The first commercially sold 3D televisions came to market earlier this year. For roughly a couple grand you can have a decent sized 3D HDTV in your home. The only problem is there isn’t a lot of content available over the air in 3D. Many games (especially PS3 titles) are getting optional 3D modes such as Killzone 3 and MotorStorm Apocalypse. More content is definitely on the horizon, and in time the cost of owning a 3D television will decrease. Ubisoft feels within three years, everyone will have a 3D HDTV in their homes.
Ubisoft was one of the first developers to create a 3D game. It made a 3D videogame adaptation to AVATAR, the film that started this whole 3D craze. The game wasn’t all that great, but it showed how games can be playable in 3D on both consoles and PC. Ubisoft’s marketing manager in the UK Murray Pannel told Eurogamer why it feels the future of 3D is very bright.
“The truth is I think it is a technology that’s coming. We can’t ignore it. It’ll start slowly this year. But like HDTV I wouldn’t rule out the fact that this will be installed in everyone’s living room in three year’s time, and for us to be in a position to have content that could really look absolutely amazing in 3D,” said Murray.
Ubisoft may be tad overzealous about 3DTV adaptation. Sure most people will own 3D televisions eventually, but total adaptation within three years is unheard of. There are still a large number of people who have yet to acquire HDTV’s and high speed internet. Chances are they won’t take a 3D leap before getting connected to the web. We also can’t forget the economic woes that is still present in the world. This is probably the worst time for individuals of average income to invest in such expensive technology.
Via [Eurogamer] Read [Gaming Bolt]
Yeah right. I still don't even have a flat screen HDTV yet! (Maybe I'll have one of those by 2013.
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