Rumor: Natal test kit photos reveal 'motorized tilt mechanism,' power cord

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Motion camera meta-voyeurism news now, with an alleged Project Natal test kit capturing every movement of a man ... taking pictures of it. According to Italian gaming site Multiplayer.it, the photos originate from a tester, who was tasked with having an unreciprocated conversation with the Xbox 360 peripheral in order to test its speech recognition capabilities.

The surprisingly cheerful documentation included with the supposed test kit explicitly warns against tilting the camera manually, as it's already equipped with a "motorized tilt mechanism" -- all the better to see you with, my dear. The "Quick Start Guide" also shows how the early model of the camera connects to an Xbox 360 development kit via USB and a power outlet via a split cable.

It's not known how representative these photos are of early Project Natal development kits, nor how much of it will change by the time the final product arrives this holiday. Microsoft did not comment on the veracity of the images, with a representative telling Joystiq: "We announced earlier this year that Project Natal will launch this holiday, and our teams are working hard to bring the best experiences to life. We have nothing further to announce at this time."

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Aznboy38Posted:

I cant wait till this comes out im too excited :)

LethaIShotPosted:

This looks like something great but i think im going to stick with the gaming on 360...

thestiffmASTERPosted:

set to be release around november or december

LukeHollandPosted:

Awesome! Now I can make my avatar spank the monkey!!

MistaBoosemiPosted:

When does it come out again?

-LukePosted:

No doubt that this will be a lot of fun. But I swear to God if they make my play Forza 4 or Modern Warfail 3 on this I will be mad.



This will be a lot of fun for "arcadey - type" games.



Hopefully they don't over do it. It would make a great party console too!

iTrollPosted:

This is gonna be a great idea. I've seen the previews and it looks amazing.

Aidy82Posted:

1st, score! lol



This sounds awesome, one thing the wii failed on was that the motion sensor by the tv was static and if u swung outside its width it didnt recognise movement. I cant wait for natal, its gonna b very very impressive!