3D gaming coming to PS3 this summer

By Ellie Gibson Published 13 March, 2010

WipEout? SSD? MotorStorm? Maybe...

Sony tech wizard Simon Benson has confirmed the first batch of 3D games for PlayStation 3 will be available this summer.

Speaking to Eurogamer at the Game Developers Conference, Benson said, "Basically, we're launching our TV range around June, I think, so it should be somewhere around then."

During his GDC session, Benson showed demos of WipEout HD, Super Stardust and MotorStorm: Pacific Rift. When asked if these games will be playable in 3D this summer, he replied, "I don't know if we've formally announced what we're doing for launch. But there is certainly going to be a good range of content - there probably won't be any unusual surprises, let's say."a

As reported back in January, Sony is planning to release two 3D system updates for PS3 - one for movies and one for games. You'll also need a special telly and magic glasses to get the benefit.

At least there's not long to wait. "I think certainly summer, it'll all be live, basically, in terms of the content out there," Benson confirmed.

For more on 3D PS3 gaming, check out our hands-on feature.

Picture of Ellie.

About Ellie Gibson

Since joining Eurogamer in the mid 2000s, Ellie has written about subjects as diverse as the fall of Gizmondo, the rise of Hollyoaks actresses in Red Alert games and the noise a bear makes under NSFW circumstances.

Read more articles from Ellie by visiting the Ellie Gibson archive page.

You may also like...

Comments (65) Latest comment 2 years ago

Comments threads automatically close after 30 days, but please feel free to continue chatting on the forum!

  • Ryboy #1 2 years ago

    Super Stardust HD 3D!

    I would never need to leave home.

  • citizenHUNTER #2 2 years ago

    I shall await the doubters saying this isn't happening, it will cost too much blah-de-blah-de-blah.

    Certainly initially it will be a bit of an outlay but of course watch this space in a year or two's time and see how much the prices have come down and the variety of sets available increased dramatically. Yes it is a premium extra perhaps like Surround Sound is for a lot of home entertainment types but the fact that THIS YEAR we could be experiencing 3D (and a good implementation of it to boot, in HD) is stunning. To be playing something like GT5 in 3D and with head tracking via the PS Eye camera.... well wow.. the immersion will be stunning and I for one cannot wait. If people post negative stuff about this I shall be a little bit grumpy. Look on the bright side people!


    And I wear glasses everyday, it really isn't that bad before you moan about that as well. :p

    There's some incredible progress being made technologically this gen, and it just keeps on coming. Hopefully some people will like these developments rather than grumble about them.
    Edited by 1 at 14/03/10 @ 00:17

  • IneptPercy #3 2 years ago

    To me its no where near time to invest in a new TV and I don't think the current consoles are powerful enough if we are on the shutter idea still as you effectively need to double your frame rate and most games struggle to make 30fps.

    With that I am glad it is getting pushed as the sooner it happens the sooner it will become mass market and it may pave the way for the next generation of consoles which might be more capable of this.

  • Shikasama #4 2 years ago

    HD uptake is STILL quite patchy, I don't see this realistically being something worth paying attention too for quite a while yet

  • alcides #5 2 years ago

    The mention of WipEout breaks my heart now that studio liverpool has been... well wiped out. Sort of.

    I really want to support anything WipEout. Sony has been playing with the IP like it was some lab rat:

    - PSP launch title,
    - Free DLC experiment
    - Region specific tweaks
    - Ingame advertising (coca cola, puma)
    - Special event content
    - PSN sign up incentive (Wipeout 1 freebie),
    - First paying DLC for a PSP game
    - Online play for a PSP game
    - PS3 tech demo remake to pioneer cutting-edge graphics
    - Set as an example for AAA PS3 games being downloadable through PSN (PSN only had gimmicky titles before it)
    - Online adverts that exceed loading time added in the game AFTER we bought it ADD-FREE, scandalous!!!

    Although the series seems to be at the forefront of their strategies, SONY seemingly despised Studio Liverpool's work:

    - Wipeout Pulse was delayed many times with no communication whatsoever
    - WP Fury was the only AAA game not to get any exposure on SONY'S E3 conference.
    - There was hardly a word about it on websites, whereas a freelance french guy got first hand gameplay footage from the show floor
    - Wipeout Pulse was released on PS2 without anyone caring. It's good though!
    - What little clue we use to have about the series' advancement was through the wipeoutzone forums, thanks to developpers themselves.

