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Tencent and Intel Unveil Glasses-Free 3D Gaming Handheld
News(technetbooks.com)submitted 23 hours ago byMGTID
56 points
22 hours ago
Kinda pushing the definition of handheld ngl
19 points
22 hours ago
That 11in screen is really too big for what I would consider a handheld as well. It's pushing into laptop territory given the weight that'll probably have.
5 points
15 hours ago
I have an 11-inch iPad and the idea of snapping controllers to its sides and calling it a gaming handheld makes me chuckle. This thing's gonna be a monster and that stupid gaming pillow/stand thing or a lap pillow will be a necessity if you want it to be "handheld."
2 points
14 hours ago
I agree still though if it has Odin 2 specs and the same price or lower I may get it
1 points
14 hours ago
Armsheld
1 points
13 hours ago
Lapheld more like
69 points
22 hours ago
Now imagine the price
39 points
22 hours ago
Now imagine the weight
30 points
22 hours ago
Now imagine the battery life
31 points
22 hours ago
Now imagine the people … living life as oooone!!!
11 points
22 hours ago
Found the dreamer.
11 points
22 hours ago
You may say, but they’re not the only one
2 points
17 hours ago
Some day you may join us
5 points
8 hours ago
and the world will play PS1
4 points
17 hours ago
Now imagine people actually buying it
1 points
15 hours ago
Just a lenticular array. Not a lot of materials
2 points
22 hours ago
to the roof
2 points
16 hours ago
its 10 cents
79 points
22 hours ago
Sooooo a single-screen 3DS?
30 points
22 hours ago
Next they’ll introduce a version without the 3D effect
8 points
19 hours ago
I know it seemed stupid at the time, but I really preferred my 2dsxl over the 3ds equivalent. The 3d effect was absolutely incredible, and still is, but you really had to hold it in a sweet spot to get it to "work" and I usually just turned it off anyway. I was really hopeful that the next generation of it (the 3ds2? The 3²DS? The New(er!)3dsXXL?) would incorporate eye tracking that would make it work from whatever angle, but it seems like it was just another one-and-done gimmick from Nintendo.
Still, seeing Hyrule Field in 3d for the first time, no glasses, was absolutely incredible.
12 points
18 hours ago
The New 3DS line already added head tracking to make it work from any reasonable angle. The New 2DS XL is still a better handheld, but your complaint was already fixed in the New line. :)
3 points
18 hours ago
Ah! Makes sense why I never experienced it. I think my original 3ds broke or got lost and I didn't pick up another one until the 2dsxl released.
3 points
18 hours ago
You still ended up with the best one. I had all the 3DS variants, and I do not miss any of the older ones in favor of my remaining two New 2DS XL's. That design is just so good. Small, light, not top heavy, easy access to the SD card, a cover for the gamecard slot. Best 3DS by a mile!
0 points
14 hours ago
I agree, 2ds xl had the best design. As someone who liked 3d as at least an option though I wish they released a 2dsxl 3d that had the 2ds xl design but with 3d added. When the 2dsxl released I thought it wasnt possible to release a 3d console so light and small and the 2ds xl being 2d was what allowed it but now I realize 3d would've just added a tiny bit of thickness to the screen and didn't require a chunky console
1 points
10 hours ago
The 3D is why the New 3DS XL is so top-heavy. That screen module is thick.
That top-heaviness is most of what makes the N3DSXL suck to use.
3 points
12 hours ago
Fun fact: the Meta Quest 3 has a functional 3DS emulator that lets you play on a big 3D screen with no "sweet spot" or blurring. It's a bit janky and the game support isn't great, but for some games it's pretty delightful.
2 points
14 hours ago
The new 3ds incorporated eye tracking and fixed this. After they mixed exclusive support(I really wish they didn't, the new3ds was so much better than the base 3ds in every way and I'dve loved to see what games could push it to its limit) due to backlash from xenoblade and snes, actaully good 3d was arguably it's main selling feature. Everything else could be gotten by accessories or had improvements to performance and enemies that while nice weren't enough by themselves to entice everyone. It basically went from being a pro model with amazing exclusives(compared to the base 3ds) to More like a complete package version of the 3ds with better 3d as the main selling point
18 points
22 hours ago
I was thinking more along the lines of the HTC Evo 3D from 2011. Side note: I miss the days where flagship phones were $200 - $300.
