Iwata pointed out a couple interesting points. When developing a 3D image, costs aren’t a huge factor if you’re already making a 3D world. The developer only has to capture the images with two cameras. One camera would be dedicated to the left eye, and the other camera is for the right eye. You’re basically seeing everything twice in a 3D enabled 3DS game. This process isn’t that much more expensive according to Iwata.

Game development news site Develop reported Monday (February 4, 2008) that Sony subsidiary SN Systems, which makes the development kits for all Sony consoles, slashed the price of their PSP kits in half.

Beyond just the price, all new PSP kits also now come with Turner, a performance optimizing program. The annual renewal fees for developers who have already bought the PSP tools have also been slashed in half.

By reducing its development costs, Sony is trying to…