Monday, May 3, 2010

Rendering 3D Slows Down PS3 Game Performance

Might 3D be too much to handle for current generation game consoles?

3D is the big new thing this year, and the PlayStation 3 will support the new dimension later this year through a software update. While that's all well and good, what hasn't been talked about at length is what going 3D could do to performance.
Eurogamer is taking a look at Wipeout HD, which runs in its original form on the PlayStation 3 at 1080p at 60 fps, but in 3D it gets moved to 720p at 30 fps. While the sacrifice in resolution and frame rate may be worth the 3D-ness for Wipeout HD, most games for the PS3 run at 720p. This would lead one to wonder if a current PS3 game running at 720p at 30 fps would become unplayable if it had to take on the task of making things 3D.

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