Heavenly Sword Developer: PS3 Is Not Powerful Enough For 3D Gaming

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Heavenly Sword Developer: PS3 Is Not Powerful Enough For 3D Gaming


Sony is currently working on the upcoming Playstation 3 firmware which will enable stereoscopic 3D gaming and Blu-Ray movie playback. Tameem Antoniades, co-founder of Heavenly Sword developer Ninja Theory, believes that lack of processing power will limit the console's 3D possibilities severely.



"The problem is that to do 3D properly you need to render 60 frames per second, per eye. And at least a 720p resolution [per eye]," he noted. "So in essence that's 1080p rendering at 120 frames per second, and the current generation can only process very rudimentary graphics at that spec."

But that doesn't mean that stereoscopic 3D gaming is impossible. "I think the technology's limited now, so you won't be able to play stuff that looks like Avatar -- the movie -- in 3D," Antoniades explained. "Every generation has to be at least five-to-ten times more powerful than the last, so I think we'll get there in the next generation. I think that will be totally revolutionary for games."

Sony plans to enable stereoscopic 3D through a firmware update this and promises to release patches for Killzone 2, LittleBigPlanet, Gran Turismo 5 and other unspecified games that will make them playable in stereoscopic 3D on compatible TVs.
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sigh :( i thought this was gonna be an announcement for heavenly sword 2 :(
now that god of war 3 is done i need a new challenge :D
 
javs said:
sigh :( i thought this was gonna be an announcement for heavenly sword 2 :(
now that god of war 3 is done i need a new challenge :D
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supposed you already tried demons soul (think it's called).
 
Yet, the Nintendo DS will be able to do 3D? I suppose they can scale down the quality or something?

http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/23/nintendo-announces-3ds-the-glasses-free-3d-successor-to-the-d/
Nintendo has just slipped out a press release in Japan informing the world that all-new 3D-capable portable hardware is coming, with a full unveiling set for E3 2010 this June. Tentatively titled the 3DS, this glasses-free 3D wonder is pitched as the successor to both the DS and DSi, and will use a "compatible cart" that should ensure backwards compatibility with your vast library of favorites from the older consoles. Nintendo expects to launch the 3DS into retail "during the fiscal year ending March 2011."

Update: Unofficial reports from Japan suggest the 3DS will have a parallax barrier 3D LCD from Sharp, a vibration function, and a "3D control stick."
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