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Sony Boss Skeptical of 3D on A Portable

Posted on Friday, January 28 @ 18:28:29 Eastern by Nicholas Tan

The Nintendo 3DS, launching late March in the US, has stereoscopic 3D without the need for glasses, a point which Sony boss Andrew House believes isn't ready for the portable scene:

We view 3D as having the greatest potential, in the near term, in what I would call a dedicated entertainment environment. And that's in the home, around the television, and where it's a shared experience... We struggle a little bit to see how that 3D, shared experience translates to portable devices as they currently stand.

Since Sony's Bravia TVs are some of the most well-known 3DTVs, it might seem strange that Sony isn't a part of the 3D portable scene with the recently announced Next Generation Portable. But that doesn't faze Andrew House:

In the development process, we had studied the possibility of introducing stereoscopic 3D feature(s) to NGP, but decided not to install it. After careful consideration of our goal of offering users the ultimate portable entertainment experience with a revolutionary user interface, we have decided to focus on the features and specs...

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Comments

Squiggy
Joined: Nov 2005

Posted: Jan 28th, 2011 at 11:10 pm
Does he really mean that about handheld 3D, or is he just saying it to throw 3DS in a bad light in comparison to Sony's new product? Not trying to defend the 3DS, I'm just wondering.

Also, I understand there aren't a lot of details yet, but I hardly consider a bunch of circles on the screen a revolutionary user interface. Aaaand the touch pad on back just seems like an awkward idea to me. My fingers help hold a device in place while I'm playing it, and if my fingers are moving around to control a game, that can mess with the stability of my grip on the thing. I dunno, I'd have to try it first.

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Rinnon
Joined: Nov 2005

Posted: Jan 28th, 2011 at 11:19 pm
These sorts of announcements are so damn transparent. Of course he's going to say he's skeptical, he's sure as hell not going to be saying "I'm really excited to see how Nintendo is going to implement this, it could be very cool!" It's also pretty reasonable to say, he wouldn't have mentioned 3D anything when discussing NGP if Nintendo didn't have a 3D handheld.

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Bandilazino
Joined: Dec 2009

Posted: Jan 29th, 2011 at 8:29 am
I agree with the picture though. Gimmicky trends, at least Nintendo started the mediocre motion control one but meh. Hollywood jumped on the 3D bandwagon and now Nintendo is gonna try it on a handheld that will be full of more ports and rehashes :( If it weren't for the success of the regular DS I would worry about Nintendo going the way of Sega, which would not be a terrible thing imo. Can you imagine new Pikmin or a new Mario or a GOOD new Metroid made on the PS3 or 360? I'm very skeptical about it because I hate all the crap we see put on the market because it's the next big thing, 3D being the worst since previously mentioned motion controls. Focus on good games please, not gimmicks.

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cyberjim2000
Joined: Feb 2010

Posted: Jan 29th, 2011 at 9:58 am
@Bandilazino - I agree with you that Nintendo should concentrate on good games instead of motion controls and 3D but umm... I don't think Nintendo would go the way of Sega because of gimmicks. Why would they go the way of Sega if the Wii and DS sells well? I don't want to be one of those guys that goes "NINTENDO IS DA BEST BECAUSE DEY SOLD MORE!" but it doesn't make sense if they'll become like Sega because they're doing so well.

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Bandilazino
Joined: Dec 2009

Posted: Jan 29th, 2011 at 2:07 pm
Like I said, if not for the DS. The Wii has sold well but looking at the planned releases this year, less than 20 titles. And the amount of quality titles available in general on the system is what I meant. DS sales are great and help Nintendo a lot, Wii's sell well but there are VERY few good games and almost all of them are first party ports/remakes.

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