SCE President (Kaz Hirai) Downplays 3DS Tech, No Naked-Eye 3D for PSP2.

Bad news if you were hoping Sony would follow Nintendo and bring 3D technology to the PlayStation Portable line. Speaking with Sankei Biz, Sony Computer Entertainment CEO Kaz Hirai downplayed Nintendo's 3DS goggle-free technology, citing its lack of precision as a limitation.

In an interview conducted at E3 on the 16th, Hirai told the site, "Based off internally conducted research, naked-eye 3D for portables does not have high precision, and at present there are limitations."

Hirai would not issue a comment on the 3DS itself, stating that he'd yet to see the system (this was on the second day of the show). However, he apparently gave the site indication that Sony does not intend to pursue naked-eye 3D technology for portables.

Expectedly, given the focus of Sony's E3 showing, Hirai's stance was different for PlayStation 3's 3D tech. "With such things as a strengthened 3D-compatible software lineup, we aim to increase hardware sales," said Hirai of the console.

Hirai also seems excited about PlayStation Move, which saw final release information and pricing announced during E3. "It allows for high precision movements, and has become a product with appeal."

Siliconera

Limitations or not the 3DS will sell like the Wii+crack.

Thoughts.

I personally would rather use the 3DS method then wearing stupid glasses, but thats just me.............and maybe the rest of the world too. I cant speak on their behalf though.

I would've thought that with the big 3d emphasis for the PS3 that the PSP2 would include it. It doesn't really matter though as long as the games are good. Plus, competetors will never complement one another.

err the current 3D for homes SUCK. 3D without glasses is the future.

Well, I've always thought no-glasses 3D is good for background matters, but glasses 3D is good for both background matters and popping stuff out of the screen matters.

I don't mind wearing glasses for a 3D effect really.

I personally would rather use the 3DS method then wearing stupid glasses, but thats just me.............and maybe the rest of the world too. I cant speak on their behalf though.

Fizzman

I don't like wearing my regular glasses let alone the 3d-enabling versions.

Fine with me, 3D is general is lame.

This is what they usually say before copying their competition. They bashed the Wii too at some point and look what they're doing now. Still expecting a PSP 3D in the near future.

This is what they usually say before copying their competition. They bashed the Wii too at some point and look what they're doing now. Still expecting a PSP 3D in the near future.

themyth01

didn't the creators of Move bash the Wii about 2 weeks before E3?

[QUOTE="themyth01"]

This is what they usually say before copying their competition. They bashed the Wii too at some point and look what they're doing now. Still expecting a PSP 3D in the near future.

HavocV3

didn't the creators of Move bash the Wii about 2 weeks before E3?

err the current 3D for homes SUCK. 3D without glasses is the future.

gamer-adam1

VR is the future, not false 3D.

Expected but at least he didn't outright bash it. Sony should leave the handheld market (PSP did well all things considered.) and focus on the console market. No one will ever beat Nintendo at handheld gaming they are the best and developers will always go to them first. As for 3D, I don't care about it period. The 3DS and its games look awesome but I personally am I gamer that doesn't care how something gets done as long as it does. I won't be playing beyond regular gaming going into 3D because I'm not paying the money for glasses and a 3D television.FlamesOfGrey

Leaving the handheld market just because Nintendo would beat them in sales is completely stupid. If Sony is making a profit there is no reason for them to stop producing handhelds.

Psp go vs. 3DS. 3DS wins by miles. Better graphics, touch screen, now with also one analog stick, 2 cameras outside 3d pictures, can watch 3d movies, better gaming lineup, and if you get headaches because of 3d just switch to 2d with slider. Kaz hirai is damage controlling.

I feel sorry for people who impulse purchases psp because of marcuspsp "step your game up" commercials :D :D

If Sony doesn't implement it people complain. If Sony does implement it people complain and accuse them of copying Nintendo. It's a Catch-22.

Well, I've always thought no-glasses 3D is good for background matters, but glasses 3D is good for both background matters and popping stuff out of the screen matters.

I don't mind wearing glasses for a 3D effect really.

GreenGoblin2099

[QUOTE="gamer-adam1"]

err the current 3D for homes SUCK. 3D without glasses is the future.

Renjinrezo

VR is the future, not false 3D.

Previews of 3DS have been positive. [QUOTE="GreenGoblin2099"]

Well, I've always thought no-glasses 3D is good for background matters, but glasses 3D is good for both background matters and popping stuff out of the screen matters.

I don't mind wearing glasses for a 3D effect really.

SaltyMeatballs

Really?? yay!!

I personally would rather use the 3DS method then wearing stupid glasses, but thats just me.............and maybe the rest of the world too. I cant speak on their behalf though.

