Tretton: PS3 Owners Are "Voracious Technophiles"

This is one of those times when all the readers will go, "hmm, do I fit into that category?"

In speaking at a recent event to help launch and promote Sony's 3D HDTV line, SCEA president Jack Tretton gave a presentation that opened a few eyes and perked a few ears. Based on the conclusions of a "recent survey," Tretton said PS3 owners are "voracious technophiles" who will likely embrace 3D faster than others. Not surprisingly, he says that if a consumer doesn't own a PS3, his or her interest in the machine "increases when they learn about those 3D capabilities." And here are some more relevant statistics:

63% of PS3 owners are aware of 3D gaming.
71% say that 3D games are "important."
50%+ PS3 owners said that they would use their consoles more because of 3D gaming and 3D movies.

Tretton then went on to say that within this fiscal year, SCEA will release "20 gaming titles that are stereoscopic 3D compatible" and "every genre will be covered." The question is whether or not those statistics will rise over the next few months; early indications are that they will, now that Sony's 3D HDTVs are out and the first Blu-Ray 3D movies will start hitting shelves this summer. And the more we think about it, the more we think that supposedly fake PS4 teaser is actually a real commercial, but for 3D. Maybe we'll even see it at E3...

6/11/2010 10:15:09 AM Ben Dutka

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booze925
Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 10:28:06 AM
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yeah, u know something jack? maybe i would upgrade 2 3D if it weren't so damn expensive.
maybe l8er.

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Zorigo
Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 5:39:00 PM

True that is my only regret. it seems like full functional working tech and with games like kilzone3 already maxin that shiz it'd be great to play in 3D.

Im an optomistic person. thats why i am open to move. i reckon it could work. as with 3D.

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fluffer nutter
Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 8:00:21 PM

Well, look at it this way. If you don't already have an HDTV, it's not an extra expense if you were finally going to do the upgrade. If you just bought an HDTV, then yeah, that is an expenditure that you didn't plan on having soon.

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BeezleDrop
Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 10:28:44 AM
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As I would like to try out Wipeout HD and 3D and Motorstorm, I and many others are not crazy about 3D. Maybe if the tele's weren't so pricey. It just isn't something necessary with my gaming, plus is degrades the graphics. I'll get into it someday.

Last edited by BeezleDrop on 6/11/2010 10:29:09 AM

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Underdog15
Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 10:38:30 AM
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Every genre? What sort of 3D RPG would they release?

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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 10:44:56 AM

Final Fantasy VII HD 3D.

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Underdog15
Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 10:55:58 AM

>--^-> *smack*

Cod fish'd.

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nogoat23
Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 11:08:26 AM

lol

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gumbi
Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 12:34:23 PM

oh ben...

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Karosso
Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 12:47:51 PM

Why so cruel Ben? :)

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FatherSun
Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 1:20:30 PM

Hmmm... Masamune in 3D. Will SONY compensate my family for my severed head?

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Underdog15
Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 1:58:47 PM

Ben, I thought you weren't going to announce that until July! ;)

>--^> *Smack*

Last edited by Underdog15 on 6/11/2010 2:00:06 PM

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Mamills
Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 10:51:15 AM
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i know I'll jump on 3d, but not till the price drop obviously. i played call of duty world at war in 3d and i was actually impressed.

no head aches for me either i played for quite some time too.

they are right its not like watching movies in 3d, when u actually control what going on, the 3d helps you in the immersion quite a bit more than movies.

id say to all the skeptics out there, give it a try then wait for the price to come down if you like it.

man i cant.
its a great time t be a gamer

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godsman
Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 10:57:59 AM

Are 3D games like 3D movies? In the 3D theaters, my eyes always wander around the screen and get dizzy. The movie sometimes want the character to stand out for instance, and the back ground would blur out. It would be a no for me if the same goes for 3D gaming. If Uncharted series get the same treatment, we'll be missing a lot of details in the surrounding.

