I think someone at Sony must have spent the early afternoon browsing TSA. Hot on the heels of our Weekly Discussion all about 3D and how valuable it is to a gaming experience, comes this fancy infographic from the gaming giant.
Apparently, 20% of all demo downloads for Killzone 3 were the 3D version. The graphic serves to give a little marketing push for the upcoming 3D content too, listing many anticipated games and films before leaving us with the shocking statistic that, in one week, 83,000 instances of a first look at the making of a 3D swimsuit calendar were downloaded.
We assume that’s the most downloaded piece of 3D content (or Sony would have picked a different flag to wave, surely?) and 83,000 doesn’t sound like all that many to us. Especially when it’s 3D, swimsuit-clad boobs, something we assume will be incredibly tempting for many early 3D adopters.
So, as we asked (in a way…) in our Weekly Discussion, is 3D catching on in a big way or is it just another here-today-gone-tomorrow gimmick?
Source: PS Blog
gazzagb
I reckon that if they’re making infographics to show it’s selling “well”, it probably means it isn’t.
Still just can’t see 3D taking off just yet.
beeje13
Some of the 20% are bound to be idiots who didn’t realise you needed a t.v.
After seeing more and more 3D, I want a 3D tv more and more…. It’s definitely not just a gimmick.
Raider197
Yeah, I was thinking that too.
DrNate86
I downloaded it in 3D by accident. Ruining statistics FTW.
DrNate86
Also, what the hell is the pic in the bottom left meant to be? It looks like a womb being attacked by a robot with a stiffy.
Cadabena
Your comment gave me quite a giggle sir :D
The Mysterious Phantom Bear
The 20% of PSN downloads for the 3D would be impressive but then if you consider maybe only a third of PSN users (out of the air estimate of course) would be interested in playing KZ3 but nearly all the early 3D adopters would be looking for something to show of their new tech then it’s really not so amazing.
It’s like when I first got my HDTV, I was downloading trailers of nonsense I’d never bother with just to put my shiny screen through its paces. I also bought blu’s for a while strictly due to the audio-visual reviews. When more choice became available and I got use to the brilliance of my new toy I stopped this spurious behaviour.