As you’ve gathered from our recent spate of 3D Blu-ray reviews and news, the 3D craze has engaged me to the point that I get giddy each time I learn of a new 3D Blu-ray release and/or hear about a new game that supports 3D gameplay. (Black Ops 3D impressions coming soon, by the way). I realize not everyone’s on the 3D bandwagon, either because they’re not sold on the glasses (which aren’t that bad) or because the prices still carry that early-adopter premium
As it stands, we’ve reviewed just about every 3D Blu-ray Disc released so far, and the game reviews are coming soon as well — although we’ll only have time to get to the highest-profile ones. But just what, exactly, are they? In fact, while we’re at it, what are all the stereoscopic 3D games and movies available today?
It’s not just you asking those questions; we were too. And, by the sounds of it, so were quite a few people via the PlayStation Blog, which researched the full list of 3D Blu-rays and games for the PS3. The full list of each category is below. At first glance the number of 3D Blu-rays and games is quite paltry, and the 2011 3D game lineup looks particularly slim. But it’s important to keep in mind that the 3D technology is still quite new, and game publishers, game developers and movie studios haven’t been certain when, or whether, to throw their full weight behind it. Now that 3D TVs are starting to gain traction, even just a small bit, we’re bound to see these numbers creep up. In fact, CES will likely see tons of 3D announcements from the movie studios, and E3 2011 will certainly reveal a host of 3D games we’ve not yet even heard about.
So, consider the following lists of stereoscopic 3D Blu-rays and games current and final as of December 21, 2010, but likely to change and evolve in even just the next two weeks.
All told, there are currently 19 stereoscopic 3D games available on the PS3, most of which are downloadable PSN games (marked with an asterisk):
- Auditorium*
- Call of Duty: Black Ops
- Enslaved: Journey to the West (via PSN software update)
- EyePet
- The Fight: Lights Out
- Gran Turismo 5
- High Velocity Bowling
- Hustle Kings*
- James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game
- MotorStorm: 3D Rift*
- NBA 2K11 (new retail version; free PSN software update coming in January 2011)
- PAIN*
- Prince of Persia Trilogy*
- The Sly Collection
- Super Stardust HD* (via PSN software update)
- Swords and Soldiers*
- TRON: Evolution
- Tumble*
- WipEout HD*
The list of stereoscopic 3D PS3 games coming in 2011 — which, again, is likely to grow exponentially once E3 hits in June — is as follows:
- Crysis 2
- de Blob 2: Underground
- Dungeon Defenders*
- Ico and Shadow of the Colossus Collection
- Killzone 3
- MLB 11: The Show
- Mortal Kombat
- MotorStorm Apocalypse
- Virtua Tennis 4
- Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Now, as for the stereoscopic 3D Blu-ray movies, here’s the list of what’s currently available. By the time December closes, we will have reviewed more than half of these; we’ll update this list with our review links once those reviews go live.
- Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 3D
- Clash of the Titans 3D
- Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D
- Avatar 3D (exclusive to Panasonic Viera 3D TV purchases until 2012)
- Alice in Wonderland 3D
- Despicable Me 3D
- Open Season 3D
- My Bloody Valentine 3D
- Monster House 3D
- Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole 3D
- The Polar Express 3D
- IMAX Space Station 3D
- Grand Canyon Adventures 3D IMAX
- Dinosaurs Alive! 3D
- Under The Sea IMAX 3D
- IMAX Wild Ocean 3D
- Official 2010 FIFA World Cup Film 3D
- Cats & Dogs 2: The Revenge of Kitty Galore 3D
- The Universe: 7 Wonders of the Solar System 3D
- Lang Lang: Live in Vienna
- Disney’s A Christmas Carol 3D
- Coraline 3D
- How to Train Your Dragon 3D (exclusive to Samsung 3D TVs)
- Monsters vs. Aliens 3D (exclusive to Samsung 3D TVs)
- Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 3D (exclusive to Panasonic 3D TVs)
- The Last Airbender 3D (exclusive to Best Buy)
- Shrek: The Complete Collection 3D
So, there you have it: a full list of the stereoscopic 3D games and Blu-rays available today. You can check the prices on all of these by going to this link at Amazon
Now if you’ll excuse me, I have some active-shutter glasses to don and watch some more Alice in Wonderland and Resident Evil: Afterlife. Gotta get those reviews done, after all.