILL GONNA GET IT.. PROBABLY CHRISTMAS 2010 |
 | Comment #92 by Dredgon Thursday, November 12, 2009 @ 07:04:21 PM "Half" |
 | Comment #93 by Dr Popodopolus Wednesday, November 18, 2009 @ 07:31:08 PM Way overpriced, no surprises here. |
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