Sony: Most compelling 3D requires glasses

People will 'worry far less about putting a pair of glasses on' when they experience quality 3D.

Donning a pair of glasses is the only way to experience the most compelling form of 3D, SCEE senior director Mike Hocking told VideoGamer.com at gamescom last week.

Asked about the negativity surround 3D glasses, Hocking said: "I think everybody has their own opinion. The only way of achieving a high definition, high quality 3D experience on the TV is using glasses at the moment. There is no glasses-free way of doing that right now. The person who invents that is probably going to get very rich, very quickly. For the foreseeable future we are looking at glasses-based technology."

He added: "Our active solution is very very good. The glasses are pretty stylish and we've found most people don't mind wearing the glasses. There's always one or two who don't, but I'm afraid if you want that 3D experience you have to wear glasses. We put sunglasses on to go outside. We put glasses on when we ride mountain bikes. We put goggles on when we go swimming. If you want that new experience, sometimes you have to put some sort of glasses on.

"I think as the quality of the content gets out there and people start to really enjoy the experiences they will worry far less about putting a pair of glasses on."

Hocking also believes the 3D experience on PS3 is more compelling than that offered by the Nintendo 3DS.

"I haven't seen it [the 3DS] because I was at E3 and the queues were about an hour long.

"Our focus is on high-def 3D home entertainment. You can do stereoscopic on small screens, but they work from one viewing angle, typically they have to get the position just right in front of your face. If I said come over here and look at this 3D you can't see it - I have to give it to you.

"We think the most compelling 3D experiences at the moment are to be had on the TV in high definition and in a controlled environment, where you can really experience the highest quality possible."

For more from Hocking head over to our complete interview.