@Joe80, I think this is huge. The PS3 motion controller allows older games to be patched and playable using it like Resident Evil 5. I think we will see many older games get patched and many Wii ports to PS3. But that will be more difficult to do with Natal requiring more coding.
Although Natal-ized versions of Burnout Paradise & Beautiful Katamari were at TGS, Tsunoda said existing games couldn't be updated to support Natal. He told Destructoid that the motion-sensing technology would require code changes more extensive than any software patch could provide. Existing 360 titles could conceivably be rereleased with Natal support, much like Nintendo's New Play Control! program.
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I think this is huge. The PS3 motion controller allows older games to be patched and playable using it like Resident Evil 5. I think we will see many older games get patched and many Wii ports to PS3. But that will be more difficult to do with Natal requiring more coding.