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Conegamer on 02 March 2011
cyberninja45 said:
disolitude said:
twesterm said:
disolitude said:
twesterm said:
 


Same goes for 3D with glasses. 

Maybe not for home application, but for a large scale theater like 3D effects glasses are the way to go for many years to come.

No one had a problem with 3D and glasses when theaters were doing it...now all of a sudden its a big issue to do the same thing at home. This is because the 3D payoff at home, on a 46 inch screen is not worth looking for 3D glasses, let alone wearing them for a few hours at a time.

 


No, people have problems with it in theaters too.  Those glasses suck and somehow just atract scratches and smudges without ever being touched.  On top of that, they are just horrible uncomfortable in every way imagineable, especially if you already wear glasses.

3D glasses at home sucks because the glasses are just so expensive and the reasons you said.  I have a friend that actually has a 3D TV but has never used the 3D because he just can't afford the glasses (he only got the 3D TV becaue it was on sale and happened to be as much as a normal TV for the same size).


Well 3D is not meant for fast food like consumption at this point. Its still a controlled environment technology...People are buying these 3d TVs like burgers from Burger King, and then are wondering why things don't go as planned.

You have to have the right content for the 3D effect(hardest part), it needs to be on a big screen with no crosstalk, and you have to be in the right mood for it.

If those things are in place, glasses or not doesn't matter as much as you think. If those things are not present, its going to be a shit experience, no matter if you're wearing glasses or not. Its only when you're watching a terribly made 3D movie that you have time to bitch about how uncomfortable glasses you're wearing are.

I agree that somewhere down the road, no glasses 3D is going to be the more desired and superior method. But until they are able to perfect technology like this, it won't happen - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0KM8lzRCoQ

THIS THREAD IS SUPPOSE TO BE FOR HANDHELD GAMING PEOPLE!!!

Pretty much, yeah.

But this talk of 3DTVs intrigues me, so let them go on if they wish



 

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Conegamer on 02 March 2011
disolitude said:
cyberninja45 said:
 

THIS THREAD IS SUPPOSE TO BE FOR HANDHELD GAMING PEOPLE!!!


Id understand if OP came in and said this...but you kinda brought 3D in to this thread.

^^

You were saying?



 

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Dr.Grass on 02 March 2011

Hehe didn't know this was such a touchy subject :D

If I were in a position of travelling a lot and had some extra money to spare then a NGP or 3DS would be waaaaaay more appealing than playing on my stupid smartphone.

In fact, I fckng hate my blackberry. Can't wait till my contract is finished so I can just get a normal small phone where everyone doesn't text you every few minutes.



Conegamer on 02 March 2011
Dr.Grass said:

Hehe didn't know this was such a touchy subject :D

If I were in a position of travelling a lot and had some extra money to spare then a NGP or 3DS would be waaaaaay more appealing than playing on my stupid smartphone.

In fact, I fckng hate my blackberry. Can't wait till my contract is finished so I can just get a normal small phone where everyone doesn't text you every few minutes.

Nor did I

 

Also, my Dad has a Blackberry and he loves it, however, he is a businessman. It is very much a business-phone. I'm happy with my LG Cookie (better not say that to a Sony fan )

In the end it al comes down to personal taste. Do you want a cheap, disposable game which is fun for VERY short bursts, or a proper game made by proper developers, but costs more?

Personally, the latter is for me, but opinion is opinion



 

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Omac on 02 March 2011

I enjoy gaming on my smartphone more than any handhelds. There is a lot of good games out there, you just have to look. Everything from Roleplaying, Sim, Action, Puzzle all between 1-10 bucks.  They quality is also there.



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Kantor on 02 March 2011

You know, I like to play Uncharted and Killzone and Zelda and Metroid, but you know what? Farmville fills that void just perfectly.

I do get mildly offended whenever an "analyst" claims that gamers have the sufficient lack of taste to choose bite-sized, cheap (and often, I'll admit, rather enjoyable) minigames over actual full-scale gaming experiences, just because the latter are more expensive. Ferrari isn't dead just because more people drive Toyotas.

EDIT: Oh hang on, it isn't an analyst. See post below.



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Kantor on 02 March 2011

Also, ngmoco is the studio that makes the We _ series. I don't think they're really the most impartial and unbiased people to ask about the topic of social gaming as compared to traditional gaming. They want people to invest in their sector rather than that of their opponents, right?



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Metallicube on 02 March 2011

This is the same thing people used to say about consoles vs PCs back in the day, that the market would move more towards PC gaming and that consoles would be phased out. But look where we are now.

I think there will always be a market out there for people who want serious, deticated gaming handhelds just like there is a massive base for home consoles.



Squilliam on 02 March 2011

Well the game developers are abandoning their game platform for GDC/DICE

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2011/02/versatility-rules-why-monotasking-gaming-devices-may-be-losing-steam.ars

"Here's a good weather vane for the gaming industry: ask people what they'll be taking on the plane as they fly to the Game Developers Conference. This year, the amount of DSs and PSPs may be at an all-time low as people are simply playing games on their mobile phones or tablets."



Tease.

Slimebeast on 02 March 2011
disolitude said:

I am going on vacation in 2 days for and coming back in 5 days. I am not taking my modded PSP with me to play the usual emulators. I am also not taking my GP2X Wiz with me to do the same thing... I just loaded up my Windows Phone with games which should pe plenty to entertain me during the flight there and back.

Not saying that these handhelds will fail, but people have way more options these days when it comes to portable gaming. Some of us may decide to move on from the portable console idea since the phones are providing some pretty fun games.

Phones dont have buttons though.

Sux to play on a touch screen only.