Half Life 2 Demo on Microsoft’s Natal (Video Leak)

If you don’t know what Natal is, it is Microsoft’s response to Nintendo Wii’s motion controller. Unlike the Wii, Natal doesn’t require any sort of controller. Apparently, casual motion sensing games are all the rage right now and that’s where the money lies. Microsoft has touted that the launch of Natal is going to be on par with the launch of new consoles and will cost around $200.

Anyway, a video has leaked onto the internet showing someone playing Half Life 2 with Natal. It is eerie how Natal tracks (accurately) all the player’s movement without any controller whatsoever. My only concern is how sensitive it will be to enable twitchy-fingered FPS games like Halo and Gears of War to play smoothly. Oh well, we will have to wait and see but I’m really excited about this one. Check out the video below: