According to Microsoft the Natal will be no different. The price will start off quite high and then gradually come down over time. That is if the whole thing takes off and people buy it. I think it will be a success and therefore I think people will buy the new device in their droves over a period of time.

If the other peripherals that Microsoft has release are anything to go by the Natal will be quite costly in the early days. How much exactly, it is hard to say.

What many people hope is that the Natal will not price its self out of the market as an overpriced gadget for rich gits.

Also it is thought that when the Natal is launched next year it will not be called the Natal at all but something else quite different. What it will be called nobody knows.

What is a little disappointing is they are still showing off the same game they have showed us since the Natal project first saw the light of day back in the beginning of the summer. This game is Ricochet. Yes the Natal looks great, but we I think we need to start seeing some more games.

That said I thourghly enjoyed playing Ricochet and found it quite a challenge. I think this was down to the fact that I had been standing in the same place as if I was glued to the spot. This is the thing with Natal, you really have to get into the mindset that you can move all over the place and need to if you want to succeed at what it throws at you and get the most out of it.

We are still awaiting an exact deadline for when the it will hit the streets.

With Microsoft letting the world play its new toy it shows that they are serious about this new technology and are keen to get it on the market.

That said, apart from letting us play it they did not give any news of release dates or many other details about its development.

They announced the development of Fable 3 and Fable Episodic, but that was about the only new news we got.

Other games available in conjunction with the new controller are Uncharted 2, Assassin’s Creed II, DJ Hero, God Of War 3 and Bayonetta.

It could still be a while before we see it on sale in the UK, but with it being displayed for the general public to use, it is definitely something that is on its way.

There are other companies out there also developing similar gadgets and Microsoft are going to have to be on the ball if they do not want this to become a big fat flop.

These days there are smaller companies that are able to develop quite revolutionary gaming technology.

What’s great about this 3d version is that you use your whole body to stop the ball from passing. This means you can easily head but the ball, kick the ball, stop the ball with your body or even punch the ball.

The original breakout has long been old hat and a largely un-played game. This new technology has given this tired game a new lease of life by making very playable and very fun. It also will help to keep you fit as it is very physical as you jump and kick all over the show to keep the ball from passing.

I can’t wait to play Ricochet, but unfortunately it could be sometime before the Natal is released in the UK and therefore I will have to be patient.

At the moment I think that they are trying to get a collection of games ready for the Natal before they introduce it to the public.

You can see below a great demo of someone playing the Ricochet on the Natal. It shows you just how fun the game looks.

What has come to peoples attention is that it’s women who have really embraced this new technology. Games like Wii Fit are primarily targeted at women and are very popular with women.

This is good news for the gaming industry as previously computer games were not nearly so popular with women. By making games more popular to women you basically have opened up a whole new market which will probably be worth an absolute fortune to the industry.

I think that the Natal will help to further the popularity of computer games and therefore make the computer games industry even bigger. I think that even old people may even get into computer games more. The fact that you do not have a controller will mean that they will appear much less complicated and will not scare older people off.

If the Wii is anything to go by the Natal will be very popular with girls and this could mean big profits for Microsoft.

The big question is this, what games will be compatible with it? Most people who have seen demos of it are blown away by the technology and think that pretty much everything should be natal compatible.

The thing is when you sit down and think about it properly, is this practical? Take a first person shoot em up. In these type of games you often have to jump up kneel down swing your arms about quite a bit. I could foresee a few problems with that. One, space and two, with some of these first person shoot em ups these days it could be absolutely nakering. Games such as Halo are quite nakering games on screen. You make the gamer do the work and they will be quite exhausted after five hours of play time.

Hey its great idea and I think it will be great for helping to get rid of the couch potatoes, but there will be times when you don’t have the space or simply don’t have the energy.

It will be very interesting to see how the game industry embraces this new technology.