Recall back in the day when ex-PlayStation head chief Ken Kutaragi declared the impossible when he said that the “PS3 concept” is in 4D? Think anybody ever figured out what he really implied by that, but if he desired the PS3 to output games in four-dimensions, well, at least we’re making some advancement here. Sony affirmed hearsays from a couple days ago and revealed some new tech at a trade show recently – a 3D mode for existing PS3 games that, you reckoned it, lets you play them in 3D.
The technology will come as part of a firmware update due next year. Which implies you get the functionality for free, provided you’ve got a 200+ Hz TV and a pair of stereoscopic glasses lying around.
Which games the 3D will support remains something of a doubt. Engadget reported that all PS3 games would support the technology. Joystiq’s now got the word from Sony that the company is “conducting a technological investigation” on whether it’s possible to get every PS3 game in 3D. The company also remarked that “there is no plan for the market launch of this at this time,” so maybe don’t count on this attaining in early 2010.
source: escapistmagazine.com