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Mamills
Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 12:09:15 PM

ur right and that is exactly y people get headaches.

because in movies they force you to focus on things and if u dont and start looking around the screen then yes it will hurt after a while.

but in the games things are not forced.
no blur etc etc. that stuff was turned off.
so i was able to look around at everything and it did work pretty damn good.

and i think i read here that GT5 3d did it perfectly. no blur or anything it lets your own brain do the post processing.

at least, that's what i read about 3d.
games can easily turn those effects/features off. whereas movies cant.

thus the reason y i say, try it before you knock it, then wait for it. lol

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godsman
Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 10:51:40 AM
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I never believed in these "statistics". I'm a PS3 owner, how come I don't remember contributing to this survey about 3D gaming?

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B-RadGfromOV
Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 3:21:09 PM

My thoughts exactly.

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maxpontiac
Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 11:00:19 AM
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63% of PS3 owners are aware of 3D gaming.
CHECK

71% say that 3D games are "important.
CHECK

50%+ PS3 owners said that they would use their consoles more because of 3D gaming and 3D movies.
CHECK

I fit the description quite well.

5 up, 1 down

Underdog15
Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 11:03:06 AM

I fit it even better!

63% of me is aware of 3D gaming.

71% of me says that 3D games are "important.

50%+ of me says that they would use their consoles more because of 3D gaming and 3D movies.

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Zorigo
Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 5:42:38 PM

and 59% of me is horse.

althought i think yours was funnier underdog :D

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Fane1024
Saturday, June 12, 2010 @ 3:07:18 PM

Wait, Zorigo...you're a centaur?

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coverton341
Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 11:03:42 AM
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Weird Jack, I am a voracious technophile. I am anxiously waiting for the transhumanistic movement to be realised and for the technology singularity to happen.

Until then I guess I will submit soon and delve into 3D. Right after I get my motorcycle.

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daizycutter
Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 11:12:50 AM
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The Jury is out for me on this new fangled 3D nonsense ..although i have not seen a 3d game in action its all abit pricy way too pricy for me and i'll be more interest when you dont have to wear glasses for 3d.

At the moment with my poor eyesight attaching another visual aid to my face is gonna look ridiculous ..ive also heard that you have to have a transmitter separate from the tv to keep the glasses and the flicker rate in sync which needs batteries aswell as the glasses !!! think you have to be seriously devoted to this step in technology otherwise this gonna be a slow burner.

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FullmetalX10
Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 11:30:21 AM
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I am interested now, after prices drop my money might be a little more interested though, but that will take a while.

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dkmrules
Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 11:39:02 AM
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too bad I just bought an HDTV....

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maxpontiac
Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 11:49:39 AM

Check and see if your HDTV manufacturer is offering a converter for new 3D tech.

I know that Mitsubishi is!

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JackC8
Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 11:51:49 AM
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"Voracious Technophiles"? Um, I had to take my Vista computer in to the Geek Squad at Best Buy to get my 100% Vista compatible printer to work with it.

I think he must have been talking about you guys :)

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B-RadGfromOV
Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 3:23:23 PM

Not sure if that really means anything. Vista's complete garbage. I'm not surprised you couldn't get it to work.

Last edited by B-RadGfromOV on 6/11/2010 3:23:51 PM

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Nynja
Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 12:20:29 PM
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I'll check out 3D when the technology improves and prices reach a more appealing range. As of now, I can't justify spending $2500 or more on a 3D HDTV which reduces the image quality that can only be enjoyed with glasses that cost $100+ a pop. I just spent thousands of dollars over the past couple years upgrading to HD.

When 3D HDTVs offer a better picture at a better price than the 1080 HDTV I have now, I'll consider upgrading.

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Him
Saturday, June 12, 2010 @ 12:06:14 AM

how does 3d reduce the quality of the picture?

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Kangasfwa
Saturday, June 12, 2010 @ 2:00:46 AM

@ Him

3D in games requires a reduction in resolution to work properly. Roger Ebert also ranted that 3D in movies makes them noticeably darker.

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sticklife
Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 12:25:24 PM
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Every genre? Well i wait to see an RTS, not that i'm a huge fan but it'd something.

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Zorigo
Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 5:40:09 PM

have they even taken of this generation?

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frostface
Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 12:27:40 PM
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* 63% of PS3 owners are aware of 3D gaming.
Yep well aware.

* 71% say that 3D games are "important."
I'm with the 29% who disagree.

