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Dashiell Wood

Is glasses-free 3D the future of gaming? Not in its current state

Nintendo 3DS.

You might think that 3D media consumption was just a bit of a passing fad. After all, most would probably associate the technology with those massively expensive 3D TV sets that became a thing around 2010 and were loudly touted as the future of entertainment before unceremoniously dying off over a period of about five years.

The failure of 3D TVs was due to their prohibitively high price tags but also various software issues and a serious lack of proper support for the technology. After all, why would anyone ever spend an absolute fortune getting their hands on a shiny new 3D TV if there were hardly any 3D movies or shows that were actually worth watching anyway?

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