Okta wrote:Its just terrible. Think about every 3d review you see where they talk about the bad old days of anaglyph, well here we still are. It was a horrible gimmick then, it still is today.
I'd rather appreciate every effort to break the classic "chicken and egg" problem of stereoscopic gaming, that is "low demand for stereoscopic content because of low demand for quality stereo hardware because of lack of stereo content and quality stereo hardware"
While anaglyph is surely not as good as polarized or shutter glasses, the whole point is to get people acquainted with the stereoscopic gaming. As more and more people go watch stereoscopic movies on high-quality stereo, they will no longer associate stereoscopy with anaglyph solutions. Their natural reaction will be to test this experience in gaming, and Disney is providing just that - a game designed from the ground up with the stereo in mind and playable in stereo on current-generation consoles.
Remember, most gamers have never experienced stereo, they are either lazy or not qualified enough to set up anaglyph stereo drivers on their PCs, so getting anaglyph to the consoles is an important step. Even if most players will turn anaglyph rendering off after just a few hours, they will not forget the experience and this will drive the demand for high quality consumer stereoscopic devices.
Yes, the same strategy - get people discover stereo gaming with cheap anaglyph glasses and stereo driver available right in the box, then point them to a higher quality solution.