* 50%+ PS3 owners said that they would use their consoles more because of 3D gaming and 3D movies.
If I had the 3D technology of course but I'm not convinced that my games are gonna look better in 3D. Didn't someone already make the point that our games are in 3 dimensions already, as in they're already designed with the illusion of depth!
And I'm yet to see anything in 3D in TV/Movies that strengthens the claim that gaming in '3D'(with the glasses), is gonna be worth my time.

Last edited by frostface on 6/11/2010 12:28:25 PM

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CharlesD
Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 12:35:00 PM
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I will not deny being a technophile, and I do agree that 3D gaming is important to the progression of television and gaming alike. Not sure if I will use my counsel more, as I'm not sure if that's possible lol

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kraygen
Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 1:32:00 PM
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I am definitely a technophile and interested in 3d, however I just don't believe the technology is up to the quality that we as gamers are used to.

Our ps3's are brilliant pieces of machinery, our hd tv's give us crystal clear pictures, and until 3d can do that without the aid of glasses and in perfect 1080p clarity, to me it just isn't ready.

I want it, but I don't want it until its of equal quality of all my other fancy gadgets.

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Shadow_Ninja
Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 1:39:32 PM
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i am definitely a techno freak both ways, meaning the music and the actual technology. haha. i am not gay.

hey ben, are you a mac or pc user?
just wondering, i just got a macbook pro for graduation and i think they are pretty awesome.

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Underdog15
Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 1:57:08 PM

Where is this going?

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Zorigo
Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 5:39:34 PM

Lol at the tangent he went on.

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Shadow_Ninja
Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 9:58:15 PM

@underdog

it was just a simple question....that he obviously hasn't answered.

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Underdog15
Saturday, June 12, 2010 @ 3:17:44 PM

lol it was just a really strange string of thoughts. Plus, if Ben says he uses one type of computer over the other, next thing you know, that company will be saying "the editor for psxextreme uses our software!" lol

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Him
Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 1:41:50 PM
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Killzone 3 baby YEEEEHHAAWWWWWW

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FatherSun
Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 1:53:18 PM
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Technophile? Who? Me? Nah... I just bought a launch price PS3 for the shiny black coating.

Seriously tho. I definitely fit into this category. I dont totally agree with the stats but those are always subjective anyway.

P.S. Did you know that McDonalds has served more people than the entire HALO series combined!

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Fane1024
Saturday, June 12, 2010 @ 3:11:03 PM

McDonald's has served more people than there are people.

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Deleted User
Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 2:58:39 PM
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3D gaming important? Not this generation. Maybe next generation. 3D gaming is so damn expensive that it won't be catching on anytime soon. How many people actually have a PS3 and a 3D capable TV? less than a million? You actually think developers will waste their resources and time developing 3D games when the user base is that miniscule? 3D will be a gimmick this generation and MIGHT be something worthwhile next generation. Not everyone has 6-7 grand to blow on a 3D TV, especially in these tough economic times.

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maxpontiac
Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 4:41:03 PM

Not sure where you are getting 6-7 grand from.

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bigrailer19
Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 6:33:43 PM

yeah samsung has a fantastic model out that retails for $1999!

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MyWorstNightmar
Saturday, June 12, 2010 @ 6:10:18 PM

Maybe he from down unda. Things be espensive down there. Gday.

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xnonsuchx
Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 3:33:49 PM
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Is PE running behind on the upcoming CECH-2501x models?

Same external dimensions, but Sony has requested the FCC keep pictures of the unit (both external & internal), as well as a copy of the manual confidential until 12/7/2010.

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Fane1024
Saturday, June 12, 2010 @ 3:12:07 PM

December 7 or July 12?

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Deleted User
Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 4:54:54 PM
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If you want a top of the line Samsung TV it WILL run you 6-7 grand...if you want a lower end 3D TV then around 3-4 grand. Either way, people most likely don't have that much extra cash to blow on a 3D TV...especially if they already have a regular HDTV, there really is no use in upgrading. Who wants to wear goofy plastic glasses for hours on end while getting a headache at the same time???

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bigrailer19
Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 6:39:28 PM

where r u getting these numbers lol...

