PS3 To Support 3D Gaming In 2009?
See Full Image"Spread the word. 3D Gaming on console is coming and we license the tech." - Andrew Oliver, CTO of Blitz Games Studios
Those of us who grew up with the likes of Intellivision and Atari were downright fascinated when the industry made the leap to three dimensions. Of course, it wasn't true 3D (no need for silly glasses, here), but it was a grand revolutionary step in a new direction, and now, we may have a glimpse of the next significant step.
According to MTBS3D, it has been confirmed that Sony "fully intends" to support stereoscopic 3D gaming and Blu-Ray 3D on the PlayStation 3 in 2009. Blitz Games will assist in this new technology by offering their Blitz Tech Engine for use, and according to the site, the console support "will only need a bios upgrade to work." It's interesting to note that the PS3 may be the only machine capable of such an upgrade, which may or may not have a future impact on the market. Right now, this is clearly in the infancy stages, but considering the announcement includes the 2009 date, is it safe to assume that games using this new 3D technology are already in the works? And what will they be like? We're getting the feeling that this may have to start small; like an EyeToy type gimmick or something, before they can really pick up steam and release 3D blockbuster titles. Anything this new needs time to grow, and it also remains to be seen if the gaming community will embrace this technology. Some say it seems obvious that they should, but we're not so sure...
Either way, it's worth thinking about. Although the industry has taken gigantic strides in 30 years time, there are many more mountains to climb. Perhaps the road to greater immersion is the road to take, and we'll have to jump on board for another revolution. Who knows?
12/19/2008 Ben Dutka
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Shatterday
Friday, December 19, 2008 @ 10:59:55 AM
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iPwn_3G
Friday, December 19, 2008 @ 10:55:16 AM
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Zaben
Friday, December 19, 2008 @ 11:30:08 AM
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djjake
Friday, December 19, 2008 @ 11:31:10 AM
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imaging cod with bullets flying out the screen at you and so on
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shaydey77
Friday, December 19, 2008 @ 11:55:37 AM
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Fabi
Friday, December 19, 2008 @ 11:58:11 AM
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It's cool to know that the PS3 will have yet another function, but it's gonna be the same as the EyeToy games. PSN titles that hold your attention for 2 seconds.
My camera is so useless, it's not even connected to my PS3. I only use it when I wanna take blurry pics in LBP.
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Sentinel
Friday, December 19, 2008 @ 1:44:42 PM
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Cuetes
Friday, December 19, 2008 @ 12:29:58 PM
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SHADOW [Moderator]
Friday, December 19, 2008 @ 1:21:01 PM
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Joe_III
Friday, December 19, 2008 @ 1:05:49 PM
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Plus one would think that there would be a problem designing stereoscopic video for games. It takes a lot of time to program properly iirc...
It might work really good for a rail shooter, but I don't see any other kind of game actually being able to keep up and move and turn in a good way...
Better to wait for holodecks...
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www
Friday, December 19, 2008 @ 1:20:25 PM
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playin games with sum glasses on........how will it feel like comin back to the real world,i mean after about 1 hour in a virtual world,how's the eyes going to adjust to the real world.........y'know it's like being in the sunlight 4 a long time n later into a dark room......u realize it takes time for the eyes to adjust.
I wonder if it's healthy.....
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ThePoetRazel
Friday, December 19, 2008 @ 2:50:45 PM
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Friday, December 19, 2008 @ 1:24:29 PM
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SHADOW [Moderator]
Friday, December 19, 2008 @ 1:25:18 PM
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Could you imagine Bullet Time in the next Max Payne in 3D?
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ThePoetRazel
Friday, December 19, 2008 @ 2:54:46 PM
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Duke Nukem Forever 3D sounds fun though.
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herukuti
Friday, December 19, 2008 @ 9:07:47 PM
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MetalHead09
Friday, December 19, 2008 @ 9:35:17 PM
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herukuti
Friday, December 19, 2008 @ 10:06:37 PM
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isaya85
Saturday, December 20, 2008 @ 12:18:34 AM
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PSN ID Biggest_GMoney
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orangpelupa
Saturday, December 20, 2008 @ 12:18:36 AM
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what the...
Wii and Xbox 360 firmware (on bios and on dvd drive) also can be updated...
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BikerSaint
Saturday, December 20, 2008 @ 12:59:52 AM
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They were supposed to be especially great for Ace Combat 5, Bounty Hunter, Drop Ship, Half-Life, among a handfull of other games.
But I wasn't really impressed with them.
IMHO, my years-old cheap(as in "FREE"), lil red eye/blue eye paper "burger King" 3D shades worked just as well, & without any of the damned cords to distract my enjoyment even further.
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xnonsuchx
Saturday, December 20, 2008 @ 3:54:17 AM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Saturday, December 20, 2008 @ 2:19:48 AM
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ceedot
Saturday, December 20, 2008 @ 5:42:43 AM
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PS3_Wizard
Saturday, December 20, 2008 @ 8:33:47 AM
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PeacekeeperJedi
Saturday, December 20, 2008 @ 12:16:52 PM
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Remember the Nentendo Power Glove? It was ok,
for some games. But over all, it was lame.
Besides, it really wasn't a one-size-fits-all
type thing. Still, if they were to come up with
that, plus some kind of ring or something that
someone could stand in, that would read their
every movement, then it would be great to get
into the game even more.
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dveisalive
Sunday, December 21, 2008 @ 3:27:56 AM
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Last edited by dveisalive on 12/21/2008 3:28:51 AM
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Redevil987
Sunday, December 21, 2008 @ 1:18:01 PM
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Banky A
Sunday, December 21, 2008 @ 3:04:11 PM
Just imagine a Dead Space sequel with 3D, crazing shi* jumping out of your screen ready to rip of your face! - Or something like that, I still don't know how it'll work lulz.
:P
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OU812
Sunday, December 21, 2008 @ 3:11:38 PM
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120 hz refresh, 4-2 ms reponse, and a mil native contrast ratio (max blackness depth capabilities) should be way enough to support stereoscopic 3D. Im in gaming nirvana.
Dont get me wrong, ps3 is almost perfect gaming machine and veryyy safitied with it. And its right, that the internal flash bios is fully upgradable; just hoping for mininal errors or imcompatibilities issues.
Just my two pennies.
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OU812
Sunday, December 21, 2008 @ 4:33:21 PM
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LOL - mybad
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seismictech
Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 1:33:39 PM
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psxjunkhead85
Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 3:52:36 AM
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Friday, December 19, 2008 @ 10:48:13 AM
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