{"id":6179,"date":"2010-05-27T13:16:00","date_gmt":"2010-05-27T11:16:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T22:00:00","slug":"project-natal-may-change-name-will-probably-cost-149","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/xbox\/6179-project-natal-may-change-name-will-probably-cost-149","title":{"rendered":"Project Natal may change name, will probably cost $149"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the world&rsquo;s most respected video game publications, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edge-online.com\/news\/natal-to-cost-149-&ndash;-source\" target=\"_blank\">EDGE<\/a>, has published an article claiming that one of their &ldquo;trusted sources&rdquo; has revealed that Microsoft&rsquo;s motion sensing device may well get a name change.<\/p>\n<p>The same source also claims that Natal will retail in the US for $149 (R1100). Apparently prices outside the US will be determined by a number of factors, such as exchange rates. . Once the device clears local customs, and all the relevant local mark-ups are made, we can expect to pay around R2000 for it, although this is speculation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Neither Microsoft international nor Microsoft SA have committed to a price, and it is likely to be revealed at E3 next month.<\/p>\n<p>Natal will also reportedly be bundled with the Xbox 360 Arcade for $299 (R2250). Again, this does not mean that we can expect to see the bundle retailing for R2250, and a ballpark figure of around R3000 is far more likely.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A global release date of October 26 was also confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, the source also claimed that the device will definitely not be called &ldquo;Natal&rdquo; when it is launched, and its proper name will be revealed at E3.<\/p>\n<p>The rumours carry significant weight due to EDGE&rsquo;s high stature within the gaming media world. As usual, all Microsoft had to say about the report is that it &#8220;does not comment on rumour or speculation&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/forum\/showthread.php?6093-Inside-source-Project-Natal-to-get-new-name-priced-at-149&amp;p=229915#post229915\" target=\"_self\">Discuss Project Natal<\/a> in the forums<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Release date also leaked by \u201ctrusted source\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":161,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_facebook_post_id":"","_sma_instagram_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-xbox"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/161"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6179"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6179\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}