Sony: Plenty Of Teams Working On 3D Content For Playstation 3

Ian Bickerstaff, senior engineer of Sony's UK-based 3D team, has told Gamasutra that there are plenty of teams working on 3D content for the Playstation 3, and that he remains optimistic about the tech, but is also being "cautious" with expectations

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Were taking a cautious approach, he told the website. I think [3D gaming uptake is] going to depend on the uptake of 3D televisions. Were not going to spend crazy, crazy amounts of money expecting everyone tomorrow to have 3D TVs, clearly, but, we believe this is the future, and three or four years from now, you wont be able to buy a television that doesnt have a 3D capability."</blockquote>

Bickerstaff revealed that there are plenty of teams working on the technology, but unfortunately there's nothing to announce just yet.
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Its all a bit confidential, but a lot [are working on these games], lets put it that way. Weve been amazed by the enthusiasm from the developers.

To be honest, we have not had an internal project to throw at people to make their games in 3D, yet there are loads of games in 3D, like [MLB 10], Super Stardust HD, that look fantastic, and so on. And thats really just because of the enthusiasm from the developers themselves.</blockquote>

Exciting times then. Seeing as Sony are throwing in this 3D support for free as part of a firmware update, we don't really see how anyone can complain. Those who choose to adopt will get the content they seek, but everyone else is not forced to do so. It's nice to have functionality available, even if you never use it. At least, that's our opinion.

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