Quote Originally Posted by The 1 2 P View Post
I really doubt they will abandon the current 360 for a newer model this early on, especially with the 30 million customers they have. Natal is just going to be an additional controller interface add on. Theres a reason why they said it will work with every 360 ever made and thats because it's just an add on, NOT a brand new console.

Pricing also seems to be an issue. Something this innovative can't be cheap but pricing it more than $100 will be the kiss of death at retail. And for those of you who think an $80-100 price tag won't fly with the general public either, allow me to remind you that the Wii Fit balance board cost $90 and has no problem at all selling out in stores. Add to that the fact that Natal camera will be able to do much more than the balance board and theres Microsoft's argument for a $100 price point.
Actually, I can't see it costing very much to produce. Everything it does is going to be software. From the looks of it, it takes two (or more) video cameras and the image is analyzed to track the body. These cameras AREN'T expensive. The DSi has TWO of them, and it's not even $50 more than the DS. We're not talking about 9 megapixel SLR stuff here, they're going to use what you get on a phone. Most of the price will probably be the bundled software.