Microsoft and LG partnership gives you 3D gaming on Xbox360

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disolitude said:

binary solo said:
I haven't read all the discussion so maybe it's been addressed already, but how does partnering with one TV manufacturer on 3D work? Does that mean there are going to be problems for people who own 3D TVs other than LG TVs and would like to do 3D gaming on their 360?

I have some vague recollection that Sony seemed to be implying that their PS3 3D will only be compatible with Sony TVs which is sucky. Then I saw that GT5 trailer where the PD guy was saying that they're busy making GT5 compatible with all 3D formats so it will play on all 3D TVs.

I'm really not liking the way 3D TV is starting off in such a fragmented way, and in the end it's detrimental to the adoption of 3D, in both TV and gaming.

Everything will work with everything. Here is the 3D support formats found in a 2010 50 inch Samsung plasma (cheapest hdmi 1.4 3D TV on the market now)...straight from the manual. It supports every 3D format available. There is nothing PS3 or 360 can throw at it that it won't support.

Good to know, for Samsung owners at least.

So, it still begs the question why MS is / needs to partner with a particular TV manufacturer? As part of their 3D strategy. Either 3D noobs like me are going to be all confused and think their shiny new non LG 3D TV won't work with 360 3D gaming, or MS are going to have to go out and tell everyone that 3D on 360 will work on all TVs so you don't really need to run out and buy a LG TV. Which of course isn't exactly going to help set LG 3D TV sales alight.

So it comes down to TV + console hardware bundling, nothing more than that?