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Well presumably the majority of these 3D games are going to PSN games, as they are less intensive in terms of PS3 usage



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Rainbird said:
theprof00 said:
echochrome would be sick in 3d

There, I said it in the comments on the PS blog. I think I'll keep posting it every once in a while. Let's hope they hear it!

Nicely done! Hopefully they'll do the same for other games like flOw, flOwer, and the pixeljunk series



theprof00 said:
Rainbird said:
theprof00 said:
echochrome would be sick in 3d

There, I said it in the comments on the PS blog. I think I'll keep posting it every once in a while. Let's hope they hear it!

Nicely done! Hopefully they'll do the same for other games like flOw, flOwer, and the pixeljunk series

I'd love to see Flower in 3D, but I think it's already giving the PS3 too much of a workout to be converted



Rainbird said:
theprof00 said:
Rainbird said:
theprof00 said:
echochrome would be sick in 3d

There, I said it in the comments on the PS blog. I think I'll keep posting it every once in a while. Let's hope they hear it!

Nicely done! Hopefully they'll do the same for other games like flOw, flOwer, and the pixeljunk series

I'd love to see Flower in 3D, but I think it's already giving the PS3 too much of a workout to be converted

This is true, but I would definitely buy flOw and Eden in 3D.



Munkeh111 said:
Well presumably the majority of these 3D games are going to PSN games, as they are less intensive in terms of PS3 usage

Or you could always get a new Samsung TV (or toshiba) and have the TV convert uncharted 2 to 3D with its own depth engine. Wonder if results will be half decent...

The reason why it makes sense not to push 3D in retail games for PS360 is because no matter what they do...the experience will be inferior by a large margin to PC 3D gaming. The 3D market will be niche market and people that are in to it will want the best and wont care if its mroe expensive.

I mean...I'm running now GTX295 on a quad core cpu with 6 gigs of ram. Yeah, I spent 600 bucks on videocard, ram and CPU alone...but I wanted 3D resident evil 5 and I got it. :)



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kowenicki said:
It seems to me that we wont be seeing large blockbuster games in this more advanced 3d this gen, but games like stardust and especially echochrome would be superb in 3d.

You're probably right. We might see the occasional game like Wipeout or Motorstorm in 3D which could well be produced knowing it will lose money as an attempt to showcase the PS3's abilities in 3D gaming and generate media attention. Perhaps we can hope for a couple of blockbuster, purpose made 3D games late on this generation once the install base is large enough to justify it and to hook people in to the idea of 3D gaming on the Playstation platform.



theprof00 said:
Rainbird said:
theprof00 said:
Rainbird said:
theprof00 said:
echochrome would be sick in 3d

There, I said it in the comments on the PS blog. I think I'll keep posting it every once in a while. Let's hope they hear it!

Nicely done! Hopefully they'll do the same for other games like flOw, flOwer, and the pixeljunk series

I'd love to see Flower in 3D, but I think it's already giving the PS3 too much of a workout to be converted

This is true, but I would definitely buy flOw and Eden in 3D.

Eden is about as 2D a game gets. What would the point be?



disolitude said:
Munkeh111 said:
Well presumably the majority of these 3D games are going to PSN games, as they are less intensive in terms of PS3 usage

Or you could always get a new Samsung TV (or toshiba) and have the TV convert uncharted 2 to 3D with its own depth engine. Wonder if results will be half decent...

The reason why it makes sense not to push 3D in retail games for PS360 is because no matter what they do...the experience will be inferior by a large margin to PC 3D gaming. The 3D market will be niche market and people that are in to it will want the best and wont care if its mroe expensive.

I mean...I'm running now GTX295 on a quad core cpu with 6 gigs of ram. Yeah, I spent 600 bucks on videocard, ram and CPU alone...but I wanted 3D resident evil 5 and I got it. :)

Kotaku has played GeoW2 in 3D on one of those.

http://kotaku.com/5444551/playing-gears-of-war-2-at-ces-in-3d

Of all the 3D content on display at CES 2010, it might have been the Gears of War 2 demonstration at Samsung's booth that was most impressive.

