http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/May 26th 2010 6:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/
$149 Natal vs $80 per player for Wii Motion Plus vs about $100 per player for PS Move?]]>May 26th 2010 6:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/PS Move was $69 in a Canadian flyer..]]>May 26th 2010 6:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/so $69 for 1?
natal is cheaper then.]]>May 26th 2010 6:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/I was wrong, $59
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b326/pojomofo/05-11-10move.jpg]]>May 26th 2010 6:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/May 26th 2010 6:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/May 26th 2010 6:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/May 26th 2010 6:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/for the full package it is $99, PS Move, PS Eye, Game.
For additional Players it will be $59.
2 player = $158]]>May 26th 2010 6:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/
I dont know, thought it's a good price. You only need 1 piece of equipment to support multiple players, unlike the wii mote or move...]]>May 26th 2010 6:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/May 26th 2010 6:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/May 26th 2010 6:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/
And Natal has a smaller carbon footprint, so it is greener that the move and the wiimote.]]>May 26th 2010 6:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/They kept putting out the $80 mark late last year and early this year, and now all of a sudden it jumped to $149!
I am deeply saddened by this MSFT ]'=]]>May 26th 2010 7:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/Perhaps if my XBOX didn't genuinely run the risk of over heating I would spend money on it. Certainly not $150 though. ]]>May 26th 2010 7:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/Its probably made in china anyways ;)]]>May 26th 2010 7:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/May 26th 2010 7:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/May 26th 2010 7:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/
The problem with that argument is: Every study done on the human brain and value vs. cost tells us that it's psychologically easier to spend 200 or even 300 dollars in 20 to 40 dollar chunks than it is to spend $150 in one go.

MS understood this in the beginning, I'm not sure why they've changed tact. ]]>May 26th 2010 7:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/Yup. About a trillion times as useful, too.]]>May 26th 2010 8:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/seriously? I am getting that in heartbeat for $149! SIgn me up]]>May 26th 2010 8:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/Yeah, many players, but the fact is that in the end you're paying $150 for a camera... :|
Until we use it we will know if moving your arms around is better than having an actual piece of hardware with you, but as for now this seems ludicrous.]]>May 26th 2010 8:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/
Probably?]]>May 26th 2010 9:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/
Yes man... lets make the iPod the currency which will unify the World... how much a Netbook costs? 1 iPods... 2 iPods... 2 iPods plus 30 music downloads?

Troll...

]]>May 26th 2010 9:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/
I'm sorry but people do not really see it like that and $140 for a camera is expensive by any means considering that is all it is and the console has been announced to do all the processing of the images.]]>May 26th 2010 9:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/
You know I saw $149.99 and I frowned, but then I realized something. For ~$200 you would have to spend to buy 4 xbox 360 controllers. This thing has no player limit (in theory, I don't expect 16 people to cram to together and play a game) If you look at it from a controller perspective it's actually cheaper than buy controllers, now it's not known if Natal will work with the entire dashboard, but if it does and I just play Natal based games, I would never need a controller (yet again in theory) ]]>May 26th 2010 10:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/May 26th 2010 11:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/May 26th 2010 11:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/May 27th 2010 1:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/http://j.mp/natal-time-official-impressions]]>May 27th 2010 2:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/May 27th 2010 3:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/May 27th 2010 7:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/You can't sell quality products for a lower price... ]]>May 27th 2010 7:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/May 26th 2010 6:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/Still better value for money than what Nintendo or Sony are offering. Besides, not everyone uses WIFI so increasing the base price of the console would be wrong. Offering a cheaper WIFI adapter, now thats what they need to do.]]>May 26th 2010 6:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/
I beg to differ. You can purchase a 120GB PS3 with wifi, the ability to swap the HDD with a standard drive, Blu-Ray capabilities, and free online gaming for $299. I know Sony is going to introduce a premium PSN service but rumor has it that many things will remain free including online play. Sony easily offers the best bang for you buck right now.]]>May 26th 2010 6:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/Not to mention controllers you don't have to change the batteries every couple weeks.

Lets face it, the 360 is a money pit.]]>May 26th 2010 6:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/May 26th 2010 6:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/
To those calling 360 a money pit ... here's a NEWSFLASH - All console makers want you to continually sink money into their consoles. Nintendo proved it with Motion Plus, Sony proved it with Move, MSFT proved it with Natal. They want much more than just the sale of the console.]]>May 26th 2010 6:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/
Agreed, the PS3 is really the value leader these days. And don't forget about Bluetooth. I can use my Jawbone for my PS3 headset (and my cellphone...and my computer). Amazing Microsoft didn't put wi-fi or Bluetooth in the Xbox.]]>May 26th 2010 7:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/
I don't pay for XBL because I just don't see it being worth £30 a year, every multiplayer console game I buy I just get for PS3 because it's FREE. Is cross game chat really worth £30 a year?]]>May 26th 2010 7:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/i was speaking about cost when comparing what natal offers vs sony's offering. You need to remember for sony's motion system
you need a PS eye and then two motion controllers per player. Thats already more pricey than the natal unit (which supports multiple players). ]]>May 26th 2010 8:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/That was becasue it was originaly touted as a computer that plays games,.. then they pulled the other OS... ]]>May 26th 2010 8:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/
Pay attention to sales, Buy.com just had 12+1 XBL cards on sale for $28....this isnt rare, even Walmart had cards for $30 earlier this year. For less than $2.50/month, yes, a gold Xbox Live subscription is worth it for cross game chat alone.]]>May 26th 2010 9:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/Use Rechargeable batteries like everyone has been doing since the beginning. You may go through them faster, but their ALOT cheaper in the long run.]]>May 26th 2010 9:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/May 26th 2010 9:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/May 26th 2010 9:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/
Its using outdated technology compared to whats available even in recent laptops w/ gamer cards, and there are a lot more peripherals available (including wiimote and 360 controlers that also work on em).

Almost none of my PS3 games are actually 1080P as the console can't handle it, and the object pop and AA/AF and what not just isn't up to 2010 standards.]]>May 26th 2010 10:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/May 26th 2010 6:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/project-natal-to-cost-149-by-itself-299-with-360-arcade-acco/May 26th 2010 6:30PM