Sony: PlayStation Move And 3D Have "Different Lifecycles"
See Full ImageAlthough the focal points of Sony's E3 press conference were clearly PlayStation Move and 3D, this doesn't necessarily mean the two lifecycles are similar.
SCEE boss Andrew House told CVG that 3D "is a much longer proposition" than Move, saying the two new pieces of technology are expected to have different lifespans. He also believes what many industry analysts have been saying, that 3D will take longer to develop and become a mainstream feature, while Move will hit hard this fall. Besides, you don't need an expensive new TV to toy around with the Move; the latter may cost $100 if you need the PlayStation Eye as well, but that's a far cry from $1600 (the cheapest we've seen a 3D HDTV). Said House:
"I think Move is very much something that's going to explode within the next 12 months. I think 3D is a much longer proposition. We're obviously going to have to take time to see the requirement of having new TV sets.
It's more like the shift between SD and HD, where as I think Move is an opportunity potentially to explosively grow our business and the kinds of content that we have, just at the point of a lifecycle where we should be reaching out to a massmarket."
Certainly makes sense. Just about anything that requires a significant investment for the vast majority of consumers takes time and besides, with the immense popularity of the Wii's motion sensing, that established craze could easily carry over to Sony and Microsoft. We'll have to see how both new technologies are received this fall; Move and Kinect may appeal to a whole legion of Wii owners who may wish to try the motion upgrade... As for 3D, we've got to actually see it before we go nuts for it, right?
6/17/2010 10:24:42 AM Ben Dutka
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ace_boon_coon
Thursday, June 17, 2010 @ 10:44:30 AM
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Highlander
Thursday, June 17, 2010 @ 11:01:28 AM
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This year with 3D, PlayStation Plus and Move, Sony put those final pieces into place and it's clear that the PS3 has a long life ahead. And I would expect that the PS4 - whenever it arrives - is capable of sliding right into the same role that the PS3 has in all of this, as an upgrade instead of a replacement.
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Imagi
Thursday, June 17, 2010 @ 11:05:49 AM
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Anyway I have been pondering getting a 3D Projector for use with GT5 when it is released, as I just bought a new HDTV last month, as always the technology will get cheaper and cheaper so no one will be left out.
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Highlander
Thursday, June 17, 2010 @ 11:19:28 AM
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Highlander
Thursday, June 17, 2010 @ 12:36:46 PM
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kraygen
Thursday, June 17, 2010 @ 12:47:52 PM
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piratedrunk
Thursday, June 17, 2010 @ 12:57:35 PM
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Evil tele
Thursday, June 17, 2010 @ 2:49:55 PM
they're fairly cheap to import (except ff7)
but 8 and 9 have always been dirt cheap
i've also wondered, does the psn version include all of the 'extra stuff' that was included in the international editions?
also ...kinda bothers me when i'm playing a ps1 game, i'm still logged into the psn...and people can see me online and send me messages...but i can't access the cross media bar to reply
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WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, June 17, 2010 @ 3:31:46 PM
I really hope the Dreamcast favorites on PSN will include Skies of Arcadia. Whoever missed that needs to play it.
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Highlander
Thursday, June 17, 2010 @ 4:13:21 PM
Hmmm... sounds like some pretty decent reasons there.
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kraygen
Friday, June 18, 2010 @ 2:36:34 AM
I've never played it, only recently heard of it and I'd love to give it a try, but I only buy new online and that's too expensive. So I hope right along with you, bring it to psn.
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CharlesD
Thursday, June 17, 2010 @ 1:12:56 PM
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Lawless SXE
Thursday, June 17, 2010 @ 1:44:13 PM
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DragonSphere
Thursday, June 17, 2010 @ 3:17:56 PM
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That's why when the likes of Killzone 3 comes out next year, built from the ground up for 3D, I'm pretty sure that only a *tiny* fraction of gamers will be able to experience the game to its full potential. It's cool that the option is there for those who have the extra income and TV to support it, but like you said Ben, the cost of entry at this point is ridiculous and will be a niche market at best for the next couple of years.
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Fane1024
Thursday, June 17, 2010 @ 7:30:15 PM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, June 17, 2010 @ 3:40:42 PM
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Evil tele
Thursday, June 17, 2010 @ 3:51:25 PM
glimpse of the future?
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raiden213
Thursday, June 17, 2010 @ 6:00:46 PM
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Alienange
Thursday, June 17, 2010 @ 6:25:40 PM
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Going from SD to HD meant getting a friggin cool flat panel LCD or Plasma and letting a Blu Ray melt your eyes out.
The shift to 3D, in it's current state, is putting on uncool 3D glasses so that developers can transmit a migraine to the back of your brain.
It's not the SAME House. It's not the same.
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NonProphet
Thursday, June 17, 2010 @ 9:31:33 PM
Yeah, because I play games to look cool, so 3D ain't for me...
If the glasses make the experience significantly more immersive and realistic than I could care less how they look. I haven't read any reports of the tech causing headaches but I guess we'll see.
It can't hurt to wait a year or so so to upgrade, by then, the prices will have dropped slightly and they'll be more than a handful of 3D games to choose from.
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dkmrules
Thursday, June 17, 2010 @ 8:02:00 PM
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StangMan80
Thursday, June 17, 2010 @ 8:30:51 PM
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BikerSaint
Thursday, June 17, 2010 @ 9:37:50 PM
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Got a couple of tech questions for you about this 3D.
If your game's IS in 3D, but you only have a regular HDTV(I know you won't see any 3D effects), but will the overall picture be affected and/or degraded on how it will look on the lesser TV?
And for this question's for myself,
I only have a 32" Sharp brand SDTV, so will a 3D game look poorly on my crappy older SD set, and if so, by what percentage of graphic downgrade would you think?
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Highlander
Thursday, June 17, 2010 @ 11:16:33 PM
Gran Turismo 5 has two distinct game engines, one optimized for stereoscopic 3D and the other for conventional HDTV (I can't believe I just called HDTV conventional!). I think that a lot of games will do this kind of thing, only unlike GT5 which had 3D added after it was pretty much done, games designed from the ground up will simply switch modes depending on what the display configuration is.
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kraygen
Friday, June 18, 2010 @ 2:39:18 AM
So it may be as simple as picking HD or 3D.
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BikerSaint
Friday, June 18, 2010 @ 1:54:40 AM
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You just soothed my ailing wallet!!!
BTW, I have no clue, so is 540p what a SDTv normally renders everything at, or is that just for games, or just certain games?
And if not, what's it normally render everything at, meaning TV shows, VHS movies, DVDs, etc?
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Lawless SXE
Friday, June 18, 2010 @ 2:31:45 AM
Peace.
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___________
Friday, June 18, 2010 @ 3:14:48 AM
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in other breaking news the sky is blue, water is wet and cars are heavy!
all jokes aside theres one thing separating these 2.
motion controls will catch on quite quickly because it does what all innovations should.
it adds positives with no negatives.
allot of people hate 3D because either they have to wear those stupid glasses, or they get motion sickness.
motion controls really have no drawbacks.
worst part of motion controllers i can think of is you have to get of the couch.
but is that such a bad thing?
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Mavfan321
Sunday, June 20, 2010 @ 2:03:32 AM
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ace_boon_coon
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Thursday, June 17, 2010 @ 10:43:49 AM