UN55C7000 55" 1080p 3D Samsung LED HDTV- $3,299.99

That is probably Samsungs best model 3d t.v. they offer. 3-4 grand is what people were spending on HD t.v.s when they came out so I dont get the fuss about the price. Jelousy maybe, IDK.

Not to mention Some HD tv's still cost in the high 3's. Its life, we move on, and in the mean time we wait for price drops!

btw you can punch that model number in, if you wanna see for yourself.

Last edited by bigrailer19 on 6/11/2010 6:46:24 PM

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fluffer nutter
Saturday, June 12, 2010 @ 1:14:17 AM

And let's not forget that this 55" model has already gone on sale for as low as $1799 with four pairs of 3D glasses. I almost bit but I have no reason to replace any of my TV's.

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Underdog15
Saturday, June 12, 2010 @ 3:19:44 PM

@EducAsian
Captain Negativity over here, leading the charge against progression.

Truth be told, I still use a SD tv... So, any upgrade would be awesome for me.

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Deleted User
Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 4:56:21 PM
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And Wreckless,

I would totally agree with you. 3D in gaming is such a gimmick at this point. Just give me hardcore games and I can care less if it supports 3D or not.

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goodgamer
Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 5:06:44 PM
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waste of money the 3d tvs ...cant wait for them to hit $500, then yea

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bigrailer19
Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 6:34:39 PM

thats funny, cus thats what most people said about HD t.v..

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Zorigo
Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 5:40:37 PM
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where did he get those figures, because they dont seem right...

not that im not pro-3D or anything

Last edited by Zorigo on 6/11/2010 5:40:45 PM

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bigrailer19
Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 6:34:57 PM

seems legit, especially if its worldwide.

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bigrailer19
Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 6:37:26 PM
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Well, im not afraid to mention that I thought 3-d t.v. was going to be a fad. But I cant get over what I saw with my own eyes. It was quite amazing, and although It wouldnt be an all the time thing, 3d is welcome in my home.

Ive seen the t.v.s comparable to the price, that my HD t.v. was when I bought it. That being the case now that Ive seen a 3-d t.v. and cant wait to see what games will look like, I will gladly purchase one, when that time comes. Im still a skeptic about quality and reliability so thats whats holding me back right now!

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Deleted User
Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 9:39:11 PM
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bigrailer19,

UN55C9000 Samsung - 55" Class / 1080p / 240Hz / 3D LED-LCD HDTV

This is what I'm talking. That is one of the top line 3D TV's that Samnsung has right now. Currently retails for 7 grand. I don't just pull numbers out of nowhere. That model you gave me is one of Samsungs lower end models.

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BikerSaint
Saturday, June 12, 2010 @ 12:47:36 AM
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Ya know something Jack?
Ya really gotta stop calling us by those big high-faluting names.

Why just last week, someone else called me a thespian.

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WolfCrimson
Saturday, June 12, 2010 @ 3:49:19 AM

You're from ancient Greece? Dam Biker saint I thought you might be old but not THAT old. :P

(j/k)

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___________
Saturday, June 12, 2010 @ 1:18:13 AM
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the only thing stopping 3D is the price.
well that and the glasses, but seriously is that so much of a issue?

anyway sony are apparently going to release a emitter and 3D glasses for normal bravias at E3 so if you have a bravia but cant afford a 3D TV you can just use those for your 3D gaming fix.

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Lawless SXE
Saturday, June 12, 2010 @ 4:34:26 AM
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Technophile? Me? No bloody way. I've got a broken phone, a ps3, a psp, an sdtv and a 3G internet connection that I use on my mother's laptop. Technophile, I am not, though I am very interested in the advancements of technology.

Do I know about 3D, no, I know about 4D when factoring in the ever-present dimension of time.
Do I care about 3D? No. It's a useless medium, at least right now. How can it be used to enhance our entertainment experience in terms of immersion?
Will 3D make me use my ps3 more? GOD NO! I already use it for at least an hour every day, and sometimes much, much, much more than that, so no.

Anyway, I've got too much debt to bother buying an expensive and, at least for now, almost useless bit of tech.
/rant
Peace.

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Robochic
Saturday, June 12, 2010 @ 1:39:49 PM
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It'll be a long long time until I even think of getting a 3D tv, i have other things to pay for before getting a new tv.

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