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Sony Developing 3D Screen-Sharing Technology For Two Players

Posted by Soulskill on from the hey-an-actual-useful-feature dept.

Stoobalou writes "Sony has recently published patent applications which will allow two-player 3D gaming on a single screen. The new technology could spell an end to split-screen gaming, but is unlikely to see the light of day for a few years at least. Sony's method would allow player one to see frames one and three whilst player two would see frames two and four. Current technology requires a display with a 120 Hz refresh rate so it seems likely that we'll have to wait for 240Hz screen technology to become commonplace before two-player 3D becomes a reality. PDF versions of the two applications are available."

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  1. Oh hell no by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Screw that, i'll stick to my elaborate connection of SCART splitters, phono leads, 2 TVs and some black paper with some sticky Blu-tack.

    Get off my lawn, Future.

  2. Re:Oh yeah? Well I patent it for THREE! by SharpFang · · Score: 2, Funny

    600Hz Display. At last I'll be able to show movies to horses and they won't see the flicker.

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  3. Re:When elephants dance by h7 · · Score: 2, Funny

    I wonder how only American companies got all these patents. Were the Europeans sleeping while all these standards were created and patented?

  4. Flicka by tepples · · Score: 2, Funny

    At last I'll be able to show movies to horses and they won't see the flicker.

    But will they see the Flicka? Oh wait, that was Fox, not Sony.