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Full stereoscopic 3D is set to hit the Xbox 360, Eurogamer can reveal.

This stereo 3D support works exactly like the PlayStation 3's 3D effect. In other words, full-on HDMI 1.4 stereoscopic 3D in the 1280x1470 twin 720p framebuffer configuration.

This would mean a 720p image per eye.

When asked for information on this planned improvement, a source familiar with Xbox 360 development hinted at an E3 announcement.

"They'd be mad not to do it, is all I can say," said our source. "The machine is not only very capable, it's more capable than the PlayStation 3 of doing stereo, assuming you don't have one of the old crappy ones with the composite leads... assuming you have a HDMI Xbox.

"The bottleneck is more on the graphical throughput for rendering out in stereo."

So, when will Microsoft announce full stereo 3D support for the Xbox 360?

"E3 is coming up," is all our source would offer. "Microsoft is going to have to go on stage to say something, aren't they?"

Stereoscopic 3D gaming is one of the PlayStation 3's most-touted features.

It was unlocked on the machine in June last year with a firmware update, making it the only console on the market with support for full stereoscopic 3D gaming.

A number of PS3 games run in 3D, including Gran Turismo 5 and Killzone 3.

A handful of Xbox 360 games have launched under the "stereoscopic 3D" banner, including Crytek's Crysis 2 and Treyarch's Call of Duty: Black Ops.

But they all render using 3D techniques based on the principle of two distinct images crammed into one 720p framebuffer.

"We're a fully 3D-capable console today. We support 3D games that are in the market today," Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg told VG247 last year.

"The capability is there. The question is whether or not the consumer demand is there. That's the unanswered question. We're not a consumer electronics company that's trying to sell 3DTVs, so we have the benefit of waiting until the market responds. We're going to take probably more of a pull than a push approach."

Microsoft told Eurogamer this afternoon that it "does not comment on rumour or speculation".

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-05-23-full-stereoscopic-3d-hitting-xbox-360

This stereo 3D support works exactly like the PlayStation 3's 3D effect

So, when will Microsoft announce full stereo 3D support for the Xbox 360?

It was unlocked on the machine in June last year with a firmware update, making it the only console on the market with support for full stereoscopic 3D gaming.

i'm confused .. MS going to to announce 3D for the 360 at E3 but already implemented it a year ago and will be able to do the same stereoscopic 3D as the playstatation but also be the only console on the market to do steroescopic 3d?

It was unlocked for PS3 last June

edit: I like this news, anything that makes it easier or more efficient for processing information is always good news. As much as i wouldn't be able to take advantage of this just yet, more options is better.

Meh, I'm sure some games look good with 3D but I'll never experience it ...

cough may 11 2010  3d in xbox360 was already happening cough thanks to Lg and Microsoft

http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/11/xbox-360-3d-gaming-a-reality-with-lg-partnership/

So that's where all that PS3 vs LG injuction crap came from!

3D is the most useless feature that has come to gaming since the Tony Hawk skateboard controller 

I'm waiting Uncharted 3 to prove you are wrong.

Cool 

3D gaming is nice, but It hasn't really intrigued me that much. Maybe it will catch on eventually, but I don't feel like wearing 3D glasses all the time when Im gaming. To me its just a cooling experience, but nothing I would care to use on a frequent basis.