Sony Talks Possible Future PS3 Tech

Sony talks about their 3D vision...

[Godmars290]

Honestly, I wish they'd shut up about their 3D vision...

[dragonelite]

Hope sony puts 3D in the backburner for now they should have pushed 3D with next gen when we actually have hardware capable of running 1080p@60 fps and 30 fps for 3D then make the tv push with the new Wk or Ek

[Qui-Gon Jim]

They're pushing it now for the same reason Microsoft is pushing Kinect now rather than with the next generation. They want to be the first ones out of the gate with the technology.

Both technologies would probably be better off with the next generation of consoles, but that leaves the competition an opportunity to catch up with, or even surpass you.

[8800gtx]

Quote:

"We don't provide the 'easy to program for' console that (developers) want, because 'easy to program for' means that anybody will be able to take advantage of pretty much what the hardware can do, so then the question is, what do you do for the rest of the nine-and-a-half years?"
--Kaz Hirai, CEO, Sony Computer Entertainment

Be patient Sony purposely limited developers from being able to take full advantage of the PS3. Later in the Gen you will see games in 1080p@60fps with 3D.

Luckily for those not wanting to wait a cheaper and supeior alternative is available today.

8800gtx

@MisterAV

Hush.. you dont wanna dissapoint all the people who bought even older hardware being told its next gen:P

8800gtx

[Nitrowolf2]

Sony is just setting the ground, same with Nintendo.

Back when HDTV launched, who do you think it appealed to more? Gamers or casual Television user?
Most likely gamers since they had the most content that could run in HD.

Same thing is happening again, 3D has the most content in gaming. Once they have captured enough of the market and sold enough price cuts for the sets will happen and become more affordable.

I don't see 3D taking off that fast, but then again new TV sets never do (Color TV had just as much issues, HDTV, and now 3DHDTV)

Only issue is the glasses, but that could change since displays are being created without the use of them. 3D Started without them, i do see why they should have them later.

[MisterAV]

@8800gtx
1. the hdmi port on the ps3 can't do 1080p@60 in 3d. Maybe the Cell+RSX can but the port is the limit
2. 8800gtx? it's a bit old now,no?

[raztad]

Considering Kaz Hirai didnt design the PS3 (or previous PS) but Kutaragi. I would say Hirai was just talking some PR crap. He most likely has not idea of why the PS3 (or the PS2) had that alien arch.

If I remember correctly Hirai also commented they will be receive feedback from devels regarding the design of the PS4. This comes to show Hirai is not interested in following Kutaragi philosophy.

[DaTruth]

I really like 3D. In Avatar it was cool, but it was just a movie in 3D and wasn't taking advantage of 3D. But I recently saw Resident Evil in 3d and that was designed with specialized effects for 3D and that was really awesome!

Nothing like having 2 barrels pointed right in your face to really dial up the immersion!

[cyber_crysis]

Godmars290 @

and crap of Move....

[N4Great]

Poor ignorant fan-trolliar..

like the one saying that : "All i want is,
Custom soundtracks,
Cross game chat,
Voice messaging,
Ingame vid/pic capture.."

lol, nice try, but you fail like every single uneducated xboxfan since 2006.

custom soundtracks ? done.
voice messaging ? we have video messaging = bam.
ingame vid/pics ? lol, you are really misinformed.

the only thing that don't exist for now is cross game chat, but most of the gamers don't care, since they can talk in the game they are playing !

[internalbit]

Why, what's your problem?

[kungfuian]

"We also have techniques like holographics for the PS3 that I think will be very interesting for the future 3D games."

Like I've said in the past. If they combine the conventional 3d (glasses) with the Johny lee style headtracking virtual window (using pseye)= holgram effect for the user!!!!

[Qui-Gon Jim]

Combine those with Move. It would have limited uses, but they would be awesome ones. Imagine having in-game collectibles like Batman: Arkham Asylum's character trophies, but being able to manipulate them with Move and having them appear to actually be right in front of you.

