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Gears 3 Goes 3D
The 3DS is floundering at retail and Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringer is facing intense scrutiny over the failure of 3D to boost sales for his company's television division, but that's not stopping some developers from giving the undead technology another shot. Speaking at an event in London, Gears of War 3 executive producer Rod Fergusson told Eurogamer that the high profile Xbox 360 exclusive will ship with stereoscopic 3D support.
"It's still fledgling technology. It's still a niche feature," Fergusson admitted. "But it was something we could support, so we felt, why not?"
Fergusson acknowledges the Xbox 360 doesn't currently support 3D to the degree of the PlayStation 3 – "It's a little bit jaggier in certain areas," Fergusson said. "Instead of 720p you're at five something." But he also says more robust support is on the way.
"As you look forward, in the next XDKs [Xbox Development Kit] coming out of the Xbox, it'll have more support for 3D or more higher quality for native support for 3D," he confirmed. "We're supporting the current state of the art for Xbox. Moving forward, the Xbox will be able to take it further."
Gears of War 3 invades consoles on September 20. Grab your spectacles!
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