Microsoft Reveals New Invisible XBox Controller: Project Natal

Posted by Tanya Hall

June 2, 2009

It looks like clear is the new black. We mentioned yesterday that LG has released a transparent handset, now Microsoft has unveiled the gaming control of the future at the E3 Expo in Los Angeles, and it’s invisible.

Project Natal allows you to use your whole body to play a game without being wired-up to anything… almost as if you were actually in the game.

The concept works thanks to a horizontal bar placed near the console that allows you to control game characters and Xbox media without touching anything.

Any movement you make is detected thanks to a 3-D depth camera. Natal will also recognise different players’ voices through a set of microphones, for more personalised control over the team of soldiers you’re leading into battle.

Although still in the early stages, Microsoft has sent prototypes to all the main game developers, though we won’t expect to see it in shops until at least 2010.

Project Natal was not the only big announcement from Microsoft who also announced 10 new games for the Xbox 360, including Beatles Rock Band, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Tony Hawk Ride and Final Fantasy XIII.

Source: The Register

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