Another day, another clue that this obsessive push towards 3D gaming might not be such a wonderful plan. According to The Eyecare Trust, 12% of British citizens can't see 3D images due to poor binocular vision, rendering 3D televisions, movies and games completely useless to them. Nice one!
"More than one in ten of us (12%) has a visual impairment that means our brains are unable to correctly process the individual images that are transmitted to it via our left and right eyes," reveals the organization. "This leads to an inconsistency in viewing the three spatial dimensions (height, width and depth) required to enjoy 3D films in all their glory."
This can be added to those who already wear glasses and still aren't sure how they're going to enjoy 3D, and those who are affected by the "eye strain, eye fatigue and nausea", that Sony has already had to warn us about. So yeah folks, this is the future of the videogame industry -- a future that excludes one in ten people with poor binocular vision, those of us wearing glasses, and anybody unfortunate enough to vomit everywhere after looking at 3D pictures for too long.
The future's bright, kids!
12% Of Brits Can’t See 3D Properly – Research [Edge]
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10:40 AM on 07.12.2010 | 
Fuck you 3D. Fuck you so hard.
Fuck you, 3D. Fuck you SO MUCH.
DIAF.
Thanks for the new TV, Sony!
If so, put me down as one.
I have have a friend who can see pretty badly with one eye in comparison to the other. This might be the impairment their talking about?
"My eyes work perfectly fine and think 3d is awesome!"
THAT'S BECAUSE SONY IS PUSHING IT!
Sorry, it was just too tempting :)
also Jim likes the idea of motion boobies on the 3DS.
where's our boobies Sony? oh that's right.......
If wanting a 3DS for 3D boobies, or pointing out that Jim here is making a big deal over nothing makes me a troll then mail me an official troll ID badge.
I apologize for making Sony owners look bad, but I refuse to apologize for liking boobs in 3D form.
I love you for that.
Just 2D with some clever tricks up it's sleeve.
@Markez: The problem is the way your brain perceives the two different images in each eye, like say the polarized glasses and the red/blue are both kinda like seperate 2d images being sent to both eyes, but the glass over each eye only lets one version through. Without glasses though everybody gets headaches due to your brain getting sent garbage.
The nintendo way is like normal vision, so if u see the world in 3d, it should work for everybody, or as Elsa says, wait for the holodecks :)
How is this issue any different from people who are color blind, which has stats of 1 in 12? Also eye strain happens with every video game.
Don't get me started on those hippies who bitch about silicon boobies. They're just as great, or greater than the real ones.
I will be laughing whilst I urinate.
Loudly.
If the simple act of watch tv becomes a catalyst to make people ill, Sony and co have a real problem, that they can easily be taken to court for, if something goes wrong with a customer. We know big companies hate litigation, just as much as the next guy.
I'm keeping a lazy eye on the market myself and the price difference between HD only and HDTV+3D is not that much. Right this moment you can buy a 50" 1080p Samsung 3D TV for $1799 at Future Shop. That's pretty comparable to what you'd pay for a regular HD TV that size.