    WipEout is a great series, not a niche, not a Ridge Racer type. Wipeout Fury is possibly the best looking game on PS3 and it's cheap as chips for gigantic content! It needs to be advertised!

    I'll buy a 3D TV if there's a 3D WipEout, hell I've already bought the HD episode twice!

  • NewbieZilla #6 2 years ago

    "- there probably won't be any unusual surprises, let's say."a"

    Eh?

  • Emmit_Assassin #7 2 years ago

    @citizenHUNTER

    GT5 in 3D?!!!!!! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

    How bout you ask Fony for GT5 HD first!

    GT5 3D...oh how I chuckled at that...

    I'll be playing Forza 5 before you even see GT5 HD, most probably mate.

    As for 3D...personally I won't see it in my home probably ever..so, well...meh.

    You Fony boys can begin your negs now. Have fun...

    Edited by 1 at 14/03/10 @ 07:18

  • denyason #8 2 years ago

    gt5 3d. itll probably take another 10 years, even then it wont arrive, itll be delayed, then delayed agin so im optimistic in getting gt5 come 2025 april time. by then evrything will be 3d, maybe even virtual reality tv where u r in it.

  • doulema #9 2 years ago

    Sure, let me prepare my checkbook to go buy me a new 3D tv just cause Sony says so. ill be on my way! And I'll agree. If you wait on GT title to be in 3D well, i didn't think i'd have to leave that to my grandchildren..

  • drumbaby #10 2 years ago

    Hmmm, reminds me of the time I bought a 42" Samsung Plasma TV and stand to go with my PS3, both for gaming and Blu-Ray. And there was me thinking that HD was too expensive. Then came the surround sound system. Silly, I know.

    Give it a few years and I might be ready to jump on the 3D bandwagon, wallet and all...but I need to see it in action around one of my wealthier friends' houses first.

  • kratos-i-am #11 2 years ago

    aww I wont be able to utilize this technology anytime soon! But I guess as HDTVs are now beginning to become the norm the next logical frontier for these TV manufacturers would have to be 3DTV?
    The next question would be if this is indeed a worthwhile investment?
    Personally I reckon after seeing films such as avatar and the like (Alice in Wonderland is pretty good in 3D imho) i'd have to say yes! Although will I be out there on day one? Probably not seeing as I have a perfectly good HDTV. But as something to look forward to when my TV will eventually "hit the bucket" absolutely!
    Edited by 1 at 14/03/10 @ 10:57

  • Spekingur #12 2 years ago

    So, Sony want 3D gaming in. Which means you'll need 3D-enabled TVs - which incidentally Sony also manufactures and sells. Hur hur, I wonder why they mention this tech and try to push it on the PS3? Yes, really makes you wonder. :rolleyes:

  • The_Snaz #13 2 years ago

    Yeah, what a bunch of bastards trying to offer people the choice of investing in new tech. I long for the old black and white tv days.

  • yegon #14 2 years ago

    Wake me up when glasses-free is respectably priced.

  • Greebo #15 2 years ago

    I've been to a few of the tech shows where these sets were on display and after initially being sceptical, I'm now totally sold on the coolness of the technology.

    However, my HD TV is only 2 years old, for what I paid for it I won't be buying another one for a loooooong time. I also learned that we'll need HDMI 1.4, which means I'd also need to replace my surround sound system, which I was hoping would last closer to 10 years!!!!

    Think I'll watch from the sidelines (and hope a mate buys into it) for now...

    (oooh, and I've seen one of the early glasses free sets and it's the future! I watched it for 15mins without any headaches, but my spatial awareness was ruined for about 5mins after!)

    Edited by 1 at 14/03/10 @ 09:21

  • Sycopat #16 2 years ago

    I think someone really has to point this out, but in the vast majority of cases 3d isn't actually as impressive as movie studio and television manufacturing executives seem to think it is.

    It's only really the future because they need to periodically refresh the product lines to maintain profits.

    OTOH 3d will eventually be awesome, probably be a few years yet though unless your a technofetishist.

  • youhavenomail #17 2 years ago

    WipEout in 3D would blow my mind. Possibly in a bad way.

    I'm with Mark Kermode when it comes to 3D in film. It's a novelty that nearly always ends up spoiling the experience after about, ooh, five minutes, but there's undeniably a lot of potential for it in games. Imagine those Commando Pro dudes coming at you in 3D for Modern Warfare 3!

  • yegon #18 2 years ago

    Yeah, 3d seems a natural fit for gaming. Still very meh over it's usage in films - it's a nice experience occassionally but I don't watch a film and sit there thinking "gawd I wish it was in 3d".

