Sega developing Natal projects

Sega boss Mike Hayes has revealed that the firm will unveil a Project Natal "prototype" at this year's E3.

Speaking to CVG, the studio executive also confirmed that Sega is planning to release software to coincide with the motion technology's launch.

"We asked our Japanese studio to create something for [Natal] which we'll show off at E3. They had a brilliant prototype up and running within six weeks. I mean a genuinely entertaining prototype you could just play," he said.

Haynes went on to praise Microsoft and Sony for sending out development kits for Natal and Move early.

"As publishers, what we want is a very close early relationship on these devices. And all credit to Microsoft and Sony, they’ve given us early development kits.

"So if they're giving us something that's obviously rough and ready, we can't then criticise it and say 'It’s not perfection.'"

He added: "You can see the improvements in revised versions of what's come out. It's our point of view that most if not all of what's been promised on both is going to be delivered."

Natal will arrive in stores in time for Christmas.