E3 2009: Microsoft Press Conference

Lots of things was announced to the public from Microsoft.  Probably the major announcement was Project Natal.

But before we get into that lets talk about the other big announcements that I am taking note of.

1.  Final Fantasy XIII in-game graphics on the Xbox 360.  This was awesome and who ever said that PS3 games won't look as good as it would on the 360 is completely incorrect.  Square probably makes the best graphics in any game and for this company to push the graphical boundries of the PS3 and make it look just like it on the 360 just states that the 360 can make any game they conjour up on the Sony system, graphically anyways.

2.  Kojima has now joined the team of supporters for Microsoft.  They have announced that they have rights to the Metal Gear Solid francise but the game that they have revealed for the first time was Metal Gear Solid: Rising with main character Raiden.  I don't know about this move.  Not alot of people really like Raiden.  Everybody loves Solid Snake so please just give us more that.  Everyone said Metal Gear Solid 2 sucked because of Raiden so it will be a challenge for Kojima to pull another blockbuster game.  But since it's still MGS, I'm still buying it.

3.  Now the biggest announcement was Project Natal.  Is Microsoft copying Nintendo or is this a new thing.   There is no controller.  The Natal paripheral senses your whole body.  You can walk, you can jump, you can swing, turn, almost about anything and it will sense it.  They even stated that it is a real-time motion capture device.  In the beginning they showed Tony Hawk RIDE and then they show this and showing a kid playing askateboarding game using Natal.  This kinda messes up the marketing of the Tony Hawk game.  This also finally makes Xbox 360 the 2nd competitor in the motion interactive gaming.  But Microsoft is no controller.  So many ideas will emerge from this concept of gaming.  I say there will be a controller vs. no-controller culture that will take over the industry.  What are you predictions?

So those are the highlights of the Microsoft Press Conference.  There are lots more big announcements like Splinter Cell Conviction, Alan Wake dated, Left 4 Dead 2 and others.

That's my insights in Xbox.