Microsoft Plans 3D Gaming for Xbox 360

June 10, 2010 By Ryan Fleming

Microsoft will soon be announcing plans to make the Xbox 360 3D compatible.

Is 3D a phase that will soon pass us by, or is it a trend that will dominate the future of entertainment? Time will tell, but at the moment, all the momentum is definitely pointing towards the fact that 3D is here to stay. To add to that, Microsoft has confirmed that it is the next to board the 3D bandwagon, as the Xbox 360 will soon support 3D gaming.

In an interview with Develop, Blitz Game Studio’s co-founder Andrew Oliver said that Microsoft is planning on 3D on the Xbox 360, eventually.

“Microsoft are going to be making an announcement about it at some point soon,” Oliver said. The vagueness of the date is likely going to be resolved at E3 next week.

Sony today announced that it will soon be releasing four games in 3D: WipEout HD, Super Stardust HD, PAIN, and playable demo of MotorStorm Pacific Rift. Sony recently released a patch for the PlayStation 3 that will allow the console to support 3D gaming when paired with a 3D TV.

“There’s lots of games coming on the PlayStation 3 very shortly in 3D. There’s a big show on next week,” said Oliver. “On the Xbox it [3D] has been rather quiet,” he added.

Oliver also stated that 3D games take a little extra time to develop, so any current announcement will likely follow a long silence while developers retool upcoming Xbox 360 games for 3D.

As with all gaming news this week, expect more info during E3.

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What-tha at 9:24pm 18th August 2010 Cant wait for 3D games and more 3D channels/programs on DirecTV. It's only a matter of time before 3D takes off. Just as HD tv had few channels and lots of hate'n was going, it's now becoming the norm. Already got my 3D TV. Glad to hear that the XB360 is 3D compatible. I'd kill to play Gears of War 3 in 3D.
3DforXbox at 5:47pm 15th July 2010 3D as in 3D movie at your theater, but you're playing it. Its a matter of how the game is portrayed to the TV. The fps will likely double and your tv will be putting out 2 images so that with those special glasses things are either going into the TV or coming out. Yes these games are in 3D on the tv, but the image doesnt have dimension in or out of the screen.
dang at 11:01pm 10th June 2010 It's along the same lines as the new 3D Movies, TVs, etc...

I saw a concept 3D game at CES, it looked like a pop-up book. I wasn't impressed.
John C at 10:35pm 10th June 2010 I feel like I'm missing some weird gaming industry term, but what exactly do you mean by "3D gaming"?

Haven't games like Halo or FF already been on a three dimensional plane? Or is this some other kind of 3D?