Fizzman

Going by consumer trends, I would say that 3D with glasses is never going to see mass adoption. It's too cumbersome.

[QUOTE="gamer-adam1"]

err the current 3D for homes SUCK. 3D without glasses is the future.

Renjinrezo

VR is the future, not false 3D.

That "false 3D" is one of the components to VR.

Well, I've always thought no-glasses 3D is good for background matters, but glasses 3D is good for both background matters and popping stuff out of the screen matters.

I don't mind wearing glasses for a 3D effect really.

GreenGoblin2099

[QUOTE="Renjinrezo"]

[QUOTE="gamer-adam1"]

err the current 3D for homes SUCK. 3D without glasses is the future.

SparkyProtocol

VR is the future, not false 3D.

That's why it's the real future, in a few hundred of years we will probably get there. Fake 3D on the other hand is just a distraction for gaming and cinema, a mere fad that never dies (with or without glasses).

[QUOTE="FlamesOfGrey"]Expected but at least he didn't outright bash it. Sony should leave the handheld market (PSP did well all things considered.) and focus on the console market. No one will ever beat Nintendo at handheld gaming they are the best and developers will always go to them first. As for 3D, I don't care about it period. The 3DS and its games look awesome but I personally am I gamer that doesn't care how something gets done as long as it does. I won't be playing beyond regular gaming going into 3D because I'm not paying the money for glasses and a 3D television.Yangire

Leaving the handheld market just because Nintendo would beat them in sales is completely stupid. If Sony is making a profit there is no reason for them to stop producing handhelds.

I was mostly speaking from a gamers perspective (I mentioned it did well, selling 70 million is a good thing). The PSP for the most part for gamers is a failure. It started out as a port and remake machine and only gets a sprinkle of actual new games in a established franchise or a new IP when a developer decides to take a chance and deal with things like piracy. Nintendo will always have more developer support then any other company in the handheld market because of their track record. As far as Sony releasing a new handheld I doubt it would even do as well as the PSP did.

[QUOTE="HavocV3"]

[QUOTE="themyth01"]

This is what they usually say before copying their competition. They bashed the Wii too at some point and look what they're doing now. Still expecting a PSP 3D in the near future.

Respawn-d

didn't the creators of Move bash the Wii about 2 weeks before E3?

You're right. they said something good.

but there's always the bad apples. wasn't severe, but it seems kind of arrogant.

[QUOTE="Yangire"]

[QUOTE="FlamesOfGrey"]Expected but at least he didn't outright bash it. Sony should leave the handheld market (PSP did well all things considered.) and focus on the console market. No one will ever beat Nintendo at handheld gaming they are the best and developers will always go to them first. As for 3D, I don't care about it period. The 3DS and its games look awesome but I personally am I gamer that doesn't care how something gets done as long as it does. I won't be playing beyond regular gaming going into 3D because I'm not paying the money for glasses and a 3D television.FlamesOfGrey

Leaving the handheld market just because Nintendo would beat them in sales is completely stupid. If Sony is making a profit there is no reason for them to stop producing handhelds.

A lot of niche/obscure Japanese developers develop for it instead of the DS, and if Sony plays their cards right they might move over to the PSP 2.

Fine with me, 3D is general is lame.

Yangire

Agreed. They should just stop making 3D in games now.

I haven't seen the 3DS in person yet, but from what I've seen of larger glasses-free screens the tech is "not-quite-there-yet". Generally they were grainy-looking, and didn't work very well at all unless you stood in exactly the right spot. Obviously the second part isn't such an issue for a handheld, since you can just hold it at the right spot in your hands.

I know why they arent pushing naked eye 3D... its because its clearly better than 3D with glasses yet thats exactly what they are pushing at the moment so they cant say well glasses are stupid but we still want you to use them

[QUOTE="Fizzman"]

ThePlothole

VR is the future, not false 3D.

That "false 3D" is one of the components to VR.

False because you can't actually interact directly with the image that you're seeing. On a technical level it's the same principal of fooling your eyes, however VR by nature is about simulation and naturally is a lot better means.

[QUOTE="FlamesOfGrey"][QUOTE="Yangire"]

Leaving the handheld market just because Nintendo would beat them in sales is completely stupid. If Sony is making a profit there is no reason for them to stop producing handhelds.

A lot of niche/obscure Japanese developers develop for it instead of the DS, and if Sony plays their cards right they might move over to the PSP 2.

You know what this means? Sony will make the LCD in their next portable system compatible with active shutter glasses, instead. That would make the PSP the cheapest member of their "3DTV" line.

[QUOTE="Yangire"]

Fine with me, 3D is general is lame.

Loco_Live

Agreed. They should just stop making 3D in games now.

