Sony: Nintendo Shouldn't Bash 3D Glasses

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greenmedic88 said:

ssj12 said:

Jirakon said:

Hardly anyone will buy a Sony glasses-free 3D TV. That's obviously not pushing it to the mainstream.

A lot of people will buy the glasses-free 3D technology on the 3DS. That is making it mainstream. The size of the screen doesn't matter. The technology itself is, and can only be, pushed to the mainstream by Nintendo, at least in the near future.

 And no, the article clearly does not state that Sony wants to push glasses-free 3D. I really can't understand where you get that idea from.

It may not prove anything new, but it is a much better application of the existing technology. That is why people everywhere will buy it, and that is why it will be considered mainstream.

So how are you going to watch 3D TV or 3D Blu-ray movies on the 3DS? exactly, you wont. Not mainstream.

That's the rub isn't it? Nintendo has yet to formally release any information regarding studio deals for media distribution on the 3DS.

Without studio support, there is no 3D movie content although I'm sure any studio producing 3D movies would want as many people to buy and view them as possible, including on the 3DS.

But until we see the actual 3D media distribution plan laid out, it's pretty much a case of counting chickens before they've hatched to state that we'll all be watching 3D movies like Avatar on our 3DSs upon release.

Even if the 3DS gains movie support doesnt this end up becoming the same bitch Sony had over UMD movies and movies on the PSP in general? Its to small of a screen for anyone to really enjoy watching movies on. A 5 minute youtube video is fine, but 2 hour feature film is a bit extreme and eye straining. I can for one present the example of my copy of National Treasure 2 that I had with my PSP-3000 bundle. I watched it, but had a massive headache after due to eye strain. And i had it tilted all nice so I could see the screen nicely from a 3 foot distance.

I really dont see how the 3DS will help push 3D entertainment much farther than portable gaming. It is no movie watching machine. And it will not push matured 3DTVs into glassesless tech any faster than how long it will probably realistically take (5 - 10 years).