I was just at the Busan, Korea Car Expo. 

There were more erections on display than cars thanks to all the car babes. Do western auto shows still have dozens of half naked car bimbos? 

Anyways, there was also a big Playstation display with PS3 and PSP games, a big Gran Tourismo display and some games in 3D, including Motorstorm 2, so I gave it a go. I was pretty skeptical since I've tried 3D tv a few times and was kind of dissapointed. The first time I tried one in Japan, the picture felt less like 3 dimensions and more like... 3 specific planes. Like everthying was a flat cardboard cut out placed either in the foreground, middle ground or background. The second time was a better video, with some true "wow" moments, but I couldn't help but notice that sometimes It would just drop out of 3D and I could see the seperate images. 

Well this time you had to stand on a specific spot, so The picture never went funny. I won't comment on the actual game since it was the first time I'd ever played it, but I found the 3D to be neither as hindering as I had in past 3D tv experiences, nor as beneficial as... anything. There was definitely a visual downgrade, but for the most part it worked fine and didn't add much. Stuff looked like it got closer as I drove to it, but nothing really seemed to occupy a different space. It was sort of something you get used to quickly and don't really realize, except that 3d in it's current tech just doesn't look as clean. I'd hate to have to play long term 3d games.

So... The car babes were hot until you started to fixate on the plastic surgery and their alien eyes and shaved cheekbones, the cars were shiny, and 3D gaming as a novelty is neither an improvement enough to warrant it nor a mistake enough to hope it fails.

I can honestly say I'm indifferent to it with the utmost conviction.

Were the glasses comfortable?

Thats my main worry with 3D....

is the game fun ?

I think it will be better to wait for games which were designed for stereoscopic 3D support before coming to conclusions. The first few games to support this are some older PS3 games which aren't optimised nor designed for this. Future games will certainly show better results.

But I think having this option for these games is a nice addition for people with 3DTVs in the future who already own a PS3 and these games today.

However I think Super Stardust HD will be a good cheap launch title worthy of buying for its 3D support, the coders are top notch and probably their engine will see a good optimised overhaul.

Like I thought 3D is & will be a gimmick until we get games that use it within their gameplay systems. I believe the 3DS will be able to do this as 3D is compulsory.

I haven't ever played in 3D, but everything 3D I've seen so far has been bland and sometimes truly annoying.

I'm glad that there are others that share my lack of enthusiasm

Platform research manager at SCEA says it well I think:

" If you watched a few 3D movies and you'll notice some 3D movies are more comfortable and enjoyable to watch than others. So that's very much a learning process the games and movies are going through together at the same time."

Interesting stuff. I'm quite indifferent to the whole 3D thing myself.

How did you notice a visual downgrade in the first time you played the game?

i was going to say this but thought i should avoid derailing.