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Xbox 360 capable of full stereoscopic 3D afterall?

Scott from Daily Joystick writes: "Around the internet for the last few weeks and months there has been a debate over whether the Xbox 360 is capable of producing full 'real' 3D effects that the PC has and the PS3 is soon to tout. Well, I feel that this debate can now be settled; in a press release Monday, EA announced that Crysis 2 will be available on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 with full stereoscopic 3D effects."

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Blaze9295089d ago

that sure is interesting....

-Alpha5089d ago

It looks as 360 will support 3D. You can say goodbye to seeing those Killzone vs. Crysis comparisons dying now.

Hideo_Kojima5089d ago (Edited 5089d ago )

We have known this for a while now...

But the thing is that the 3D on PS3 is made up by 2 images placed side by side that the tv cuts into 2 and displays in 3d.

The 3d on the 360 is similar but there is only 1 image which is half for the left eye and half for the right eye that is split up by the tv and displayed in 3d...

All in all 360 3D has half the max horizontal resolution that PS3 can have.

http://www.engadget.com/201...

Theonik5089d ago

Yep mainly due to the 360 having HDMI 1.2.

MNicholas5089d ago

The problem with the 360 and other older consoles is that they are incapable of pumping out 3D at the quality supported only by the latest HDMI specifications.

jack who5089d ago

lol haters owned Crysis 2 3D been played on 360

GVON5089d ago (Edited 5089d ago )

it's always been possible,but as far as I know,1.2 cant do HD3D,it doesn't have the bandwidth.

mittwaffen5089d ago

3D is in babes stages..your comparing a 1 year old to a 2 year old baby.

3D will never pickup! Glasses and alot less visual clarity results.

bjornbear5089d ago

neurologically thats a BIG deal...

a 1 year old compared to a 2 year old is almost as big as a 10 year old compared to a 12 year old = BIG difference in brain function and growth

but I know what you mean, just horrible example

mittwaffen5089d ago

That was in laymen terms; in technology. Sorry, dont have many 3D metaphors laying around.

Personally it isnt a big deal, both likely can speak, walk, etc etc. Theres alot of room to grow into down the road; see what I meant, not that far off as an example.

D4RkNIKON5089d ago (Edited 5089d ago )

576p confirmed

ThanatosDMC5089d ago (Edited 5089d ago )

That would suck for gamers.

fr0sty5089d ago

the real question is, since hdmi 1.4 is REQUIRED (it's the industry standard) for 3d, which tv's will be able to play this?

jack who5089d ago (Edited 5089d ago )

you ONLY need hdmi 1.4 if you want your 3d in 1080p signals or higher

krouse935089d ago

Not True. http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

PS3 has Version 1.3 where the Xbox 360 only has version 1.2.... And PS3 is capable of a much higher bandwidth so PS3 and other 1.3 and 1.4 HDMI Hardware devices can display true HD 3D content Xbox Can NOT.

IHateYouFanboys5089d ago

the thing youre forgetting is that the PS3 cant even do a single image in 1080p for anything other than the most basic game, so its DEFINITELY not doing 1080p 3D.

as we've already seen with anything other than arcade games like SSHD, the resolutions of the games drop a LOT when done in 3D.

fr0sty5089d ago (Edited 5089d ago )

what you guys are failing to recognize is, first of all hdmi 1.2 is locked at 60fps, so no 120fps 3d. it also cannot even do 720p in 3d, not enough bandwidth. ALSO, hdmi 1.4 tv's will not accept ANY 3d signal unless it's a hdmi 1.4 or 1.3 compatible device connected to them. that's what you call an industry standard, one that was finalized after the 360 launched. ps3 was able to have it's hdmi 1.3 port upgraded because both use the same amount of bandwidth, which is double that of hdmi 1.2.

and yes, ps3 has to downscale to do 3d in many cases, so imaging how much 360 is going to have to downscale to not only accommodate the increased resolution required for 3d (360 has a MUCH smaller frame buffer than ps3, mind you. 13mb vs. up to 256mb's), but also to be able to fit the resulting video feed through the hdmi 1.2 connection. then the tv has to be able to recognize it, which it won't because it doesn't fit the 3d hdmi standard spec.

siyrobbo5089d ago

pc was doing 3d before hdmi was even invented. 360 wont have to adhere to any set standards as it doesn't play blu rays so doesn't have to meet any specs set by the blu ray forum, unlike sony

Omega45089d ago

So much for Sony's unique selling point :)

Baka-akaB5089d ago

i'd think a 360 fanboy troll would have pointed out eons ago that Avatar , however crappy it is , was playable in 3d too

FarEastOrient5089d ago

But it didn't look good while it was playing that game, I have a 3d enabled TV myself and the frame count on 360 was to low to count the movements as fluid in 3d settings.

Anorexorcist5089d ago (Edited 5089d ago )

If it is fully possible, watch him jump aboard and all over 3D gaming for the Xbox 360 like a stack of pancakes covered in oreo cookie crust topped with sprinkles and mini cupcakes.

If it is possible on the Xbox 360, yet not quite at the quality of the PS3, watch him marginalize it again.