Yeah, I agree. I don't want the main focus of developers to be the 3D aspect of games, instead I would wish for more content and gameplay. 3D might make games more shallow than before if it gets crazy. Devs would focus on making the scenery stand-out in 3D, rather than placing emphasis on plot and gameplay.

[QUOTE="Yangire"]

[QUOTE="FlamesOfGrey"]Expected but at least he didn't outright bash it. Sony should leave the handheld market (PSP did well all things considered.) and focus on the console market. No one will ever beat Nintendo at handheld gaming they are the best and developers will always go to them first. As for 3D, I don't care about it period. The 3DS and its games look awesome but I personally am I gamer that doesn't care how something gets done as long as it does. I won't be playing beyond regular gaming going into 3D because I'm not paying the money for glasses and a 3D television.FlamesOfGrey

Leaving the handheld market just because Nintendo would beat them in sales is completely stupid. If Sony is making a profit there is no reason for them to stop producing handhelds.

I was mostly speaking from a gamers perspective (I mentioned it did well, selling 70 million is a good thing). The PSP for the most part for gamers is a failure. It started out as a port and remake machine and only gets a sprinkle of actual new games in a established franchise or a new IP when a developer decides to take a chance and deal with things like piracy. Nintendo will always have more developer support then any other company in the handheld market because of their track record. As far as Sony releasing a new handheld I doubt it would even do as well as the PSP did.

I don't think you know what you're talking about. PSP games are great for handheld gamers who would like a console like experience on the go. 70 million people bought the handheld so they could play games like MGS and GOW on the go or at home. People like the game. It's true PSP doesn't get a lot of support, but there is a lot of good games on it.

I could also say the DS is a failure for gamers, because most of the games are shovelware, JRPGs, gimmicky games and somehow they made two zeldas on it and both turned out to be terrible. People only bought the DS because of nostalgia, the gimmicks and hey, it's nintendo! "I have to buy everything thats nintendo."

Well most previews of the 3DS were pretty underwhelming in terms of the 3D-ness of the screenmunu9

Well, I've always thought no-glasses 3D is good for background matters, but glasses 3D is good for both background matters and popping stuff out of the screen matters.

I don't mind wearing glasses for a 3D effect really.

GreenGoblin2099

Well, I've always thought no-glasses 3D is good for background matters, but glasses 3D is good for both background matters and popping stuff out of the screen matters.

I don't mind wearing glasses for a 3D effect really.

GreenGoblin2099

Well most previews of the 3DS were pretty underwhelming in terms of the 3D-ness of the screen. I'm pretty sure the the 3D with glasses looks better than the 3DS's 3Dmunu9

Well, technically a bigger screen is better than a smaller screen. You can't actually get the same effect as the theatre or giant screen in a dark environment on a small screen... at least that's how I look at this issue from a non-professional stand-point.

[QUOTE="munu9"]Well most previews of the 3DS were pretty underwhelming in terms of the 3D-ness of the screenCherokee_Jack

[QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"][QUOTE="munu9"]Well most previews of the 3DS were pretty underwhelming in terms of the 3D-ness of the screenmunu9

[QUOTE="munu9"]Well most previews of the 3DS were pretty underwhelming in terms of the 3D-ness of the screenCherokee_Jack

[QUOTE="FlamesOfGrey"]

[QUOTE="Yangire"]

Leaving the handheld market just because Nintendo would beat them in sales is completely stupid. If Sony is making a profit there is no reason for them to stop producing handhelds.

I was mostly speaking from a gamers perspective (I mentioned it did well, selling 70 million is a good thing). The PSP for the most part for gamers is a failure. It started out as a port and remake machine and only gets a sprinkle of actual new games in a established franchise or a new IP when a developer decides to take a chance and deal with things like piracy. Nintendo will always have more developer support then any other company in the handheld market because of their track record. As far as Sony releasing a new handheld I doubt it would even do as well as the PSP did.

I don't think you know what you're talking about. PSP games are great for handheld gamers who would like a console like experience on the go. 70 million people bought the handheld so they could play games like MGS and GOW on the go or at home. People like the game. It's true PSP doesn't get a lot of support, but there is a lot of good games on it.

I could also say the DS is a failure for gamers, because most of the games are shovelware, JRPGs, gimmicky games and somehow they made two zeldas on it and both turned out to be terrible. People only bought the DS because of nostalgia, the gimmicks and hey, it's nintendo! "I have to buy everything thats nintendo."

[QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"][QUOTE="munu9"]Well most previews of the 3DS were pretty underwhelming in terms of the 3D-ness of the screenNinja-Hippo

So, one advantage to not using glasses-free 3D is that games could be designed to take full advantage of a near-HD high resolution LCD display similar to the iPhone 4's, rather than rendering 400x240 images for each eye as the 3DS does.