[Organization XII]

such a great slogan

[chadwarden]

Sony always wins baby

[raztad]

"
In terms of dev budget and cost, you said 3D adds on another two per cent. How about processing power?

It all depends how a game is converted, if a technique like reprojection is used then is can be as low as 3ms of GPU time.
But it all depends how a game converts to 3D. If a game draws two entire frames with split-screen then its developers will find it easier to convert. There are also a lot of new techniques that can drive processor usage down."

3ms sounds good enough. Reprojection = Z-buffer technique?

[sp1deynut]

...when we're gaming and watching 3D movies, without glasses, on big screen HDTVs.... i.e, around the end of NEXT generation.

[Organization XII]

I want Beyond HD 3D P0Rn without wearing glasses sony.

[Otheros00]

But you are awake aren't you? If you are not awake then are you typing in your sleep?

[bananlol]

1: The properties of light makes it impossible to have a 3d big screen tv without horrible viewing angles (if anyone here own the ce of a crack in time test if the 3d-box art works at an angle, its the same tech the 3ds use). The only solution is polarized lenses but polarized 3d is crap compared to shutter 3d.
2: Whats wrong with wearing glasses as long as they are comfortable? Personally never use my glasses but thats just because they squeeze my nose and im to cheap/lazy to get new ones.

[AKA]

you can see 3d from any angle right know for free
on youtube, its a technique that whe you do the cross eyes trick
you are able to see any twin image 3d.

its amazing, you should try it

[bananlol]

Technically that would work but than we would have to constantly change the angle of our eyes to coencide with the depth of the picture. And on top of that the residue from the information ment for the other eye would dilude the picture.

[Bass_fisherman]

I wonder if any of that tech will influence the PSP2

[xxxxxxxxxx1]

Thats a good question

[Simco876]

Still think 3D is a fad. But who knows, people will buy anything that shines

[Otheros00]

Examples: wii, kinect, ipod, ipad, etc.

[Genecalypse]

"We also have techniques like holographics for the PS3 that I think will be very interesting for the future 3D games.In regards to that we have some new technology that we’ve shown to developers that uses 3D techniques, it allows two players to play full screen multi-player games but without each being able to see the others view, and they have been massively keen on them. There’s lots to come."

Now thats interesting. Lets hope they have the guts to follow through and utilize this

[oguzsasi]

Custom soundtracks,
Cross game chat,
Voice messaging,
Ingame vid/pic capture...

Oh please dont start that this features is inside the Ps3 but Sony locked them and its up to developers thing again! Please im begging you!

[Sevir04]

The driving force behind 3d will be the gamers as they are the ones coming out for the home first. already there are 20+ games on the market now with 3d and more are set to enter our market next year. Developers are making that transition fast just as they did when both the 360 and PS3 were announced and making the jump to HD gaming.

Alot of you naysayers are just the same skeptics who owned SD tv's in 2005 that said HD isn't needed for an HD gaming experience. what it translates to is simply I'm too broke to afford the cutting edge so i'll make up an excuse not to like it even though i want it badly!

and i say Most not all. the fix is to wait, save, and then take the plunge. there's a reason 3d is taking off now when the tech is soo much more feasible and better than when it debuted in the same old analog 3d that was around 20 years ago.

The content will grow and soon the same naysayers will be the ones eating crows as they pony up. Color tV, HDTV, PS2, DVDs, Bluray fiasco all over again!

:-) Just got my 3dtv for $1500, cheaper than when i got my 1080p tv 2 years ago! its about smart shopping. An the breathe of content available maybe slim pickings but it rocks and the games i have 6 to be exact look and play that much more immersive thanks to 3d.

[Flashwave_UK]

sony is the best look they made the ps3 have blu ray in 2006 when it wasnt needed and look at it now 3d will have the same impact microsoft will start when the massess start thats what makes them fail sony is the best

[Masterchef2007]

3D is a very interesting tech but i think that it is a bit early for consoles.