Friday, October 22, 2010

PS3 3D Titles: Now Control 3D Depth With A Slider


Some good news for PS3 users, the developers of November’s Sly Cooper compilation are taking into consideration of including a controller-based slider that will adjust the depth of 3D displayed by the game. According to a Sony producer, being able to manually adjust the 3D depth would help consumers enjoy the game’s 3D effect without any health issues.

Some consumers do experience nausea and headaches when the 3D is at a certain depth. And so Sony plans to solve this problem among its users. Even Nintendo 3DS system has a hardware 3D slider that controls the depth of the 3D, from full 3D, all the way down to flat 2D. And now following them, Sanzaru Games, the developers of the upcoming Sly Cooper Collection, are also considering a controller-based 3D slider to that game.

In a demo with Sly Cooper Collection, the producer showed Kotaku how the 3D slider could be mapped to the left analog stick if it wasn’t being used in-game. The producer also demonstrated that the analog slider could be used to change the position of the “3D sweet spot.” Moving out of a 3DTV or monitor’s sweet spot will lead to a doubled image or intense headaches as your vision tries to compensate. The feature would allow users to choose a comfortable sweet spot in their own living room.

Sly Cooper Collection is not currently slated to have a 3D slider implemented, as Sony is merely testing the feature. If Sony finds that the feature works well, it could extend to all other Sony-published 3D games as well. Sly Cooper Collection is schedule to ship this November.

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