While I didn't want to get into it, this announcement immediately made me think the same exact thing.

Wrong. Its run of the mill PR. Nothing more, nothing less. Sony has been geeting demolished in marketshare via handhelds, theyre focusing on 3D in living rooms, and have clearly put the PSP and handheld market on the backburner.

In fact it was logical to persue that then try to topple the DS, so they started this in the living room and since their brand carries home theaters, televisions, and blu-ray players it was not only logical for thei investors but for the company in general.

SONY'S CHECKLIST

[x] Downplay and mock Nintendo's new hardware implementation.

[ ] Scramble to put it into our own hardware.

[ ] Once finished, mock Nintendo again for not having the slight enhancement that we have for the hardware.

Yep, looks like they're right on schedule.

I'm glad more logical posters came in here. I was seriously wondering if everyone was just a little silly.

Don't worry, they already got that covered

I don't care about having to wear/buy glasses (I only go to 3D movies in theaters), I just wish Sony and the other TV companies had focused on the Passive system vs the Active Shutter system. This way the additial cost would have been in the TV instead of each pair of glasses.

So, instead of paying $1500 for a TV and $100-$200 per glasses; you'd pay $2000 for the TV and maybe $2 per glasses. Far more reasonable when you consider the number of people and children in an average movie night/sporting party.

Sony is NOT the first to the market in 3D gaming. PC's have been doing it for awhile now. Again, with very expensive glasses. In fact, with PCs you can make any game 3D.

I never said Nintendo pioneered 3D gaming, just that, as usual, Nintendo's solution will become the standard. i.e. a no glasses system.

TVs with no glasses are not coming out to mainstream users for a few years, which is why I bought my $800 Sony TV in February vs a $1500 "3D" TV. I figure I can buy a far better 3D version for $2000 in a few years and save the money now since the Active Shutter system that Sony and others are pushing royally sucks.

I agree on your last point and very well may grab one myself.

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

Yep, I know its all PR rubbish. But, clearly the overall response is because of the 3DS and Sony's investors will inevitably ask the question of why PSP isn't going to have this as the rest of Sony is pushing 3D. So, while my comment may be a little fanboyish, the intent is the same.

Well before either of us gets ahead of ourselves we will need to see exactly how this 3D gaming compares to what is available on PCs and will be available on PS3.

So Nintendo copying the 3D hype Sony created.. foul play.