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Sony: some producing poor quality 3D

The PlayStation 3 manufacturer has called on developers to add 3D only where it makes a difference to gameplay, and not for the sake of it.

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dangert125451d ago

Make sense...I haven't got a 3D Tv and the reality is I'm not missing much.I thought they would use 3D to enhance games not visually but to do stuff Impossible in a 2D surrounding.

thereapersson5451d ago

Well, at least Sony "gets" it. Now if only the movie industry would take cues from this mentality. I'm sick of "Rehashed idea number 2342343: 3D" everywhere I look.

morganfell5451d ago

Once you have a 3D you will miss it. Any game I have in 3d I no longer want to run it without it.

Some of the 3D has been quite good. Captain America did a great job with their implementation. Avatar the Game actually had 3D that is so good you will waste hours just walking and flying around looking at everything.

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Micro_Sony5451d ago

Belive it or not this year was the first time I watched 3D and Iw as really dissapointed.

Maybe because I was expecting to be emerged in the movie and not just watch some people overlapping buildings and once in a while have something come to your face.

I wonder if we will ever get to the point where we feel like we are almost in the movie scene - would love to watch a fast n furius movie and feel like I and inside of a 1969 Shelby GT350 : )

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Raven_Nomad5451d ago

Sony is pushing that crap on everything. Even their movie studio's are pumping out 3-D movies that shouldn't be in 3-D at all. Got a sub par movie or game? Slap some 3-D on it!

I was worried about that happening from the start of the current 3-D fad.

Glad it seems to be dying out.

fireplace5451d ago

Yeah their games are awesome in 3D.

Uncharted 3 resolution is 896x504. Less than anything this gen.
But that's not the only thing that's gimped. There are huge sacrifices in texture resolution and polygon count.
http://www.eurogamer.net/ar...

Uncharted 3 in 3D: http://images.eurogamer.net...
http://images.eurogamer.net...

Not to mention Killzone 3 or Motorstorm Apocalypse, same story.

Christopher5451d ago

In the first paragraph: "There's around 838x358's worth of resolution per player"

PER PLAYER!

So, there is actually double that resolution, but the two different players are seeing their own version of the game which are being broadcast at the same time. This is on top of having twice the physics, AI, lighting, etc. happening on each individual perspective.

Honestly, what ND is doing with Co-op 3D and maintaining the level of quality that they are... it's freaking amazing and a sign of how talented these guys are.

I don't think you're understanding the technology that is being discussed and how a 5-year old machine is able to do what it is doing due to some pretty awesome programming.

fireplace5450d ago

This line referrs to split-screen. It's actually similar in many ways.
But it's 896x504 per eye in 3D and 838x358 per player in splitscreen

All I'm saying is those statements that PS3 can do 3D without any compromises are bullshit and made up to bash 360. There's a lot of misinfromation going around.
There is no full uncompromised 720p for both eyes, as we could read some time ago.
You can't deny there is a significant downgrade in 3D/split screen mode. While in split screen you get both images at the same time, so it doesn't matter, they are not scaled, in 3D this 896x504 res is scaled to fullscreen and image quality takes it, but it's not only the resolution.

koehler835451d ago

If you want an example of what not to do, just look at Gran Turismo 5. The 3D effect is non-existent.

If you want an example of what to do, just look at Uncharted 3. Its 3D implementation is amazing.

Knushwood Butt5451d ago

The GT5 implementation is pretty pointless to be honest. You need to use cockpit view to get the best from it, and in switching to 3D mode you no longer get 1080p, so it's quite a big difference.

I've yet to see U3 in 3d yet, but Super Stardust HD, Killzone 3, SOCOM 4, and Tumble all have excellent 3D.

Killzone 3 is a bit shadowy at the default level though. I tone it down a notch or two.

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(For Southeast Asia) New Price Changes for PS5, PS5 Pro, and PlayStation Portal remote player

For Southeast Asia, new price changes.

Prices effective starting May 1st, 2026.

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BeHunted56d ago

Looks like PlayStation took a hit with Marathon and is now quietly adjusting prices worldwide to recover the losses

andy8556d ago

Lets be honest raising prices doesn't do that when no one's buying it. I imagine the profit it greater selling 10 times more at a lower price

Pergele56d ago

Whatever you say buddy, let's all wear the tinfoil hats.

IceKoldKilla56d ago (Edited 56d ago )

LMFAO Your comment alone says a lot more about you than anything else. When has one game not selling 10 million copies made a company raise the prices of their console? Then Xbox would be costing $5000 by now lol. You remind of the crazy drug addicts on the street rambling on about conspiracies. xD You sure you don't need a hug, buddy?

ChunkyMonk56d ago

One game that Sony payed $200 million for. lol
Also, you sure were quick to get triggered. Maybe your the one who needs a hug?

