Sony readying 50+ 3D games for the PS3

Are you ready for the 3D gaming revolution? Sony is preparing an all-out assault on the 3D gaming market with a slew of new 3D-capable titles for its flagship PS3 console. The PS3’s advanced technical abilities has long been seen as the console’s main advantage long term over its rivals from Microsoft and Nintendo, and with 3D TVs now finally starting to gain some decent market penetration, Sony is moving to take advantage. Sony executive Mick Hocking has promised that Sony itself is applying the 3D treatment to more than 20 existing titles, and that third-party studios are lining up new and existing games in 3D too. “Overall we have more than 50 titles currently being converted into 3D, and this number if growing fast,” Hocking promised, adding that some of the titles in question were “massive names”. More than that he wouldn’t say, however, but we already know that Killzone 3 will be arriving in all three dimensions, as will the about-to-launch Gran Turismo 5. Of course, Sony’s big advantage in the 3D gaming arena is that it is already one of the leading manufacturers of 3D televisions, a claim neither Microsoft nor Nintendo can match. Will 3D gaming be enough to persuade you to spring for a brand new 3D telly? And what gaming titles would you most like to see getting the 3D treatment on the PS3? Let us know in the comments b Upcoming Xbox 360 Games Written by Ray Gillespie Let’s take a look at the top-selling Xbox 360 games on Amazon this month: 01) Tomb Raider – £33 02) FIFA 13 – £29.99 03) Gears of War: Judgment – £36.00 04) Halo 4 – £20.25 05) Far Cry 3 – £24.99 06) Call of Duty: Black Ops II – £39.79 07) Crysis 3 (Hunter Edition) – £37.39 08) Naruto Shippiden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 – £37.00 09) Assassin’s Creed 3 – £27.99 10) Bioshock: Infinite – £37.99 There are some incredibly good games in the top 10 this month, and some real bargains too: anyone who says gaming is getting too expensive needs to take a look down that list! At the top this month we have the long-awaiting Tomb Raider reboot. After concerns about the addition of a perfunctory multiplayer mode, and a few rumours that the game wasn’t much fun, it turns out that the new Tomb Raider game is probably the best game in the series since the original. No wonder then, that it’s hit the top spot at Amazon this week – especially at £33, which is a seriously good price for a brand new AAA game like this. We’ve got FIFA 2013 at number two, which is no surprise really as there is almost always a FIFA game in the top 10. The FIFA games seem to be in a world of their own much of the time, as they don’t really generate any kind of pre-launch hysteria, and the gaming press tends to almost ignore them, yet they consistently sell well and must make a lot of money. The secret to their success is that the FIFA games have managed to root themselves in a kind of magical gaming grey area, where casual and hardcore gamers overlap – leading to quality, AAA production and an enormous sales volume. It’s not even out for another 3 weeks, but Gears of War: Judgment is already say at number three, and will almost certainly climb higher as we get closer to release date. The first three Gears of War games have been massive sellers for Microsoft’s Xbox 360, so there’s no reason to think that Gears of War: Judgment will be any different. Halo 4 is sat at number four and, even though it was only released in November, has already received a decent discount, down to £20.51. Far Cry 3 is also priced very reasonably at £24.99. It’s going to be interesting to see what happens to game prices when the next generation hits, as new games are likely to hold their prices for much longer while the next generation consoles are still new, and it’s expected that RRPs will increase by around £10, bringing an average RRP up to around £59.99. Also bargainous this month is Assassin’s Creed 3, on sale for just £27.99. That seems like a pretty reasonable price, but there’s a ‘Game of the Year’ edition of sorts on its way too, called the Washington Edition, which will contain the full game plus a load of DLC. If you’re willing to hold on, you might find you get better value by waiting.