    In contrast, I wish EVERYTHING I viewed on my tv was high bitrate 1080p.
    Edited by 1 at 14/03/10 @ 10:03

  • Chufty #19 2 years ago

    It's all about choice folks. You don't have to buy a new 3DTV. In fact those that do will find that the 3DTVs available in a couple of years will be better, cheaper and more reliable.

    But that has always been the case with the uptake of new tech. Sure, just use it as ammunition to fuel your petty console squabbles. But Sony are diversifying their console even more, and we will absolutely see Microsoft and Nintendo follow suit by the next generation at the latest.

  • penhalion #20 2 years ago

    @citizenHUNTER

    I shall await the doubters saying this isn't happening, it will cost too much blah-de-blah-de-blah.

    Ok then. Until the technology is unified and the price comes down, and people feel the need to actually have 3D in their homes. this simply isn't going to happen. Sky for instance, is going to broadcast some 3D channels but, readily admits that it doesn't really see who will actually be watching them. It's more a test to stay on the bubble in case it does actually take off and not a serious attempt to get people to take up 3D TV viewing. There aren't enough things filmed in 3D for one and all indications are that the channels will simply cycle a few 3D movies and some speciality programs ad infinitum.

  • Widge #21 2 years ago

    I don't think you need HDMI 1.4. I think that was all set to be the standard but Sony fought for 3D to work on an HDMI 1.3 standard, for obvious reasons.

    Not just Sony pushing this, several of the TV manufacturers have been looking into this for some time. The Panasonic 3D Plasma range is going to hit soon (which is rather good by all reports, better than the Sony sets).

  • fiery_jackass #22 2 years ago

    I thought this tiresome bullshit had slipped off the agenda. How credulous do they think people are?

    *reads rest of thread, weeps*

  • Darren #23 2 years ago

    I'm sure 3D movies and games are going to be hugely popular on the PS3 considering that the machine is packaged without any HD leads whatsoever and most owners aren't even playing current games on an HDTV. This 3D requires an expensive new 3D HDTV, which are reported to cost over £1,000 and in the case of the new Samsung models you have to buy the glasses separately and they're said to be around £150 a pair!!!

    So, yes, I'm sure 3D is going to take off in a really, really big way because you know people have money to burn. ;)

  • Darren #24 2 years ago

    And, no, despite being able to afford the technology and I'm not even remotely interested in 3D because (a) I believe it'll prove to be a short-term gimmick limited to a few movies and games and (b) 3D just doesn't work for me anyway as I don't have very good eye-sight.

  • Spekingur #25 2 years ago

    The_Snaz wrote:
    "Yeah, what a bunch of bastards trying to offer people the choice of investing in new tech. I long for the old black and white tv days.

    That was not my point. Sony manufacture TVs. They manufacture the PS3. They push for 3D on PS3 - saying "best viewed on Sony 3DTVs!" - so yeah, it's like if MS made PCs where "windows works best on MS PCs!"

  • Lunastra78 #26 2 years ago

    @Emmit_Assassin

    You sound unstable. You need to go see a shrink fast before you kill a cat. Don't forget to take your pills now!

    @alcides

    I agree on what you said. Sony needs to appreciate Studio Liverpools work more. Now that Evolution and SL has been merged I hope they will continue to release Motorstorm and Wipeout games regularly.

    As for 3D...I'm not about to buy a another expensive TV for some time. But new technology always takes some time to get popular with the general public. So perhaps in some years when price has become accessible?

  • Murton #27 2 years ago

    Personally I'm quite interested in the concept of 3D gaming but there's two important questions that I need answers to first.

    1: how much is the TV and glasses combo going to cost bearing in mind that if I want to invite my friends to partake in the 3D glory I'm going to need multiple pairs of glasses.

    2: I have to wear glasses while I'm gaming anyway so how comfortable are these shutter glasses going to feel over the top of my regular ones?

  • Widge #28 2 years ago

    Size seems to be a barrier at the moment, the Panasonic Plasmas are something like 50" (£1400)... no way I can get that into my front room! Hopefully they'll decrease in price and size.

    You get a pair of glasses with the TV (not sure if its one or two) and additional pairs are something like £150.

  • knightmt #29 2 years ago

    By the time I need a new tv I hope they can do it without the glasses.

  • Emmit_Assassin #30 2 years ago

    @Lunastra78
    I have taken my pills, thank you. And next doors cat got it for shitting on my garden one too many times, so too late with that one.
    I'm not unstable, I just think it's laughable that someone would seriously think they're going to see a GT5 in 3D in their lifetime.
    Well, when I say not unstable, I mean not any more. M'kay?

