EA CEO John Riccitiello tells investors:
We haven’t seen a big uptake for 3D televisions in the home, at least not yet. And we’re not here trying to drive the market, we’re here to react to what consumers are looking for.
Read the full story HERE. Source: Sims Galore
He’s a horrible, horrible man, but he’s also totally right on this one. The appetite for 3D is mostly media-invented.
it’s a fad that will fade away like it did the last two times it was a big thing.
Color TV also took a long time to be normal. It’s interesting that that they’re dissing 3D but yet they released one of the first games on the 3DS….
There are important physiological barriers to the uptake of 3D. It’s not very pleasant or easy for the human eye to deal with.
Roger Ebert’s blog had a very good post about it a few months back: http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2010/04/30/why-i-hate-3-d-and-you-should-too.html
It’s a fad. It’s not like color TV. If there was real depth, it might be different, but synthetic depth isn’t going to work.
Only time will tell