3d is a gimmick. It was a gimmick in the 50s that was employed by moviemakers and theaters who were scared that they were losing their audience to television, and now they've resurrected it to fight off home theater.
The only useful purpose that I can conceive of for this type of technology is in gaming, and there are no stereoscopic consoles currently on the market, or announced (the long dead and buried Virtual Boy, and the SEGA Master System being the only examples that I can think of off the top of my head).
So 3D is back to fight off the acceptance of 3D in the theater, by bringing it to the home? how does that hurt 3D? how does that hurt anyone? modern 3D destroys the antiquated red and blue lensed glasses of the 50's in every way. Those were gimmicky, while Stereoscopic 3D actually has value.
And the PS3 is fully capable of handling stereoscopic 3D games.
I think all three current systems can handle it just fine. 3D is quickly becoming the future of viewing media, you don't have to like it, but that doesn't mean it isn't going to happen. I urge you to watch a movie in 3D IMAX, and tell me that its the same 3D your grandparents watched.
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3d is a gimmick. It was a gimmick in the 50s that was employed by moviemakers and theaters who were scared that they were losing their audience to television, and now they've resurrected it to fight off home theater.
The only useful purpose that I can conceive of for this type of technology is in gaming, and there are no stereoscopic consoles currently on the market, or announced (the long dead and buried Virtual Boy, and the SEGA Master System being the only examples that I can think of off the top of my head).
So 3D is back to fight off the acceptance of 3D in the theater, by bringing it to the home? how does that hurt 3D? how does that hurt anyone? modern 3D destroys the antiquated red and blue lensed glasses of the 50's in every way. Those were gimmicky, while Stereoscopic 3D actually has value.
And the PS3 is fully capable of handling stereoscopic 3D games.
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I think all three current systems can handle it just fine. 3D is quickly becoming the future of viewing media, you don't have to like it, but that doesn't mean it isn't going to happen. I urge you to watch a movie in 3D IMAX, and tell me that its the same 3D your grandparents watched.