  • Les #31 2 years ago

    Let me get this straight: the people that can't wait for MS to release its next console with even shinier pixels think 3D gaming is not a good idea as it would mean having to invest in a new toy?!

    Personally, I don't care much for 3D. Gets tired pretty fast, got us the awful Avatar (worst movie I've seen in years and that includes the 10mins or so that I saw of Knocked up when my girlfriend was watching the DVD) and it adds even less than HD resolution did.

    Wish developers had learned how to create real life lighting, geometry and animation in SD first before wasting all those resources on crap HD assets.

  • chrisola #32 2 years ago

    can we use a PC monitor instead of an expensive Sony TV?

    Eg the Nvidia PC stuff you can get a decent Samsung 23" 120hz monitor and 1 pair of the glasses for £350. I think this is the same 'active shuttter' tech that the LG, Sony and Panasonic tv's will be using, so i suppose it makes sense that you could plug it in to a PS3!



  • Les #33 2 years ago

    "They push for 3D on PS3 - saying "best viewed on Sony 3DTVs!" - so yeah, it's like if MS made PCs where "windows works best on MS PCs!" "

    What a terrible analogy. Of course they'll claim their TVs are the best. Any TV manufacturer would do so. But it's not as if they'll control the 3D TV market. An MS PC would compete with its own customers and given its monopoly position, that would be a serious issue. As they could just cut supply to boost their own product.

    But I take it you prefer one manufacturer creating a technical innovation and then have it pray some other manufacturer creates a device or content that might actually put it to use?!

    Should Sony get rid of its record labels and movie studios? Because they could use those to push innovations in their music players, hi-fi sets, video players, TVs, etc.?!

    Consoles are the ultimate form of push products: in allmost all cases the manufacturer stops production & support of the old model as soon as a new one is out, necessitating gamers that want to play current games to invest in new hardware. It's a friggin' business.

  • Verminox #34 2 years ago

    @Emmitt - http://www .youtube.com/watch?v=zLpiSYfZxhM

    GT5 in 3D

  • goldsoundz #35 2 years ago

    I have played Wipeout on PS3 in 3D - they have it running on a 50" 3D TV in the Sony Tower in Tokyo. It's pretty cool. However even after playing for five minutes it felt quite uncomfortable - a similar dull headed, dizzy feeling as I get when watching 3D movies.
    Edited by 1 at 14/03/10 @ 13:57

  • fknetwork #36 2 years ago

    3D = SHIT, matches the PS3 perfectly!

  • citizenHUNTER #37 2 years ago

    Nice one Verminox :)

    @Emmit, I rather love my Xbox by the way and looking forward to Natal but I'm perhaps more impressed, or maybe even just surprised that the PS3 has this capability, and as the video posted by Verminox (and the DF article on the PS3 3D) states this is very real and very much happening now. Of course the only barrier now is an expensive new telly, but do not be mistaken, 3D gaming, very successful 3D gaming is happening now and you're a bit of a fool to be so dismissive. Congratulations to Sony for making this possible, I have no doubt that the next gen consoles will have this functionality built in from day 1, and when those consoles hit the market the tv's you can buy at the same time will largely be getting there in temrs of very competitive pricing to normal TV sets. Why people must moan about this I do not know, it's nothing but a very nice good thing, some people are just never happy though if they're not shouting something down I guess.. I guess none of us would be here without a few twats.

  • Syrette #38 2 years ago

    Will be years till I feel a need to purchase another TV/monitor.

    I''d give it a couple of years till 3DTVs are genuinely affordable, anyway.

  • GreyBeard #39 2 years ago

    120hz 22" LCD monitors are about £200 now, and I can see them dropping substantially over time as that refresh rate becomes the standard for panels.

    From what I've read it seems like pretty much every major manufacturer has signed onto the 3DTV bandwagon, so demand for panels and chipsets to that spec are going to increase massively. Considering that costs now for 120hz over 60hz monitors are not that far apart (just the sort of of premium they charge for new tech) I can see 3D capability becoming common very rapidy.

  • Beano #40 2 years ago

    "I'll be playing Forza 5 before you even see GT5 HD, most probably mate. "

    Yes, because it either Forza *OR* GT. Simply impossible to think that anyone would look forward to and play games in both series. Git.

