Big, Big Developments in PS3 3D
Ever since Sony announced that PlayStation 3 is going to go 3D, gaming aficionados, Blu-ray addicts, in addition to techno geeks, among others, cannot stop talking about it. Indeed, Sony is bent in making its mark within the 3D market-well, not only anywhere but the first, the best choice, in the industry, despite the fact that it's going head to head against other industry giants for example Toshiba and Samsung.
Nevertheless, while its competitors are focusing more on electronics for example 3D TVs to provide them an advantage, Sony is applying the success of PlayStation. Today there are other than 35 million users of PS3. That merely means over $ 30 million people who form instant marketplace for PS3 3D.
The year 2011 is a big one for PS3 3D since it is the time when a large amount of changes happened, are happening, or are about to happen. To give you an idea about what these developments in PS3 3D are, check out the list below:
1. Sony 3DTV premiered, and it is called Sony 3D Bravia. This plays a crucial role in the whole PS3 3D story as everything-from characters to motion and sceneries-needs to become projected in a display capable of stereoscopic imaging.
2. Sony is releasing a lot of money priced at no more than $500. This is excellent for people who are contemplating obtaining a PS3 but apprehensive about paying the huge price tag from the television and glasses. Aside from the console, consumers are going to get a display, glasses, as well as an HDMI cable.
3. Firmware updates happen to be regular. The first one was 3.30, which allowed PS3 to be used for PS3 3D gaming. This was then followed by 3.50, that was for PS3 3D movie. The most recent update is 3.66. Though minor, it is still important since it brings patches for common errors or bugs encountered through the console users. Updating the firmware can also be easy as it can be done right in the console. One simply has to connect to the Internet.
4. A lot of games have already been converted for PS3 3D gaming, and more are expected to be released on the market in 2011 up to the early part of 2012. There's also unconfirmed games such as Battlefield 3, Devils Third, Final Fantasy XIV, and Metal Gear Solid HD Collection.
5. Everyone the master of a PS3 is meant to try and enjoy PS3 3D gaming and movie viewing. There’s no need to purchase another unit. Besides the 3D TV, one just will need the HDMI cable, which will be used to connect the console to the television.
6. Sony wants seamless and fast PS3 3D gaming. This is done by instant viewing of the menu during game loading. Players don’t need to bother with pressing lots of buttons.
7. PS3 3D will support and store all kinds of content, from videos to movies, games, and pictures.
8. The console PS3 3D is now compatible with Blu-ray Player, PlayMemories, VideoPlayer, and VUDU, that is for renting videos when needed.