Sony have been celebrating the first year of stereoscopic 3D on the PS3 on a giant cinema screen at Develop 2011 – and believe that 3D is not only a massive part of the future of gaming, but something gamers themselves eagerly want.
Sony took over the Odeon cinema in Brighton this morning for their Develop 2011 conference keynote to not only look back at the successes of the first year of stereoscopic 3D gaming on the PlayStation 3 but to convince attending industry and press that 3D is going to be a massive part of the gaming experience in the next decade.
Speaker Mick Hocking, Senior Director at Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios and the man in charge of the company’s dedicated 3D developer support team, cited Nielsen statistics showing 71% of gamers had said they want to play their games in 3D, as well as noting that 3DTV uptake was running faster than HDTV had been at a similar point in its lifecycle – and that 40-50% of the market would be 3DTVs by 2015.
The keynote used the luxury of the giant cinema screen to show off the best in 3D on PS3 over the last year, as well as showing the technical and design issues that games like Motorstorm Apocalypse, SOCOM 4 and Killzone 3 had had to address in laying the path for future 3D games on the platform. Hocking also gave attendees a glimpse of how the new Sony PlayStation monitor worked in practise, and more information on the upcoming Sony 3D headset.
The session concluded with a widescreen showing of the trailer for widely anticipated PS3 title Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception in 3D, illustrating what a well-implemented third dimension could bring to the visual experience of console gaming.
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I don’t want 3D games unless you don’t have to wear those glasses… it messes with my eyes somewhat and it seems pretty pointless… when they start making large TVs with 3D and no glasses then that’s when you can make the games 3D.
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Boss \'The Plumber\' Luigi (July 21st, 2011)
As with most survey results, without knowing the questions asked the numbers don’t necessarily tell us much. If they just said ‘Do you want 3D games?’ then it’s unsurprising most people said yes; unless you point out that there will be a potential cost involved (fewer 2D only games, more expensive games and hardware) most people will usually say yes if you offer them something.
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Volente (July 22nd, 2011)