  • Spekingur #41 2 years ago

    @Les: I guess I ain't articulating myself properly. I'm not saying that 3DTVs are bad - or the technology. I am merely pointing out that it's Sony that are pushing this as a way to sell more "unneccessary" TVs (similar to when HDTVs first made their debut). Preferably their own brand.

  • Widge #42 2 years ago

    So you recommend that they should push another brand then?

  • The_Snaz #43 2 years ago

    Creating, advertising and selling new products is a fairly common business model as far as I'm aware.

  • Spekingur #44 2 years ago

    Of course it is. Sony are just a tad out of it like always.

    @Widge: Yes! EXACTLY! AND give the buyer a choice of colour on the TV casing.

  • Les #45 2 years ago

    "I am merely pointing out that it's Sony that are pushing this as a way to sell more "unneccessary" TVs (similar to when HDTVs first made their debut). Preferably their own brand."

    That's the business they're in. They sell luxury products that are by their definition "unnecessary". Just as console generations are unnecessary. Or new versions of Office, or the Windows updates who's prime target is to make people buy unnecessary new computers. In short, that's capitalism.

  • Drpwnage #46 2 years ago

    Sony are obviously going to push their own TVs for 3D, however the 2010 Sony 3D ready range are all LED backlit LCDs which to date are the worst performing type of flat panels for gaming due to the additional input lag the LED technology adds.

  • Spekingur #47 2 years ago

    @Les: GORRAM CAPITALISM! THESE CAPITALIST SWINES SHALL SUFFER! MAY THE RED MOTHER RISE!

  • alcides #48 2 years ago

    I love the ability to ignore posters ont Eurogamer, like those raving about software being a BIG CAKE LIE.... When Digital Foundry had hands-on experience of 3D PS3 games.....

    Though doesn't that alter the post's number for those who press "ignore"? Has to be tweaked!

  • Emmit_Assassin #49 2 years ago

    "Emmit_Assassin, take Microsofts cock from up your arse."

    ? Where'd you get that from? M$ aint got no appendages up no where near my arse. You think because I've said something against Fony here, that means I'm automatically some M$ fanboy?

    Oh how very small minded. I believe it's not me with the favouritism problem here, friend. I like neither company to be honest and like nothing more than slagging them both off whilst enjoying the things they do occasionally let developers get right, even if the hardware making twats nearly always just want to fuck us all over.
    I'd have described myself as a Fony fanboy back in the day of proper consoles.
    I did own both consoles, but after not buying anything for my PS3 for nearly six months, I sold it.

    I was merely pointing out that Fony won't be giving you guys GT5 in 3D anytime this side of 2015 at least. So shoot me.

  • dillingerdan #50 2 years ago

    Wow you guys are getting really worked up over this. Calm down.

    Firstly I'd like to take the bet that GT5 is delayed because they are adding and polishing 3D. I'd be surprised if it needs to be patched in. It will almost certainly be on the disc.

    Secondly HDMI 1.4 doesn't come through Firmware update. Granted nearly all its features are well within the specs of any HDMI cable 1.1, through 1.4, but the switching rate has been upped to 120Hz output (100Hz for us Europeans I guess?). Normal BD players cannot just be upgraded due to them utilising video chipsets, which are limited to 60Hz maximum, PS3 has a dedicated GPU after all, and these have been driving refresh rates higher than 120Hz for years, so they are well within it's range. I'd imagine the PS3 will be able to do almost everything in the 1.4 spec, but it will never be an official spec designated to the PS3.

    Most standards are pretty much defined, minus Blu-ray Disc. You won't get HDCP errors, it's already implemented, it's unlikely you'll get another clash like that now we've moved fully digital. 3D has been developing for years, with and without glasses. The industry is moving towards glasses because they can keep the set small, and it gives the best 3D effects to the viewer. Non-Glasses sets have polarized perspex, or similar material, a few inches in front of the panel to get the 3D effect. It' obviously makes the set bigger, but also limits the viewing angle, among other things.

    Sony also added Pre-orders for their 2010 TV sets on their UK site. Not bad at all. Might actually get a HX903 myself. Dynamic (non-Edge) LED backlight and 3D? Nice!
    Edited by 1 at 15/03/10 @ 03:47

  • Daikon #51 2 years ago

    @Les

    Consoles are the ultimate form of push products: in allmost all cases the manufacturer stops production & support of the old model as soon as a new one is out, necessitating gamers that want to play current games to invest in new hardware. It's a friggin' business.

    Yeah, just like Sony immediately stopped selling the PSOne once the PS2 came out and immediately stopped selling the PS2 as soon as the PS3 came out.

