Microsoft demos Project Natal at D8 Conference

Microsoft demos Project Natal at D8 Conference

Techtree News Staff, Jun 03, 2010 1519 hrs IST

Xbox 360's major gaming accessory - Project Natal gets captured

At the All Things Digital's D8 Conference, Microsoft took the center stage and showed a live demo of its upcoming major gaming accessory - Project Natal. Microsoft's Project Natal for Xbox 360 is an accessory that is a combination of hardware as well as software to recognize human gestures and voice for interactive gaming experience. As Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer mentioned at the Consumer Electronics Show 2010 in January, Project Natal is due for Holidays this year.

While we've checked out a couple of prototypes of Project Natal, one of the development sample was used for demo at the D8 Conference. Engadget has managed to get close shots of the development unit. Check out the images below.

Microsoft has already sent out invites for Project Natal's premiere on June 13, while rival Sony is expected to release PlayStation Move controller in the third quarter of this year.