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Microsoft isn't sure people want 3D

Posted Jun 29, 2011 at 5:30PM EST by Carl B

Listed in: News Tags: david dennis, Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony

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Nintendo and Sony both have 3D devices, but do people actually want them?

Not so, according to Microsoft.

"3D is an interesting space," said Microsoft's David Dennis.

"There was a big rush by some other folks in the industry to convince people they want to play in 3D. ...Does it add to the gaming experience? Does it distract from the gaming experience? Is it something they want to play long-term? Or is it something they try a few times and then go back to regular 2D modes?"

Nintendo has pioneered glasses free 3D with the Nintendo 3DS, and Sony has 3D support with some PlayStation 3 games, and the publisher is planning to release several new 3DTVs this year. It does look like Microsoft has any 3D devices on the horizon, and Dennis' statements echo that.

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via Eurogamer

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Of course this is just a fad. Film producers just wanted another way to get us in the cinema and since all you do is sit in front of a cinema screen what else were they gonna do? This isn't something that slowly evolved into us wanting 3D it was the film industry spending billions to brainwash us into wanting it, but glasses free 3D is alright as long as you can turn it off.

+1 # RE:.. — Mac 2011-06-29 20:05

True 3D in in films is just a fad, but 3D in games has a ton of potential. Done correctly 3D can make the right game extremely immersive. If they can bring glasses free 3D to the television, I think 3D gaming will be here to stay.

+1 # RE: RE:.. — Mickle 2011-06-29 20:26

I do think glasses free 3D is truly excellent for handheld and i'm itching for more phones to come and apps to make it work, but glasses free 3DTV using existing technology is still just a fad because it's too limited, but eventually we will have proper layered OLED or whatever type of screen so you can actually mote round the screen and maybe end up with screens hundreds of pixels deep, and now that's when I'll get interested in 3D because right now it's hardly really different from 30 years ago.

# RE: Microsoft isn't sure people want 3D — 8675309 2011-06-29 20:12

i seen the option for 3d in that new sonic game demo(360) & it reminds me of an option inspired by their split screen multiplayer time triales from the original sonic series

# RE: Microsoft isn't sure people want 3D — blkthunda 2011-06-29 22:00

Didn't they say something similar to this but with the motion control thingy? And look at how that turn out.

# RE: RE: Microsoft isn't sure people want 3D — Musev 2011-06-30 05:20

Quoting blkthunda:

Didn't they say something similar to this but with the motion control thingy? And look at how that turn out.

and bluray.

# RE: RE: RE: Microsoft isn't sure people want 3D — gilly654 2011-06-30 17:01

blurays actually good...get an hdtv dude. 3D blows!!!! after avatar everything sucks, and the effect wears off 20 minutes into every freakin movie

# Does Game Really Need 3D? — Well_is_not_me 2011-06-29 23:08

Well i got to cinema many times over the year, and i can say there is nothing in the "3D Cinema Experience" that i would call amazing, just the same goes for games, I got a 3DS and the only thing i feel when i Play is Headache... so I certainly do not see a reason for 3D gaming

+2 # lol — Lethal_NFS 2011-06-29 23:08

What does Microsoft know? They think gamers want stupid Kinect games.

+2 # RE: Microsoft isn't sure people want 3D — doubleA329 2011-06-29 23:33

The same can be said for kinect

# no — hunter9oi 2011-06-30 03:20

Couldn't care less 3D is probably the most over hyped, over rated change in TV / Film history.

Does nothing to improve the film or the quality of the display.

+1 # 3D is old news — mpolley73 2011-06-30 08:10

remember Jaws 3D. It was cool in the 80's but over it now. Gives me a headache

+2 # RE: Microsoft isn't sure people want 3D — Brian mendicino 2011-06-30 10:10

Avatar is a prime example of what you can do with 3D when time and effort are put into it. If in 10 years my video games can look like avatar does, then I'm jumping on the 3D wagon.

-1 # NO!!! — zzk2001 2011-06-30 12:27

I did not like 3D in the 80s or 90s and i sure the hell don't like it now. No matter how they try and say it's better it's still crap, And the no glasses 3D HAHAHAHA that's even worse.

-1 # ... — TheRockness 2011-06-30 14:29

Hey old timer, what was 3d like in the 40's?

+1 # RE: Microsoft isn't sure people want 3D — reza666 2011-06-30 15:04

i own a 3DS and just started playing Zelda and i must say i'm so disappointing at the 3D effect. Most times i see double of everything and i need to focus damn hard to see one image, also you cant move your head or device or it goes blurry. In the end i always turn the 3D off. I think MS is right about this one to be honest. 3D would be cool if it worked without so much hassle. I think the technology isnt mature enough at this point.

-1 # ... — TheRockness 2011-06-30 17:59

You shouldn't base your entire opinion of glasses 3D on one of the first products to bring it to market. Wait a year or so and see if you feel the same way.

-1 # ... — TheRockness 2011-06-30 17:59

I meant glasses free 3d mubahd

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