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Can Sony really make all existing PS3 games 3D?

TechRadar writes: Sony appeared to have fired the first real mid-generation salvo at the IFA consumer technology show last week, when it demonstrated PS3s running real time 3D on a new range of consumer Bravia televisions, due to launch in 2010.

The most tantalising bit of info? That Sony thinks it may be able to convert all existing PS3 games to 3D with a simple firmware update, because much of the image processing is done by the television itself. It sounds almost too good to be true.

Retro-fitting all PS3 games with 3D could turn the console war on its head, but is it even possible?

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mastiffchild5337d ago

You say that and , fair enough, it's the normal and often correct fall back position henever any brash tatements about near future tech are made. However, Sony have been showing games in playable 3D for 18 months now and using three(IIRC) different systems for doing it too-going sofar as to say, after wowing at GDC, that that particular tech was obselete already?!!

They COULD have a couple of solutions on the go-one for older games and one for those yet t come with the latter,onviously, more likely to be the more effective. Avatar is said to need nothing more than a 1080p TV for it's £D and that's multi plat so why couldn't Sony, who are yet to drop the bomb on exactly what they know, have a way of doing this?

Sure, I tend to think it's a nit optimistic after hearing so much hokum for all comers this generation but with the amount of work they seem to have been putting in , and for such a long while, I can't just rule it out-not just yet.

zoydwheeler5337d ago

I think perhaps *some* of the bigger AAA PS3 titles *might* be given a 3D makeover (particularly first party Sony games).

However - I really think the cost of upgrading older games is going to be unrecouperable for third party publishers and independent developers, who are far more likely to put development resources into developing NEW 3D games, and 3D versions of their bigger PS3 titles.

zeeshan5337d ago

Even if they can support all games, the 3D Televisions are going to cost a fortune. Heck, even the 120hz LCD HDTV cost a lot of $$$ imagine how much a 3d TV would cost if they launch it next year! Though, some day, it will all come to realization. When the 3D TVs will be affordable and there will be true 3d gaming. That my friends will be epic!

MBB5337d ago

I read one article suggesting that even going on from here, the PS3 has the advantage for 3D due to the higher bandwidth of its HDMI 1.3 connection, compared to 1.2 on the Xbox. 5Gbps seems like quite a bit to me, but I'm no expert.

jedthehumanoid5337d ago

Maybe - I look forward to seeing what Sony does with it. The 3 people in the world who have 3D TVs are going to love this if it works...

ll_UNDERSCORE_ll5337d ago

Maybe Dynasty warriors will actually be considered playable with 3D tech?.........Nah.
3D tech would be another step in gaming evolution the possibilities are SCI-FI.

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Mugen Souls Retro Review – Sexy Demon Space Adventure

Gary Green said: We have a juxtaposition of 2D and 3D visuals, flashy turn-based combat, quirky anime characters with cheeky dialogue with plenty of partial nudity; Yes, this is a Compile Heart JRPG. Whilst the engine is borrowed from Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2, Mugen Souls is more of a Disgaea spin-off. It’s not a strategy RPG as such, it merely sits within Disgaea’s ever-expanding universe (Multiverse? Netherverse? Your guess is as good as mine). You won’t find cameos though, since Mugen Souls is a franchise which aims to stand on its own two feet.

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."

CrimsonWing696h ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker6h ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo5h ago(Edited 5h ago)

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing695h ago(Edited 5h ago)

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

Profchaos2h ago(Edited 2h ago)

Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.

I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.

I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.

But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.

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6 Fun Games Where You Actually Play As The Bad Guy

While the mainstream media always sees things turning in favor of the hero, here are 6 games that own being a bad guy.

Profchaos11h ago

Pretty much all of these games listed are based around a morality system you don't have to be bad and you don't have to be good.

It seems to have left out some real amazing games like red dead redemption 1/2,ass effect and true crime la/ny

Tacoboto11h ago

Armored Core VI?

Ok, I'm really missing something here. Just beat chapter 3 earlier this evening, unlocked A-rank Arena fights. I'm not seeing or sensing any branching paths or morality system and I've done every side mission and arena fight available to me up to that fight.

Is something big coming soon to branch the story?

banger8810h ago

No mention of Grand Theft Auto? Saints Row (original trilogy), Manhunt? Also The Suffering (depending on the ending you get).

ChasterMies50m ago

Trevor in GTA 6 is a sadist and psychopath who dabbles in cannibalism. Should be top of the list. These game “news” sites should hire people that know games.