UnwanteDreamz5089d ago (Edited 5089d ago )

So sad MS just had its E3 keynote and you have to come downplay the PS3 lol. What's the matter buddy not enough cool stuff to brag about this year?

Oh and Sony still has a BluRay player included with its console something you wont see on XBoX evn at the same price.

bjornbear5089d ago

if you want 3D on your 360, you still need a 3D tv, and Sony have some of the best

THATS their selling point
Sony make money out of ANY console using 3D

MS doesn't.

+ Avatar : the game = 3D on all platforms

so...your point ? oh you have none =P you're just butt hurt over the mess your god has made xD

WMW5089d ago (Edited 5089d ago )

how is it bad for sony? they have more 3D games, 3D tvs and movies. did you think they would be the only ones with 3D? they are just the ones as usual to bring the industry new tech. what is really funny is like i said yesterday 360 fanboys are back tracking and are now into 3D you guys are the biggest clowns i have ever seen.

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pippoppow5089d ago

1st motion controls now 3D. When will MS fanatics learn.

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There are no "thoughtful" ads in video games, EA

There are no thoughtful ads in Video Games, EA. Leave them be.

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northpaws3d ago

I think the only type of games that can gets away with it would be sport games, having those sponsors ads on the side like on real life.

But don't put freaking Doritos ads in Star Wars or something, it breaks the immersion. If it is a pop-up ads, then big no.

Hofstaderman3d ago

EA can thoughtfully eff themselves.

Makersbreath23d ago

EA coming back for the crown of being perceived as the worst company in gaming.

Chocoburger2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

One of my favorite series is the THPS franchise, and it was packed with ads, but it didn't bother me. Posters for skateboard companies, JEEP, and Nokia phones. It did sort of fit in with the game world, but that was the past, these days ad would be intentionally intrusive or unskippable loading screen type of imagery. Ugh, I know EA would do it in a horrible fashion. Screw them.

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Report: Sexual Misconduct Investigation Conducted at EA, Suspects Named and What They Did Revealed

EA senior staff has been investigated for sexual misconduct involving female coworkers, and these said people have been named publicly.

isarai8d ago

Aye just call Phil, i mean he somehow made Bobby Kotick's scandal disappear and gave him a few million dollar high five on the way out.

Cacabunga8d ago

I wonder if it will be censored with some in game ads.

MrBaskerville6d ago (Edited 6d ago )

Microsoft did, Phil Spencer played a minor part. He instigated the buyout that led to Kotick escaping all his controversies while getting a golden handshake.

Someone on Twitter calculated that the people hired in Tango and Arkane Austin could get a decent salary for roughly 17 years for the money Kotick was paid.

InUrFoxHole5d ago

Yeah some thing tells me Kotics $ was already guaranteed before MS made the deal. As for the studios... Let's be honest here... none of those studios made system sellers.

XiNatsuDragnel8d ago (Edited 8d ago )

EA about to go down like Activision and then Phil saves the day saying.this is good for the industry and consolidation will help create competition. /s.

MrBaskerville6d ago

Then they shutdown Codemasters and studio behind Jedi Survivor.

Atleast they could hardly do much damage that EA hadn't allready done. EA has shut down most of their studios by now.

ravens528d ago

What's up with all these horny creeps. You gon be horny, fine. Just not at work take care of that shit before you go in. Rub one out if you have to. Don't be a creep at all. ESPECIALLY at work. But don't be one AT ALL.

Extermin8or3_8d ago

I mean part of the issue is that things transpired outside of work....

MrBaskerville6d ago

That's the thing he mentioned about not being a creep at all.

KwietStorm_BLM8d ago

You think deviants care where they are? Work sometimes makes it an even better situation for them because they can abuse their power.

mudakoshaka7d ago

Nerds think they are Gods when they are making video games.

NotoriousWhiz8d ago (Edited 8d ago )

"it seems that according to EA, given the events transpired outside of work between two adults, and the fact that once investigation has started that the alleged perpetrators didn’t do it again, the investigation is considered closed. [...] The victim still has to work with the people that harassed her."

Yep, EA is disgusting.

Extermin8or3_8d ago

I mean the fact stuff happened outside of work puts EA in quite a difficult position legally. These women don't seem to have reported the matter to the police which kinda ties EA's hands on what they can do. If they don't file reports of the crimes then yeah from EA's perspective it is stuff that happened outside of work. The only exception is the guy that apparently referenced things in the slack channel for work, spending on what he said proving it may be very hard and he may well be able to get away with plausible deniability. I don't like EA and I think these people need to be dismissed but without any legal action being taken, EA can't really do much without risk of being sued themselves for unfair dismissal etc.

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EA to Spend Billions Boosting Share Prices After Mass Layoffs

EA has announced it will engage in a shareholder-pleasing share buyback program just a couple of months after mass layoffs at the studio.

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Yi-Long12d ago

Well, anything to make those shareholders happy, I guess. They're all that matters in this industry nowadays.

badboyz0911d ago (Edited 11d ago )

EA stocks haven't been profitable in over 5yrs. They better hope Take-two don't get the FIFA license lol.