    Oh, wait...

  • Spekingur #52 2 years ago

    BuckoA51 said everything that I would have wanted to say if I had actually known my words. Weekends kill brain. Corky, will you be my friend?!

  • StooMonster #53 2 years ago

    Within a couple of years all HDTV on sale will be 3D compatible, no matter whether they are from Sony, Panasonic, Toshiba, LG, Samsung or anyone other than the very cheapest brands.

    BTW, HDMI 1.4 is not a requirement for 3D; Sky are delivering Sky 3D on their existing HD set-top-box which are HDMI 1.1. On the new Samsung 3D HDTV sets you manually select the 3D processing for non 1.4 sources; when you put in 3D mode you select side-by-side or above-and-below for the stereoscopic signal and it turns it into 3D.

    There is no way to turn 1.3 chipsets into 1.4 chipsets.

  • memeroot #54 2 years ago

    Adding hd to a game in many cases not a problem due to z buffer.
    Take a look at NVIDIA solution - any 9 game works to some extent
    As someone with 3d monitor I can say it looks great but you don't want to play for hours with it

  • hiddenranbir #55 2 years ago

    That's a lot of effort for like...what...5% of people who can actually experience it?

    Most don't even have the HD set up yet.

  • Les #56 2 years ago

    "Yeah, just like Sony immediately stopped selling the PSOne once the PS2 came out and immediately stopped selling the PS2 as soon as the PS3 came out."

    Which is why I said 'almost all'. Sony has been the exception to the norm so far.
    Edited by 1 at 15/03/10 @ 09:16

  • KayJay #57 2 years ago

    Fuck me you peasants. You don't have to update to 3D. Just wait until it all comes down in price.
    God this place depresses me sometimes.

    Remember you have the same thing as everyone, It's a little thing called choice.

    /starts saving for 3DTV

  • Spekingur #58 2 years ago

    PEASANTS! Only one sants from pea!

  • Spekingur #59 2 years ago

    Are you thinking globally or locally, djronz?

  • Mkwone #60 2 years ago

    I've got no problem investing in 3d tech (probably not right away simply because i don't have the cash) but there's got to be standard. If Sony are going down the shutter lens route then so do sky and everyone else. if they're not compatible theres no point.

  • callum9999 #61 2 years ago

    Do the people moaning about the price really have such a poor memory?

    Colour TVs were expensive when they were introduced, something like 99.9% of TVs are now colour.
    HD TVs were expensive when they were introduced, the vast majority of new sets are now HD and most people seem to have at least 1 HD set. (And I'd wager the vast majority of PS3 owners have a HD set).
    3D TVs will be expensive when they are first introduced, then THE PRICE WILL FALL. ITS NOT ROCKET SCIENCE! If you can't afford one wait, if you don't want one, don't buy it.
    Edited by 1 at 15/03/10 @ 09:56

  • KayJay #62 2 years ago

    "That's a lot of effort for like...what...5% of people who can actually experience it?
    Most don't even have the HD set up yet."

    Okay then lets wait shall we. Lets continue with what we have for the next 10 years. FFS
    Its called "Progression".
    Yeah we could just sit back and stick with our CRT's or standard Flatscreens. Or, we could have a vibrant edge pushing industry that continually gives you the "Choice" to experience things that perhaps 10 maybe even 5 years ago we wouldn't have dreamt of.

    Its exciting and to have the Choice to play or watch things this way is just fantastic.

    I hate to repeat myself but if you take anything form this post then I would like it to be one word...

    Choice. Choice. Choice. Choice. Choice.

    /has it
    Edited by 1 at 15/03/10 @ 10:07

  • Spekingur #63 2 years ago

    If 3DTVs aren't being bought then they aren't being produced and thus price progression is minimal. Most of the time the price drops when a less expensive way has been found to do the same thing that was originally expensive. And yes, first iterations are normally always expensive. Exceptions are software and food - and kingdoms.

  • Bigglesworth #64 2 years ago

    Personally I'm hoping all these 3DTVs that will soon be flooding into the market will cause discontinuations and other pricedroppery of some nice big 'old fashinoned' HDTVs. Then I might finally buy one.

  • Ryze #65 2 years ago

    It's good that early 3D adopters will have some gaming content. The PS3 will support 3D Blu-Rays as well, so that's excellent.

    I'm unlikley to pay a large premium for 3D, but I'll need to go up to 42-56" in the next year or so, so I'll keep an eye on the prices...