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PS3 To Gain Support For 3-D Movies On Blu-Ray and YouTube

Posted by Soulskill on from the all-one-of-them dept.

An anonymous reader writes with news that Sony is planning a firmware update for the PS3 to enable 3-D playback from Blu-ray movies and YouTube. The update is scheduled for September, and support for 3-D photos will come later. Sony's Kaz Hirai spoke recently about how the PS3 was designed with these kinds of upgrades in mind. "Given how fast technology turns over now, we knew going in that we had to pack a lot of horsepower into the PS3. Four years ago — when you look at the console's power and its retail price — a lot of people were critical with the fact that there was so much packed under the hood. Now we're especially pleased to be introducing things like Move and 3-D gaming because we're able to show tangibly why we released the PS3 with the power it has, and why it makes so much sense to future proof a console." Sony also updated its PS3 Terms of Service to warn against too much 3-D viewing.

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  1. More 3-D madness. by Yamata+no+Orochi · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Why this push for everything to be 3-D? It was a stupid novelty years ago, and its no less stupid now.

    1. Re:More 3-D madness. by betterunixthanunix · · Score: 4, Insightful

      At least they are trying to do something to make paying to see the movie worthwhile. They could just focus on bankrupting college students as a business, and not even bother to create an incentive to go to the theaters.

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    2. Re:More 3-D madness. by commodore64_love · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Electronic companies want to continue the economic boom they experienced with the analog/SDTV to digital/HDTV transition. Now that it's complete, they need a new carrot to dangle in front of consumers, and they think 3DTV is it.

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    3. Re:More 3-D madness. by Joe+Tie. · · Score: 5, Insightful

      It still gives me a headache.

      And putting pressure on the remains of my foot hurts. Congrats, like me you're a cripple. The main difference is that I don't begrudge people who can walk from enjoying it. Be glad it's such a minor disability, could be a whole lot worse than having some movies be unavailable.

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    4. Re:More 3-D madness. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

      No, if it works for majority of the people, then the problem is in you.

  2. But does it run Linux? by betterunixthanunix · · Score: 5, Funny

    It used to.

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    1. Re:But does it run Linux? by nschubach · · Score: 3, Informative

      There were at least 6 suits filed: http://www.maxconsole.net/content.php?40318-Sixth-PS3-Other-OS-lawsuit-filed-against-Sony

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  3. Whoopy fucking do by Chrisq · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Whoopy fucking do. Booting foreign operating systems is out, 3D is in. Totally repositioned as a toy.

  4. Re:10%er? by bsDaemon · · Score: 4, Funny

    I heard they have zombies in Haiti and sometimes in New Orleans. However, your mileage my vary.