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While 3D gaming might not be what gamers want, it is apparently what developers want. Even Square-Enix, legendary JRPG studio, are working on ways to bring 3D to their titles. First up is Final Fantasy XIV on PC. Grab some comfortable nose pads and strap on your 3D shades because this is going to be a long ride.

As exciting as 3D technology is, it can be equally as annoying. It’s expensive, you have to wear glasses, and it can sometimes take away from the experience all together. The thing plaguing my brain is why Square would bother with 3D on a title that requires anywhere from 80- 120 hours of gameplay. I would think that games with short playtime bursts instead of long drug out hours of gaming would work better with 3D gaming. This way gamers aren’t expected to wear the glasses for prolonged periods of time.

That’s not to mention that gamers who already wear regular glasses are completely excluded from 3D gaming unless they wear contacts. Not a big deal, but it is still another hurdle many gamers will have to make if they chose to go 3D.

The other problem is pricing. Using the NVIDIA 3D setup Square was running Final Fantasy XIV on at E3 will cost you roughly $1,600 (when purchased in a bundle). So now, not only will I have to spend $50 for the game, and $20 for the monthly online subscription, but I’m going to have to shell out close to 2K for a 3D ready gaming setup.

A few years ago people were complaining about the investment in Blu-Ray, which is a minimum expense when compared to the investment needed to run 3D on our PCs alone. If people were hesitant to commit to a Blu-Ray device that cost a couple hundred dollars what makes these companies think that they are willing to invest thousands to go 3D?

Square stressed that Final Fantasy XIV in 3D was merely a tech demo, but with a majority of developers working on 3D versions of their games it looks like 3D will be forced into the market whether we like it or not.


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Soo expensive!


$2,000.
In 3D
That’d be cool.


almost 2k? no thank you


omg. kick me. $1,600 ?? o________o
that’s huge for just a game :O


$1,600 Ommo, that’s a lot of money for just a game, seriously..
I can barely see the difference of this game with and without 3D glasses^^
I don’t think this is a worth it. For that money you could also buy
lots of other stuff > Like tons of kpop albums kekeke XD


girlbot - 06/28/10 4:47 pm

Your headline does not match the last sentence of your story… Square-Enix is not releasing a 3D version of Final Fantasy, as you said (and as they stressed many times during E3) it was a tech demo.

I admit the headline was a bit of a tease, but with a majority of rival developers, like Capcom, adding 3D support to their games it is highly likely that Square-Enix will follow suit.

At the same E3 conference, Final Fantasy XIV’s Producer, Hiromichi Tanaka stated that, “"We are interested in 3D and other approaches to 3D.”

So, no, you are right it has not be officially confirmed that FF 14 will be in 3D, but all the signs point to Square officially announcing it in the near future.


Is it that good?
So much.


O_O
thats a lotta money...wtf?
just for a game?


kinda confusing - but o.o
at the price
i guess the title isn’t that off - since they might be making the demo real sometime in the future
but so crazy at what it will take


Your headline does not match the last sentence of your story… Square-Enix is not releasing a 3D version of Final Fantasy, as you said (and as they stressed many times during E3) it was a tech demo.



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