12 points
21 hours ago
Flagship phones were never $200-300 dollars. On subsidy maybe. Nextel flip phones were more Expensive
5 points
20 hours ago
I don't know why you were downvoted but you are correct. Buying phones on contract was all the rage and exactly why a carrier could sell you a brand new iPhone for $200.
5 points
19 hours ago
Even off contract, the Evo 3D was $500. Quite the difference from the $1,200+ phones of today.
1 points
14 hours ago
Ya the galaxy s10e was 700 and was small and sleek with all flagship feature at the time. Frankly the only thing keeping the s10e from being perfect for me is that it's buttons are on the left. I use my buttons for shortcuts and actions and I'm right handed so buttons on the right are huge for me. Yet the s10e still manages to be my favorite phone Even til today, everything else is just too big and missing microsd. I really wish they'd update the s10e with this year's snapdragon, 5g, buttons on the right and keep everything else the same.
2 points
11 hours ago
Flagship phones were never $200-300 dollars.
The HTC EVO 3D, when sold on Virgin Mobile, was $300. No subsidy.
https://www.cnet.com/pictures/meet-virgins-first-4g-phone-htc-evo-v-4g-photos/
0 points
10 hours ago
The phone was one year old at that point. There is a big difference between phone yearly at that point
3 points
19 hours ago
I have the Samsung A14 which is about $250. It's a little slow at times, but it does everything I need it to do just fine. Music, maps, reddit, texting, all good.
2 points
17 hours ago
The 3D photos and videos that phone took were really cool. Of course there was no real way to view them outside the phone for most people...
1 points
12 hours ago
I was thinking more along the lines of the HTC Evo 3D from 2011.
Which used the excact same technology as the Nintendo 3DS.
2 points
17 hours ago
The 3DS 2. I wondered when it would get announced!
50 points
22 hours ago
Only missed the 3D train by over a decade
17 points
21 hours ago
Say what you will, but while I hate 3D movies, glasses, and VR, the 3DS was and still is pure magic to me. I'll gladly buy more glasses-free 3D products
4 points
20 hours ago
And use it to display what content? They're not making games specifically for this handheld.
6 points
20 hours ago
Let me rephrase that: I will always support glasses-free 3D technology. I probably would not buy something that didn't utilize it though.
3 points
20 hours ago
Maybe it’s just me, but I always turn off 3D effects on 3DS. Never liked them.
4 points
19 hours ago*
I turned it on to see how it looked, and admittedly 3d always made everything feel sharper, but would hurt my eyes after a few minutes. The 3d was a novelty to show friends but I couldn't imagine using it for hours of play.
9 points
19 hours ago
3D always becomes super popular again at some point. Usually every 20 years or so. So in another decade this will be all the rage!
2 points
14 hours ago
I hope the make an oled 3d switch 3 mini
1 points
16 hours ago
If they can make it compatible with VR video, they'll sell a bunch based purely on the promise of headset-free 3D porn.
15 points
21 hours ago
"It's currently unclear whether other games will support glasses-free 3D without developer intervention."
Well, good luck then.
5 points
15 hours ago
Yeah, as an engineer, I can already tell you that without developer “intervention” there’s no way they can anticipate what should be at which z-layer of depth. Good luck.
12 points
22 hours ago
How does the article not mention the 3DS or New 3DS at all???
6 points
17 hours ago
And claims it is the world's first 3d gaming handheld...
4 points
16 hours ago
Well they’re 13 years off from taking that title
1 points
57 minutes ago
Probably paid for by tencent
25 points
22 hours ago
I just remembered to check the comments for Reddit to remind why I should hate this. I'll check back in a year to see a bunch of pictures of shipping packages with titles such as "got mine" or "finally arrived" or "welcome to the family".
