You know what's absolutely useless? A video of Wipeout HD being played in 3D, with some schmuck wearing 3D glasses and babbling on about how much fun he's having. Well, that schmuck is this Engadget editor, the video can be found after the break, and we've gotta say: we loved it. Especially for something like Wipeout HD, whose neon-infused tracks make for an almost too convenient example of rapidly approaching vanishing points, we'd say 3D could really be a quasi-"killer app" for consoles going forward -- especially if those fancy new motion controllers don't catch on for Microsoft and Sony. In many ways, 3D just seems to make more sense in a video game than for a movie, and the whole problem of finding content to deliver in the format has already been solved: a software update for the PS3 sometime in 2010 will enable it to provide a 3D viewing experience to "all" existing games on the system. We're sure there will be some exceptions, but it sounds very promising. The console itself pumps out a quite regular signal over HDMI, which the TV syncs up with your 3D glasses. A 200Hz TV, for instance, alternates 1080p frames, with 100Hz for each eye. Of course, you'll need a brand new TV, but at least it won't be restricted to just Sony televisions. Start saving those pennies!
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Sounds interesting. I just bought a 120hz television last week. I guess it won't work with this technology. But theoretically, should 120hz be enough for 3D? Why would it need to be 200hz? 120hz could send 60hz to each eye, and a lot of TV's out there are only 60hz, so that seems like it would be enough, I would think. But the current TV's don't have the chipset or the output to send the 3D signal, so the point is moot anyway. I guess I'll have to wait 5 years or more until I'm in the market for a new TV before I get to have a 3D set.
Sony always push it self to make the future available now
while Microsoft still living in the 80's with their dead HD-DVD and DVD9 format
if it works now and they already have the software update available why not just add it and have it optional depending on whether people have 3d compatable tv, becuase some people have just or still havent bought an HD set let alone a 3D one.
3d resistance would be increadable, all those enimies at once, epic
That's cool. Without the glasses gives me a headache.