id Software says 3D needs more time

Posted on Saturday, August 28 2010 @ 23:25 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
Unlike some game developers that are wild about 3D, like Crytek, id Software boss Todd Hollenshead remains skeptic about 3D technology. Hollendshead claims the technology needs more time, and that current 3D TVs are way too expensive.
The Doom 4 and Rage developer said the price of 3D tellys will have to come down before it makes sense for videogame companies to invest in the tech.

"Maybe we're getting to the point where the people who have been pushing 3D, or are pushing 3D now, have figured out a way to make it cool and not so nerdy that nobody wants to do it," id Software boss Todd Hollenshead told Eurogamer.

"My most recent, oh, okay, this is really cool experience with 3D was with the movie Avatar, which everybody has seen. Even then, I was a little annoyed that I had to wear these glasses for two hours in a movie. My nose hurt by the end of it.


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