What Went Wrong with Stereo 3D?
Regardless, reports of the death of stereo 3D - even in its current form - are perhaps a touch exaggerated. The lack of immediate mainstream take-up in 3DTVs will have disappointed Sony in particular, but the future of display technology includes higher refresh rates as standard - refresh your display in the next few years and the chances are you'll be getting a 3D upgrade by default. In time, the glasses issues will be resolved too.
Games based on the "value added" principle of 3D support will continue to be made, and with next-gen processing power, many of the technological issues will be overcome. But 30 months on from our first promising look at 3DTV tech, it's difficult to envisage a scenario where stereoscopic software in this format will genuinely offer ground-breaking experiences. Carmack's concept has changed everything - and it's perhaps not surprising to learn that he is already talking to Sony about VR-related matters.
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