PS3 to get 3D upgrade in 2011

[bluejays]

Originally Posted by Tyler

I just tried a PS3 for the first time today. What a terrible controller! My left thumb kept falling off the joystick. Hard to top the beauty that is the 360 controller

I agree with the controller completely. Nintendo's N64 and XBox360's controller are much better because of the way you hold it. The PS controller is somewhat small, so much so that you almost have to grip it which makes your hands ache after playing for awhile.

[Human Torch]

Originally Posted by fleury

I agree with the controller completely. Nintendo's N64 and XBox360's controller are much better because of the way you hold it. The PS controller is somewhat small, so much so that you almost have to grip it which makes your hands ache after playing for awhile.

You're right. The thing is the controller hasn't really changed much from the ps1 to ps2 to ps3.


The reason I started noticing it now is because I had smaller hands and the controller fit perfectly way back then haha.

[Joborule]

Ya they really need to go to a new style for PS4. 360 have the best controllers.

[SebC]

Originally Posted by User Name

It will, unfortunatley. I dont think there is any 3D tech coming out in the near(ish) future that wont require them. It wont be the red/blue crap stuff though which is all I really care about, that 3d effect is brutal.

You'd be wrong. The tech already exists, it's called autostereoscopic. Phillips offered autostereoscopic TVs for a while (though they were $10K+), and Fuji just put out a 3D camera and viewer that use autostereoscopic displays. You can even do autostereoscopic prints.

I used to keep up with the 3D stuff a lot, but now I've got my gear I'm not following the new developments so much. 2011 is a bit puzzling though. Stereoscopic 3D is not that complicated. Why the wait?

I'd love to have one of these though.

[FanIn80]

Originally Posted by Esoteric

Wait, people actually want the 360 OS on the PS3? WTF? The 360 OS is garbage in comparison, it's not laid out in a logical order. At least the PS3 one is simple, and functional.

What else would you need for 3D gaming? A certain type of TV?

Originally Posted by koop

Agreed. The PS3 OS may not be great, but it's a lot better than the 360 IMO.

Who said anything about the UI? I'm talking about the OS. I personally don't mind the new 360 GUI, but I wasn't talking about that.

[User Name]

Originally Posted by SebC

You'd be wrong. The tech already exists, it's called autostereoscopic. Phillips offered autostereoscopic TVs for a while (though they were $10K+), and Fuji just put out a 3D camera and viewer that use autostereoscopic displays. You can even do autostereoscopic prints.

I used to keep up with the 3D stuff a lot, but now I've got my gear I'm not following the new developments so much. 2011 is a bit puzzling though. Stereoscopic 3D is not that complicated. Why the wait?

I'd love to have one of these though.

I'm wondering if that tech is compatible with the blu-ray 3d standard? Would be interesting to know. I'm sure it would be with a firmware upgrade or two.

[Akai-Sesui]

Keep in mind that the PS controller is designed for smaller asian hands, so if you have bigger hands of course it's not going to be as comfortable.

[Joborule]

Originally Posted by Akai-Sesui

Keep in mind that the PS controller is designed for smaller asian hands, so if you have bigger hands of course it's not going to be as comfortable.

Well eff, they should at least have larger sizes for the larger hand americans! Treat it like clothes.

[Human Torch]

Originally Posted by Joborule

Well eff, they should at least have larger sizes for the larger hand americans! Treat it like clothes.

What's funny is the original xbox controller was a mammoth. They thought the controller was one of the reasons the xbox wasn't successful in japan so they brought out an S version which is now the one used today.

[Kerplunk]

I've never really liked the XBox controllers...just feel too awkward when I'm using it.

[SebC]

Originally Posted by User Name

I'm wondering if that tech is compatible with the blu-ray 3d standard? Would be interesting to know. I'm sure it would be with a firmware upgrade or two.

Well I'm hoping the Blu-Ray 3D will be compatible with existing technology... proprietary crap is the last thing you need when trying to push a new technology. But Sony won the HD format wars, so they might be encouraged to try again.

In the absence of a definitive 3D format, players have emerged that'll work with any input and any output. IMO the best standard is right-left, with the right eye image on the left and the left eye image on the right, because this format can be viewed cross-eyed on any size screen with no special equipment. My player just needs to be told what format it's playing (videos are just .avi, photos .jpg or .jps which is just a renamed right-left jpg) to output it to my 3DTV, which needs checkerboard 3D.

The only thing that really needs to be developed is because 3D has largely evolved around 2D formats, there's no place to specify what the format is for 3D. Currently that info is stored by the player.

At this point, the only thing stopping me from playing the 3D movies you see at the theaters in my living room is that they're not released in 3D in any format. Give me the left and right eye files on a data DVD and that's all I need.