Microsoft's Shane Kim was on hand at E3 to tell us the wonders of Project Natal. He told us that this would be on a par with the launch of a whole new console.

Well, by the look of things that might just happen, as reports from Kotaku and 1UP suggest that although Project Natal will be available next year, the revolutionary new control method will be available with a whole new console that looks to be scheduled for Q3 next year.

The new console isn't a new console in the traditional sense and is certainly not a whole new exciting generation but is supposedly a new and improved 360. Think XBOX 360 2.0 rather than XBOX 720. The improvements that the new console will offer are slightly improved graphics and better framerates in games as well as Project Natal coming with it as standard.

This isn't really much different to what Nintendo did in releasing the Wii and Microsoft seem to be going down the route of offering a different experience than trying to keep up with the graphical prowess of the modern PC.

Microsoft haven't commented on the reports yet but it's only a matter of time and I'll be sure to let you know as soon as I do.