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Kitase “Interested” In Stereoscopic 3D Final Fantasy XIII

By Spencer . February 11, 2010 . 1:07am

Kitase “Interested” In Stereoscopic 3D Final Fantasy XIII

Someday the PlayStation 3 is going to support 3D TVs through a firmware update. A handful of games are being updated too like Super Stardust and Wipeout HD. What about Final Fantasy XIII?

 

“We don’t know how possible it is to build the game in 3D but we are interested in it,” Yoshinori Kitase, Producer, responded to a forum poster.

 

“In fact, we have already created a 3D Final Fantasy XIII trailer, which is currently showing in Japanese cinemas alongside the film Avatar. Currently, that’s only available in Japan, but there might be an opportunity for a wider release in the future.”

 

Capcom converted Resident Evil 5 and Dark Void into 3D games for PCs. Stereoscopic-izing Final Fantasy XIII must be possible, but if, and this is a fat chocobo sized if, Square Enix does it they’ll probably have to re-release the game as Final Fantasy XIII 3D.


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  • http://www.twitter.com/christaran Chris Taran

    They don’t know how possible it is? This scares me. Are they really so ignorant of the rest of the gaming industry? There has been at least 1 game released fully in 3d, Avatar, a couple of months ago now. There have also been numerous demos of other games presented in 3D.

    Maybe this is why Square takes 4 years to make a game, they keep isolated in their little world and have no idea what goes on outside of it.

    • http://www.siliconera.com Ishaan

      I’d ask you to look in the comments of the FF/NBA post, but I’m afraid you won’t like them… :P

    • Tokyo Guy

      Square is very very traditional thinking and really doesn’t listen to input from foreigners…this wouldn’t surprise me either really…

  • Aoshi00

    I would really like to see that. Avatar came to my mind before I read the rest of the post, it’s the first 3-D movie I’ve seen in the theater and I must say it was an amazing experience. Just thinking about all those crazy cutscenes and detailed background pop out is pretty neat.

    I haven’t played the Avatar game yet, does it use the red and blue paper glasses?

    • http://www.twitter.com/christaran Chris Taran

      It does not use the red and blue glasses. It uses the exact same 3D as Avatar the movie, as well as offering support for many other modern 3D formats (none of which are the old school colored lenses).

      • Aoshi00

        You mean the plastic 3D glasses they hand out at the movie? I snapped a pair home but it didn’t work on my 3D Blu-ray movies (Journey to the Center of the Earth/Coraline) which still use the red & blue layer…

        • http://www.twitter.com/christaran Chris Taran

          Yeah, those plastic glasses you got at the theater will work with Avatar the game. Let’s not forget of course, you still need a 3D TV (or monitor for the PC version) for any of it to work at all.

          There is also a different type of home 3D tech that requires battery powered shutter lenses that works with the game. Those glasses are far from cheap though (and also require a specific 3D TV).

          I have the same Coraline disc, and yeah, that still uses the old school colored lenses. Hope one day they release a proper 3D version of that movie because I loved seeing that one in 3D when it first came out in theaters.

          • cowcow

            How much for a good 3D TV

          • http://www.twitter.com/christaran Chris Taran

            As of right now, the only one I could find for sale was going for over $8,000. However, by the end of the year there will be models that are only slightly more expensive than current LCD and plasma screens (So think around $1,200 to $2,000 depending on size). They predict that by next year that 3D capability will become standard in all HDTV’s sold and the prices will come inline with those of normal HD televisions today.

          • Chow

            I haven’t read up on Home Theatre 3D tech, but I always thought it’d be shutter-style, since television needed to have faster Hz or something. I haven’t watched Avatar either, so I don’t really know what type of glasses they use.

            I have watched one movie in theatres in 3D, and it used cheap polarized glasses that allowed the full color range, but just makes the image slightly darker since it’s polarized. But this just doesn’t seem to correspond to my assumption that Home Theatre 3D will be shutter-style.

            You said the glasses you took from the movies worked on the game, but (assuming they were polarized glasses) how did they happen to work at home for the game unless the TV had polarizing filters?

          • http://www.twitter.com/christaran Chris Taran

            Well, there are 2 types of home 3D tech being developed for home use. That’s the polarized glasses kind (which is how I saw Avatar in theaters) and the shutter style (which I believe is what Avatar used for IMAX theaters).

            The shutter style is as you’d expect. The polarized style does indeed have the filters built into the TV. It also has to run at about twice the refresh rate as HDTV’s run right now.

            Neither technology is compatible with 99% of the current TV’s on sale now (meaning most likely whatever TV you might have) and both will not only require a brand new TV, but new HDMI cables, and a new Blu-Ray player (unless you use something like the PS3 which is upgradable to a 3D Blu-Ray player).