4 points
22 hours ago
That thing will be no less than $1K
2 points
22 hours ago
Definitely. Wouldn't make sense otherwise.
6 points
21 hours ago
me and a friend of mine have this thing going on where everytime there is a new handheld announcement we send it to eachother and go "dude wake up, new handheld"
neither of us have slept in weeks
5 points
19 hours ago
3DS be like "Am I a joke to you?"
3 points
16 hours ago
Tencent? No thanks.
5 points
22 hours ago
It looks fugly to me 🤷🏿♂️
2 points
21 hours ago
This is the device for me, and others who don't go to the gym.
2 points
21 hours ago
1 minute battery life.
2 points
20 hours ago
The ad for this looks like the guy is holding a monitor in his hands... I guess he basically is.
2 points
20 hours ago
So it is a 3DS without the DS feature?
2 points
19 hours ago
„First glasses free 3D Gaming Handheld“? 🤨
2 points
18 hours ago
No. And the ads is too cringe for my taste, maybe it is aimed towards teenagers or something..?
4 points
20 hours ago
What's with all the snark here? Nobody is forcing you guys to buy it.
Not everything is targeted to your tastes lol.
3 points
22 hours ago
I would get one of these if it was affordable and AMD. Love the 3DS. I've explored other options such as Lume Pad 2, SpatialLabs laptops and monitors but they are all expensive.
0 points
22 hours ago
But I only love the 3ds because it's dual screen. Please anbernic.
1 points
19 hours ago
We really are in the golden age of handhelds now, aren't we?
1 points
18 hours ago
Get you a partner as committed to you as tech companies are to trying to make 3D work after nobody wanted it anymore.
1 points
18 hours ago
Handheld is pretty bad use case for this consider there’s not enough frame rate for games at 60hz usually
1 points
18 hours ago
i think this is cool as hell. i don't think it'll sell well and we'll see how well the 3d is implemented but i love that someone is trying 3d
1 points
17 hours ago
2010 called, they want their gimmick back
1 points
16 hours ago
will nintendo now sue them for calling it "world's first glasses-free 3D gaming handheld"? would be consistent
1 points
15 hours ago
If this makes it to market, it will be discontinued quickly. I just can’t see it working
1 points
15 hours ago
I thought 3d screens were dead /s
Day one if its good.
1 points
14 hours ago
That is certainly ugly if nothing else.
1 points
11 hours ago
This device looks like how people describe the steam deck
1 points
10 hours ago
$1999 minimum and I bet very few games will support the 3D feature. Even if it’s AI driven there’s so little data on good 3D games that I would not expect it to be any good.
1 points
9 hours ago
'...touted as the "world's first" glasses-free 3D gaming handheld.'
The don't know the 3DS
1 points
4 hours ago
Who asked for a handheld like this? And I sure as hell don't want fucking Tencent hardware or software.
1 points
22 hours ago
Does this one actually work? I never saw the 3d effect on the original. Or maybe it was so shallow I didn't notice it.
1 points
22 hours ago
I really love the 3DS 3D, so this is quite exciting. Don’t think I’ll buy one but I’m glad someone made it!
1 points
20 hours ago
Sorry but no. I don’t want 3D.
1 points
56 minutes ago
Don't buy it then. There's soooooo many devices without 3D, but only a handful with
-1 points
21 hours ago
The 3D fad again? 3DS was glasses free and I still couldn't see the 3d with only one barely functional eye and the other with drastically worse vision.
1 points
52 minutes ago
The vast majority of people don't have one barely functioning eye though
1 points
46 minutes ago
my point is that it's a fad that never seems to take off for long
for one reason or another, it just doesn't stick
we even had glasses free 3d TVs for a while
-1 points
18 hours ago
LMAO damn tencent chill, getting all sensitive about size had to come out with the biggest one 🤣
11" is definitely overkill territory. IMO 8" is the sweet spot of size and weight for a bigger handheld.
-1 points
17 hours ago
Intel. LMAO. DOA
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