Amidst the deluge of NGP news, Sony has revealed that it considered 3D at one time for its upcoming portable machine.
Speaking with games industry website MCV, SCEE president Andrew House explained that the electronics giant heavily considered implementing the technology into the NGP. He explained that, "We view 3D as having the greatest potential, in the near term, in what I would call a dedicated entertainment environment.
"We struggle a little bit to see how that 3D, shared experience translates to portable devices as they currently stand.
"In the development process, we had studied the possibility of introducing stereoscopic 3D feature to NGP, but decided not to install it."
House added that Sony will primarily concentrate on the handheld's specs and features that were announced in Thursday's press event.
Would you have liked to see 3D implemented into the NGP for the device's launch? Say what you think by responding in the Comments section below.
Source: MCV
Speaking with games industry website MCV, SCEE president Andrew House explained that the electronics giant heavily considered implementing the technology into the NGP. He explained that, "We view 3D as having the greatest potential, in the near term, in what I would call a dedicated entertainment environment.
"We struggle a little bit to see how that 3D, shared experience translates to portable devices as they currently stand.
"In the development process, we had studied the possibility of introducing stereoscopic 3D feature to NGP, but decided not to install it."
House added that Sony will primarily concentrate on the handheld's specs and features that were announced in Thursday's press event.
Would you have liked to see 3D implemented into the NGP for the device's launch? Say what you think by responding in the Comments section below.
Source: MCV
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Comments
PurpleGekko 28 Jan 2011 12:26
1/4
I'd love to see 3D on here as an option, but it wouldn't mix well with touch-screen play. For movies and games that mainly use the buttons it would be fantastic, but having to touch a 3D screen would kill the effect.
Monkey.King 29 Jan 2011 11:55
2/4
@PurpleGekko Unless you use the touchpad on the back. Take Little Deviants as an example. If 3D was implemented then it would have been a great mini-game. With you pushing at the back the hills could jump of the scene or making the Deviants jump would be a great effect.
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me 8 Feb 2011 12:36
3/4
My own console was going to use a back touch pad, but never got there.
3D another lost opportunity for Sony, do they work for Nintendo, they were great "oh, no CD, people still want cartridges.. oh, no DVD they just want a useless disk without it.., oh, no HD, thats not going to catch on in time, and what ever other less sensible thing they have ever said.. On the other hand, we have Sony, holding back on the multimedia revolution (unless you buy their very expensive other hardware) they talked about at the release of the ps2.. Get rid of both of them, just sick of this denial of what is best for the customer and manipulation.
If 3D is useless on a hand held, then how can a glasses dependent 3D be any better on a television? One of the things they lacked, and they leave it out. When they don't come out with it, and Apple has it, people likely wont be back.
Purple, not such a problem, you could have on screen control to the sides in their own plane, or as monkey said etc.
3D another lost opportunity for Sony, do they work for Nintendo, they were great "oh, no CD, people still want cartridges.. oh, no DVD they just want a useless disk without it.., oh, no HD, thats not going to catch on in time, and what ever other less sensible thing they have ever said.. On the other hand, we have Sony, holding back on the multimedia revolution (unless you buy their very expensive other hardware) they talked about at the release of the ps2.. Get rid of both of them, just sick of this denial of what is best for the customer and manipulation.
If 3D is useless on a hand held, then how can a glasses dependent 3D be any better on a television? One of the things they lacked, and they leave it out. When they don't come out with it, and Apple has it, people likely wont be back.
Purple, not such a problem, you could have on screen control to the sides in their own plane, or as monkey said etc.
J.O.H.N 2 Mar 2011 17:08
4/4
3d comes with a disadvantage. Your eyes hurt and the 3d has a sweet spot so the gyro sensor will ose the sweet spot