The news was revealed by by PlanetXbox360 and other gaming publications, which began receiving invitations to the event on Thursday. Microsoft has scheduled another Xbox 360-related press conference for Monday morning, although I would assume that would cover the upcoming lineup of games for the console.

Project Natal, of course, is Microsoft’s camera-based motion controller. In early demontrations, the technology has been extremely impressive, although no one quite knows how Natal will hold up in real-world gameplay in millions of different home gaming setups. At this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, Microsoft said that the Natal technology would ship by the 2010 holiday season.

“As of now, we’ve only announced that Project Natal will be available holiday 2010, but don’t have specific dates at this time,” a Microsoft representative said via email.

In the meantime, rival Sony has unveiled the PlayStation Move, a combination of a Nintendo Wii-like nunchuk and the PlayStation Eye camera.

I would guess, in true PR fashion, that Microsoft will announce the price for Natal, some bundles, and a few more games that will incorporate the technology.

Additional reporting by Lance Ulanoff. Originally posted to Gearlog.