Topic: Sony Wishes to Work with Nintendo to Promote 3D

[BlackNMild2k1]

DD and streaming is fine by me, but there better be a significant amount of onboard storage(& RAM*) if that's the case, and I'm talking about minimum of 8GB expandable by the SDHC port.


*hoping for minimum of 256MB of Ram, really hoping for 512MB as that would pretty much make this machine have no short-comings

[ThePerm]

thats asking for much considering ram prices, I expect no more than 256MB..and that is a high ball number

for storage thats well in reason. You'll probably be able to put a 32gb SD card in just like the Wii since that update.

Also note, with a smaller screen and resolution the need for huge textures diminishes, so memory isn't eaten up by huge texture files.

[KDR_11k]

But I think movie studios will keep that in mind if/when Sony releases a new handheld and tries to get them to release movies/TV shows on it.

On the other hand, "hey, we can sell 3D movies to the masses this way!"

[BlackNMild2k1]

thats asking for much considering ram prices, I expect no more than 256MB..and that is a high ball number

for storage thats well in reason. You'll probably be able to put a 32gb SD card in just like the Wii since that update.

Also note, with a smaller screen and resolution the need for huge textures diminishes, so memory isn't eaten up by huge texture files.

Actually RAM is dirt cheap.

If I can get 8GB's of DDR3 for under $140 and the current iPhones(Not iP4) cost no more than $99 to make and has 256MB, I'm sure Nintendo can strike a deal on a bulk order to get 512MB of reasonably fast RAM in every 3DS for no more than a few dollars a unit. When it comes to video playback, streaming, photo editing and gameplay it will all come in very handy. Not to mention internet, Apps, voice/video chat and whatever else Nintendo happens to allow the system to do.

[ControlerFleX]

Hmmm,

Ya see this guy(Shuhei Yoshida) has a disconnect from this guy(Kazou Hirai, the Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Chairman)

He is talking about the Sony PlayStation's division competition when he deals with a much broader aspect as the head of all things Sony.

Just like Ian Sane said, Yoshida-san sounds like a fool for even trying to talk up what Nintendo should/shouldn't be saying about the 3D that HE's invested in. He needs to worry about making SONY 3DTV's practical before AVOL creates a half price version thats available at WalMart.

The Stero-whatchacallit 3D is not comparable to this Para-sumthin 3D, just market them as two different sides of the spectrum.

[Kytim89]

Could Nintendo use their 3D technology to broker a deal with Sony and get something from Sony in return(blue-ray for wii 2?)? Either money or some kind of technology from Sony? Also, did Nintendo create the 3DS technology on their own? If so, if they are interested in developing 3D capabilities for their next home console, shouldn't they sell their patent to televison companies and allow the 3D TVs to work like the 3DS works? Basically let the market cultivate the 3D TV screen for Nintendo and when the time is right and the product is cheap enough, Nintendo could release the wii 2.

[TJ Spyke]

Nintendo doesn't need Sony's permission to use Blu-ray Disc. Anybody who wants to license the technology from the Blu-ray Disc Association can. It won't happen though because Nintendo doesn't like paying licensing fees, and because that would be helping Sony (who profit from the success of the format and every BD sold, which includes games on BD).

[Guitar Smasher]

And the tech used in the 3DS' screen doesn't work for large screens.

[NWR_insanolord]

Glasses-free 3D is possible in TVs, but you run into the problems of making it so that multiple people can watch it simultaneously from different angles. Since the handheld nature of the 3DS involves only one person looking at it from a relatively fixed angle, that's not an issue.

[KDR_11k]

Nintendo doesn't need Sony's permission to use Blu-ray Disc. Anybody who wants to license the technology from the Blu-Ray Disc Association can. It won't happen though because Nintendo doesn't like paying licensing fees, and because that would be helping Sony (who profit from the success of the format and every BD sold, which includes games on BD).

And because it would be a waste of money (not just on the player but more importantly on the games) since Nintendo doesn't use nearly as much space as a BRD offers.

[ThePerm]

if you combined some sort of fresnel lens technology with the autoglyph technology of 3ds, you might be able to make it so that everyone can view it without glasses.

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