The Xbox 360: stereoscopic 3D gaming? No problem

Bobby Miller 12 May, 2010 at 11:57am ET Article published in Gaming

Not content with Sony’s commanding presence in the 3D stereoscopic market, Microsoft is taking steps to push the technology on the Xbox 360 by announcing a strategic partnership with HDTV manufacturer LG Electronics. The partnership, announced to help promote 3D gaming on the Xbox 360, is exclusive to South Korea.

The Korean press release can be read on LG’s Flickr page, translated to English by the wonder of Google. There are pictures of the launch event, which include a photo of Microsoft VP Alan Bowman playing James Cameron’s AVATAR: The Game in 3D alongside LG Electronic’s marketing strategist.

The new partnership will begin coupling new LG 55/47LX9500 LED TV sets with Xbox 360 3D-capable video games. The marketing initiative will launch in June of this year. Despite being limited to South Korea for now, this partnership is yet another indication that set manufacturers and gaming platforms are eager to get on board the stereoscopic train.

Comments

12 May 2010 ~ 12:21pm Bandrik Pretty soon people are going to become expectant of 3D, as if it's a right the world owes it to them.
12 May 2010 ~ 12:30pm kryyst [sarcasm]wow that's great![/sarcasm]
12 May 2010 ~ 12:32pm Thrax THIS POST IS NOW IN 3D
12 May 2010 ~ 1:04pm Koreish What if we don't want a third dimension? I'm personally okay with bullets not flying at my face from my television. I also like not getting headaches as an added bonus when playing games/ watching movies.
12 May 2010 ~ 1:19pm Tushon

Koreish wrote:

What if we don't want a third dimension? I'm personally okay with bullets not flying at my face from my television. I also like not getting headaches as an added bonus when playing games/ watching movies.

You'll watch/play/do your 3D stuff and you'll like or else you won't get any new technology for your birthday!
12 May 2010 ~ 3:45pm Snarkasm Bobby only wrote about this because they were playing Avatar.