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Rumor: Natal Launching Nov. 2010, 14 Games, $80 Price or Lower

The first launch details for Project Natal have reportedly leaked after Microsoft conducted a behind-closed-doors tour of UK publishers and studios, with sources telling MCV the motion-control device will launch in November 2010 with 14 games and a price set at $80 or lower.

According to these undisclosed sources, Microsoft plans to ship 5 million Natal units when it launches in both stand-alone packages and packed in with Xbox 360 consoles. One anonymous source from a publisher said that Microsoft is "trying to get as close as possible to 'impulse buy,'" with the price likely to be set below £50 ($80), and possibly even as low as £30 ($50).

14 games will supposedly be ready for launch, although no details were given on what any of these games might be. Back during the Tokyo Game Show in September, Microsoft announced the pledged support from 12 major publishers, including Activision Blizzard, Bethesda, Capcom, Disney Interactive, Electronic Arts, Konami, MTV Games, Namco Bandai, Sega, Square Enix, THQ, and Ubisoft. But whether any of them will have launch games ready (and if so, which ones) is still unclear.

At least one game that's been heavily speculated to launch alongside Natal is Lionhead Studios' Fable 3. Peter Molyneux has confirmed the game will include Natal functionality, and its release has been set for "late 2010" since it was first announced.

Keep in mind all of these details are still unconfirmed, although the release timeframe certainly sounds believable enough. Don't be surprised if any official details don't come out of Microsoft for a little while yet, though.