Does Sony Need To Come Back With 3D PSP?

Kris Erickson • Jun 21, 2010 • Comments ()

Since the 3DS contains both forward looking cameras for face recognition, a suite of motion sensing gyroscopes and a vibrant 3D stereoscopic display, Sony may be feeling outclassed by the new Nintendo hardware. The company's PR department isn't treating it as a defeat just yet, however. Sony Computer Entertainment CEO Kaz Hirai told journalists at E3 that the company doesn't consider 3D to be a practical technology for the handheld market, saying:

"Based off internally conducted research, naked-eye 3D for portables does not have high precision, and at present there are limitations."

However, independent impressions gathered from hand-on time with the 3DS prototype at E3 suggest that Sony is mistaken. The naked eye 3D effect does work convincingly well, and presents some considerable new opportunities for innovation and graphical fidelity in a small, portable package. While it's true that minimal deviations from direct line of sight do interrupt the stereoscopic effect, most players look directly at their handhelds anyway.

It seems bizarre for Sony to tout its own 3D plans for the living room, while in the same breath denigrating Nintendo's innovation in the handheld market. Clearly, if Sony wants to project a coherent future vision to the consumer, incorporating 3D into both its handheld and console lineup makes sense. We may yet see the company go back to the drawing board and come back later with its own 3D-capable PSP.

Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto poses with the new 3DS hardware at E3.

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After an E3 event in which Nintendo literally stole the show with its new 3DS handheld hardware, Sony may be re-thinking its plans to reveal a second generation PSP 2 device any time soon. Rumors about that the company held back an announcement after it caught wind of Nintendo's cool new gadget, possibly to allow time for a re-design of the hardware. Leaks from software developers leading up to E3 suggested that the PSP 2 would come equipped with a touch screen and more powerful hardware, but no additional innovations like motion sensors or 3D display. \n\nSince the 3DS contains both forward looking cameras for face recognition, a suite of motion sensing gyroscopes and a vibrant 3D stereoscopic display, Sony may be feeling outclassed by the new Nintendo hardware. The company's PR department isn't treating it as a defeat just yet, however. Sony Computer Entertainment CEO Kaz Hirai told journalists at E3 that the company doesn't consider 3D to be a practical technology for the handheld market, saying:\n\n\"Based off internally conducted research, naked-eye 3D for portables does not have high precision, and at present there are limitations.\"\n\nHowever, independent impressions gathered from hand-on time with the 3DS prototype at E3 suggest that Sony is mistaken. The naked eye 3D effect does work convincingly well, and presents some considerable new opportunities for innovation and graphical fidelity in a small, portable package. While it's true that minimal deviations from direct line of sight do interrupt the stereoscopic effect, most players look directly at their handhelds anyway. \n\nIt seems bizarre for Sony to tout its own 3D plans for the living room, while in the same breath denigrating Nintendo's innovation in the handheld market. Clearly, if Sony wants to project a coherent future vision to the consumer, incorporating 3D into both its handheld and console lineup makes sense. We may yet see the company go back to the drawing board and come back later with its own 3D-capable PSP.\n\n\n\n $\"nintendo-3ds-miyamoto.jpg\"$ \n\nNintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto poses with the new 3DS hardware at E3.\n\n\n
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