"The Xbox 360 is thought of as a hardcore games platform, offering singular experiences. But Natal is a social technology, enabling us to introduce casual games we haven't been able to create before. It will be focused on fun, simple games. We don't know what third party publishers will do with the technology."

I always imagined it would be designed for the casual gamer (to bring in the Wii crowd) whilst the rest of us carry on with a joypad. Still I like the idea of controlling the Xbox with hand gestures Minority Report style.

The co-founder of games developer Naughty Dog has indicated that the non-gaming uses of Microsoft's Project Natal will present the company with a massive opportunity to appeal to casual and non-gamers.

Speaking on GameTrailer's Bonus Round, Jason Rubin has said Natal could "revolutionise more than gaming" and that he believed that motion-based games were going to come to dominate gaming and that Natal could make the Xbox 360 more appealing to casual and non-gamers.

"I think Natal and things like Natal are going to revolutionise more than gaming," said Rubin.

Things you can do outside of gaming

"Putting Natal in the Xbox gives it the opportunity to become a lot more than just a gaming machine... the things you can do outside of gaming justifies buying Natal."

"If Microsoft plays its cards right it can sell far more Xbox's ... to people who don't buy games."

Rubin left Naughty Dog in 2004 and is now Chief Executive of studio Monkey Gods.

A question I've yet to hear answered : Aren't Natal and whatever the PS3 wand is called subject to disability discrimination legislation? There are an awful lot of people who simply can't wave their arms around very much, aren't they potentially going to cause a legal ruckus?

A question I've yet to hear answered : Aren't Natal and whatever the PS3 wand is called subject to disability discrimination legislation? There are an awful lot of people who simply can't wave their arms around very much, aren't they potentially going to cause a legal ruckus?