Codemasters: Natal won't replace traditional controls in racers
by David Hinkle 
on Aug 11th 2009 8:30PM
Codemasters wasn't too impressed with that
Project Natal-enabled
Burnout demo, apparently, and thinks gamers won't trash their controllers and steering wheels for racing games when Natal is unleashed on the public. Speaking to
Videogamer, Codemasters' Ralph Fulton -- who is currently hard at work on
DiRT 2 -- said, "The complexity of control for a racing game, certainly for a core racing game like ours, requires a controller."
Fulton points to the need for feedback and precision, claiming that Project Natal just won't do either justice. That's not to say there isn't a place for Natal in racers, as Fulton thinks it could add some functionality on top of traditional controls, though he fails to provide us with any ideas of his own. Until we get our hands on the final product, we're just going to have to watch
those chase scenes from Ronin over and over again with a pair of fuzzy dice strapped to our TV.