            I’m not trying to come off as some expert, this is all based on what I’ve read and seen from this year’s CES coverage, so for anyone interested in looking more into this stuff, I recommend Wikipedia or one of the major tech/blog sites like CNET or Engadget.

  • TetsuyaHikari

    Maybe I missed something here, but why is it that we are just NOW getting into this, “3D” stuff anyway? It’s not like this is new or something, lol. Hell, they were showing King Kong in 3D YEEEEEEEEEEEARS ago, so why are so many people making it out to be this big thing now?

    I don’t understand >_<

    • http://www.twitter.com/christaran Chris Taran

      If you’re talking about the original 1930′s (I think?) King Kong, then you’re talking about radically different technology. The current 3D technology is only a few years old now.

      And it only just now is becoming viable for home entertainment purposes.

      • TetsuyaHikari

        Radically different? How so? The concept is the same.

        I thought 3D was 3D. The only difference now is, we don’t have to wear the glasses anymore. I’m still baffled as to why people are just now going crazy over it, simply because of Avatar.

        • Aoshi00

          If it looks nice it looks nice right, of course it’s different w/o the glasses. I enjoy watching things in 3-D especially CG films like Pixar’s and such, but my glasses always get in the way, so it would be nice if one doesn’t need to wear them. Avatar was my first true 3D movie in the theaters, and it just made me wonder what the other films in 3D before looked like, life-like halographic projection of a person from far away, etc.

          It’s like people say internet was invented years ago, but it was primitive and the infrastructure and network certainly wasn’t as sophisticated and widespread as today. And now I can see this 3-D stuff actually going somewhere, especially ditching the glasses, getting close to the things we’ve been seeing in Sci-Fi movies for years. So I’m excited. Before I hate the though of putting on those paper glasses that always slip down and distort the color of the actual image, sometimes I’m seeing red sometimes I’m seeing blue because the lenses are not close to my face.

          W/ games sporting graphics as good as FFXIII, it’s certainly a nice feature, when the the price of such technology comes down and doesn’t require a big investment. Well, HD TVs and theater were not cheap at first, but they certainly enhance one’s viewing experience.

        • http://www.twitter.com/christaran Chris Taran

          Try doing a little research. You’re clearly quite ignorant on the topic. Have you seen modern 3D technology?

          I’ve personally always been a fan of 3D, so I find the recent developments rather exciting.

          And saying something as ridiculous as “I thought 3D was 3D” is about the same as saying “I thought videogames were videogames.” You’re comparing Pong to Mass Effect 2.

          Tech changes, things evolve and the current 3D tech has nothing to do with the old 2 colored lenses and gives off a much more convincing effect.

          • Aoshi00

            I read up quite a bit of information on the technology too when I was deciding whether to go see Avatar in 3D or IMAX, like the images are projected differently and the glasses are different (poloarized and whatnot), still don’t have a full grasp. But now that I’ve seen it and the glasses are quite comfortable (except when you want to see the expression of the person who sits next to you) and certainly wouldn’t mind paying a couple extra bucks. I still haven’t seen the 5 story tall IMAX screen and explosive sound though… next time..

            CES must’ve been pretty cool right? I’m thinking about how much scarier survival horror games would look like in 3D..

          • http://www.twitter.com/christaran Chris Taran

            CES had a lot of exciting things this year, 3D being the dominant tech on display (just about everyone was showing off 3D something).

            The potential for immersive survival horror games, first person shooters, and a myriad of other genres is really very exciting. The tech may still be a number of years away from being mainstream due to needing nearly fully updated home media setups (people have just moved to HDTV’s, it will probably be awhile before most feel like upgrading again), but it’s starting to trickle out and we should start seeing more and more games in the coming years at least offer it as an option.

            There is already definite plans to do entire television networks in 3D (ESPN and Discovery have both announced dedicated 3D channels to launch either at the end of this year or early 2011) and all the major TV manufacturers will have 3D options for their sets in the same time period.

            So while it will be a slow roll-out (again, look at HDTV’s, they’ve been around technically in the US since the late 90′s, but only recently have they become the standard) eventually 3D will be an option for all kinds of media.

            I find it all quite exciting. Not everyone mind you, but then again, no technology is ever really embraced by 100% of the population. :)

  • Tokyo Guy

    Call me a downer but for some reason I do not understand why everyone is so interested in 3-D. It’s not virtual reality 3-D, it’s more or less the same thing that has been around for ages. For me Avatar’s three dimensional look got stale after some 20 minutes. After you acclimate to the image it looses its effect. How it is that Sony and Panasonic think people are going to spend money buying a 3-D set is beyond me and no doubt comes from those first 20 minutes of awe.

    Does anyone else agree with me?

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