That was because it was the television doing all the work, not some specialized build of Gears of War 2 retrofitted to spit out 3D stereoscopic visuals. The Samsung HDTV on display could take any game from any console or any video source and simulate a 3D visual. And you know, it actually kind of worked. At least it did in Gears of War 2.

As we took down various Locust and were reintroduced to the gigantic Riftworm, there was a definite sense of depth, with subtitles popping in the foreground, objects in the distance feeling... well, distant. Did it add much to the experience? Not really. Not enough to invest in a new TV and feel comfortable throwing on a pair of powered shutter lenses.

And after playing Gears in simulated 3D, then looking at programming filmed by 3D cameras and properly separated to produce a 3D signal, the faked version appeared less impressive.

But as the technology improves, it might worth revisiting, as we were still wowed and maybe even a little stumped at how the process worked. Maybe we'll check in with it again when Gears of War 3 ships, see if we're ready to reinvest in HD and 3D.



Rainbird said:
disolitude said:
Munkeh111 said:
Well presumably the majority of these 3D games are going to PSN games, as they are less intensive in terms of PS3 usage

Or you could always get a new Samsung TV (or toshiba) and have the TV convert uncharted 2 to 3D with its own depth engine. Wonder if results will be half decent...

The reason why it makes sense not to push 3D in retail games for PS360 is because no matter what they do...the experience will be inferior by a large margin to PC 3D gaming. The 3D market will be niche market and people that are in to it will want the best and wont care if its mroe expensive.

I mean...I'm running now GTX295 on a quad core cpu with 6 gigs of ram. Yeah, I spent 600 bucks on videocard, ram and CPU alone...but I wanted 3D resident evil 5 and I got it. :)

Kotaku has played GeoW2 in 3D on one of those.

http://kotaku.com/5444551/playing-gears-of-war-2-at-ces-in-3d

Of all the 3D content on display at CES 2010, it might have been the Gears of War 2 demonstration at Samsung's booth that was most impressive.

That was because it was the television doing all the work, not some specialized build of Gears of War 2 retrofitted to spit out 3D stereoscopic visuals. The Samsung HDTV on display could take any game from any console or any video source and simulate a 3D visual. And you know, it actually kind of worked. At least it did in Gears of War 2.

As we took down various Locust and were reintroduced to the gigantic Riftworm, there was a definite sense of depth, with subtitles popping in the foreground, objects in the distance feeling... well, distant. Did it add much to the experience? Not really. Not enough to invest in a new TV and feel comfortable throwing on a pair of powered shutter lenses.

And after playing Gears in simulated 3D, then looking at programming filmed by 3D cameras and properly separated to produce a 3D signal, the faked version appeared less impressive.

But as the technology improves, it might worth revisiting, as we were still wowed and maybe even a little stumped at how the process worked. Maybe we'll check in with it again when Gears of War 3 ships, see if we're ready to reinvest in HD and 3D.

Yeah, i could see that game being a good showcase. It looks godly on Nvidia 3D vision on PC...so generic drivers could probably squeeze some good 3D effects.

They should have tried Halo 3...lol. All 3D drivers ive tried on PC struggle with halo games.

It seems lots of 3D products are coming out. the consumers will have to be wise to understand what they want and buy the best product for their needs. I won't be buying a new 3D TV for a long time. The Samsung I got in 2008 should work with all this tech...

It won't upscale Gears 2 for me...but PC 3D gaming and bluray is where it will be at for me.



kowenicki said:
@rainbird

samsung seem to be at the leading edge of all this... they won show awards for their TV's and for the 3d blu-ray player too.


Samsung owned CES 2010. Not surprising though. They've had 3D stuff on the market since 2007.

Plasma + consumer 3D plans for 2010

3D TV with no glasses. Sadly we can't buy it...

I will be buying the glasses they show off in movie 1 at 4:30. Its exact same tech as my Sammy...