Wipeout HD Playstation Store logo.
As part of their turnaround business plan, Sony will be bringing 3D gaming to the Playstation 3 by the end of the 2011 fiscal year (March 31, 2011). This stealthy announcement came from the company’s recent press release:
Expand 3D-related product businesses in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011
• Engage Sony's group-wide assets from content production to display devices and game to make available a wide variety of attractive content and hardware, and drive the creation of new 3D markets.
• Launch 3D-related products for the home, including TV, Blu-ray DiscTM players/recorders and 3D gaming on PlayStation®3 in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011.
• Provide solutions for 3D content production, distribution and theatrical projection to lead the field in broadcast and professional businesses.
• Target revenue from 3D-related products of more than 1 trillion yen (excluding content) in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013.
Sony has been showing off 3D gaming on the platform recently with Gran Turismo 5 and Wipeout HD. So this announcement should come at no surprise.
Update: In their presentation slides, Sony revealed that the 3D technologhy will come via a firmware update to all Playstation 3 units sometime in2010.
Could this show up at same time as the ps3 motion wand?
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