Sony sets date for 3D Blu-ray on PlayStation 3
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After some delays, 3D Blu-ray playback is making its way to the PlayStation 3 in October, Sony CEO Howard Stringer announced at IFA in Berlin on Wednesday.
The functionality was first announced by Sony at CES in January. Although some hoped it would be available to the console over the summer, Sony said in July that it planned to make 3D Blu-ray playback available as a free firmware update in September. Now PS3 owners need to wait until October, though in an IFA keynote address Stringer stopped short of pinpointing an exact release date.
Adding the PlayStation 3 to the 3D Blu-ray market could potentially help with the adoption of 3D. Currently, Sony has more than 37 million PlayStation 3 consoles in homes around the world. By including 3D Blu-ray playback in its console, the company effectively adds that many potential customers to the space.
For more on this story, read Sony: PS3 3D Blu-ray playback coming in October on CNET News.
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RE: Sony sets date for 3D Blu-ray on PlayStation 3
Will this require a 3D tv as well? It seems like everyone I know has a large flatscreen they bought to take advantage of HD. If this requires a new tv purchase that may radically slow its adoption.
Bookmark7113th Oct 2010 -
3D Tv Required
@Bookmark71 Of course it will. Now my question is whether it will support non-standard 3D TVs. (Some relatively new sets were made w/o the new standard and is not officially supported.)
The PS3 can overcome this problem on the software side because of its power and extensibility. I hope Sony does this!
lilsim8913th Oct 2010
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