Eonjay56d ago

If nothing else, we should be united against the real issue here. AI and unnecessary tariffs that are effecting all gamers.

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Athlon10156d ago (Edited 56d ago )

The price increases are due to the RAM demand associated with AI and the US-Iran war. You can look to any business news website and local news to see that. Heck, even the 2026 Asus Zenbook Duo I've been eyeing has faced delays and has had a price increase of $400; that laptop has two specs. Asus is doing a staggered release with per-orders for the lower spec now and shipping in May and pre-orders for the higher spec that I'm eyeing starting in June. Basically, all computer manufactures are affected. It'll most likely start affecting smart phones too if it hasn't already. I can't remember the last time any major console maker (Nintendo, Sony, Sega, etc) increased the price of their console mid cycle outside of Microsoft just to make more profit.

S2Killinit55d ago

Its not the war. Its the RAM issue.

jznrpg55d ago

War is causing gas prices to rise. Transport of everything requires gas so the prices of those items go up as well. So it does have an impact

Athlon10155d ago (Edited 55d ago )

The blockage of the Straight of Hormuz due to the US-Iran war has affected raw components used in semi-conductor manufacturing such as bromine, aluminum, and helium. Iran had attacked the liquified natural gas (LNG) plant in Qatar which is a large producer (1/3 globally) of helium which is used in semiconductor etching. So it's the both the war and the RAM crises.

badz14956d ago

Oh no...should I get the Pro now before the price increase?

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Former Xbox Exec Says Developers Didn't Want a Sony Monopoly

Former Xbox executive Ed Fries comments on the early days of Xbox, the opinion of Japanese game companies, and more.

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Reaper22_69d ago

I dont think that'll ever happen. But i must say back in the day, they were definitely trying because they were more cash rich than their competitors.

CosmicTurtle69d ago

I think MS were and still are the richer company. They tried to acquire Sega back in the day (and considered doing so again more recently), they obviously bought exclusivity to Halo which was originally shown as a Mac title. I don’t think as a company MS can claim the moral high ground here. It’s a wilful lack of self awareness.

Of course Sony would try exactly the same if they had the resources, but when the PS2 dominated the industry was in a much healthier place with an abundance of great third parties.

This has been a depressing generation as far as first party decisions are concerned. The fact we are debating business plans rather than which game is better is a sad reflection of the state of things.

Darkseeker69d ago (Edited 69d ago )

There was Nintendo as well, Sony wouldn't have had a monopoly. In fact, the world would be better today if Xbox never existed in the first place. They pretty much brought all bad practices we have today. We might have gotten all of it either way, but not this early. In term of franchises, I don't think there is anything Microsoft released that would actually be missed if it didn't exist. Even Halo the world wouldn't notice if Halo didn't exist.

S2Killinit69d ago

MS was definitely a bad influence on gaming.

raWfodog69d ago

I think almost everyone will agree that a monopoly is not good for the industry. But that being said, the competition needs to be smart and strategic with their business. Simply buying up publishers and traditional third-party studios just to keep them out of the other companies reach is not a sustainable practice. That goes for all parties so don't think I'm just referring to Xbox.

I'm no business guru by any stretch of the imagination but I firmly believe that the best way to drive consumers to your software and hardware is to invest smart in your first-party studios. Give them full support and guidance in making unique, fun games that are only available to play in your ecosystem and the gamers will come.

Reaper22_69d ago (Edited 69d ago )

But first party studios aren't enough. They only make up a small portion of the industry. Without 3rd party there would be no industry for Microsoft or sony.Developing games take time and money and sometimes you gotta make moves to stay competitive.

raWfodog69d ago

Nah, I never said first-party was enough. I said it’s the ‘best way’ to drive gamers to your platform. 3rd-party is a free-for-all and there’s no guarantee that gamers will use your hardware to play the game. If you want to push your own software and/or hardware you need first-party, or at least exclusive deals with third-party studios.

SimpleDad69d ago

They Shure did a great job... 25 years later Xbox is dead.

Reaper22_69d ago

Then why be so emotional and continue to talk about it. Xbox will never die be ause it stays in so many people's head.

lodossrage69d ago

How can you even see him being "emotional" in that comment?

If anything, you're the emotional one, constantly trying to go at anyone that says anything against Microsoft. So when you call him emotional, it comes off as deflection

Elda69d ago

I own an XBSX & I can say it's becoming irrelevant out of the 3 current consoles.

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Sony Shows Off 20 Minutes of Crimson Desert on a Base PS5

Sony uploaded gameplay footage of Crimson Desert on a base PS5 running in what appears to be Quality Mode at a stable 30fps at 4K.

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BlazedKong95d ago

looks god awful on the base systems