EA Sports bigwig Peter Moore has said that the company won’t integrate 3D technology in its games just for the sake of it, revealing the feature isn’t “quite what you need” for team sports titles in particular.
Speaking during a chinwag with VG247, the former Xbox boss commented, “When you’re doing team sports – and FIFA and Madden are good examples – the camera comes out higher to allow you to play the game and see the field. I’ve seen Madden already in 3D: you go down tight and the 3D effect is very cool, but when you come back to normal, 22-players? It’s not quite what you need.”
“We’re looking at it, and we’ve certainly seen our games running in it, but we won’t just do it for the sake of doing it.”
However, Moore went on to say that shooters such as Crysis 2 and Killzone 3 generate a distinct “wow factor” when running in 3D. “I think it’s got to really add value to the game experience,” he commented.
He did, however, remain slightly less optimistic in regards to Ubisoft’s belief that every home will own a 3D TV in three years time: “I don’t think we’ve missed out on much right now,” he stated. “I don’t know anybody with a 3D TV; I don’t know about you.”