Who has invested in 3D gaming??

As the industry is starting to push a new gimmick down our throats and the soon to be released 3DS  I was wondering how many gamers out there have bothered to purchase 3D tech, 
 
Has anyone invested in Nivida 3D equipment and a screen  
 
and have any console gamers purchased a 3D TV when and If it comes along 
 
can anyone really justify spending that much money on either solution, for the PC your looking around £400 all together and for consoles well I dont see any value in £2000+ for a 3D LCD Tv

I don't care about the 3D gaming. I hope this fad dies out. I really do not want to have purchase a 3D TV. 

I paid $10 (shipping included) fot 10 pairs of Nvidia 3D Vision Discover Glasses. Yeah, Nvidia branded anaglyph for less ghosting. Turns out to be unplayable without nausea because Nvidia still doesn't sync the eyes in anaglyph mode. One eye sees things a half a frame later than the other eye and it makes focusing on things in the distance painful to the brain. 
 
Minecraft's OpenGL anaglyph mode works perfectly though. Too bad there are no stereo separation or convergence controls in that game.
 
PS: It will be as much of a fad as stereo audio was. Even John Lennon thought that wouldn't last, so your skepticism is understandable. But only barely.

" I don't care about the 3D gaming. I hope this fad dies out. I really do not want to have purchase a 3D TV.  "

I have a feeling the current 3D tech is nowhere near what it will be in a few years. I would probably be best to hold off for as long as possible. I do really want the 3DS though. 3DS seems like the safest 3D option.

No. Because: 
a) I'm not incredibly wealthy. 
b) I'm not interested in stupid visual gimmicks.

" @Aaron_G: Sadly I dont see it dying out anytime soon, 3D cinema and the Nintendo 3DS they are going to be pusing this for sometime now, if they invest a lot of money they are going to try desperately to recoup any loses  "

Haven't invested. Once it becomes mainstream, then I'll hate myself for not investing in it; just like when gaming went HD!
 
Still don't own an HDTV. :/

" @Cerberus86 said:

" @Aaron_G: Sadly I dont see it dying out anytime soon, 3D cinema and the Nintendo 3DS they are going to be pusing this for sometime now, if they invest a lot of money they are going to try desperately to recoup any loses  "

Sadly? Why is it a bad thing? I notice you like headphones. Being able to hear in stereo sure is neat, isn't it? And it doesn't even bother you to wear something on your head to experience this? "

I have no reason to invest in 3D gaming. It fucks up your eyes in the long run, plus not all gaming companies are going to hop on that bandwagon. 

I will not spend a dime on 3D gaming until there is a universally accepted approach to it that doesn't include me wearing glasses (which doesn't seem that far off).

I wouldn't buy it even if I had the money. I'm waiting for it to get an eventual foothold, so that I don't spend a lot of money on some short-lived fad. As well as for the price to drop.

Don't care for 3D. I'll wait a while to see if it's worth it.

" I have a feeling the current 3D tech is nowhere near what it will be in a few years."

" @JJWeatherman said:

" I have a feeling the current 3D tech is nowhere near what it will be in a few years."

I hope in a few years it will have been wiped off the surface of the earth. I can't see one redeeming thing about 3D.  "

I only bought my first HD TV a few months ago and Im certainly not buying another one any time soon. In a couple of years when the price of 3D TV's goes down and there is more content then perhaps I will buy one.

" Haven't invested. Once it becomes mainstream, then I'll hate myself for not investing in it; just like when gaming went HD!
 
Still don't own an HDTV. :/ "

As long as it requires me to buy another monitor or TV, count me out. It's not appealing enough to me to justify this investment.

Stereoscopic 3D doesn't work for me - 1 eye slightly more dominant. 
 
Still following whats happening on the 3DS front though.

My brain hurts when I finished watching Avatar. I can't imagine playing games in 3D if I feel overwhelmed in a movie that's almost 3 hours long.

" Stereoscopic 3D doesn't work for me - 1 eye slightly more dominant.   Still following whats happening on the 3DS front though. "

" I don't care about the 3D gaming. I hope this fad dies out. I really do not want to have purchase a 3D TV.  "

I watched my fav team last year Man United play against Man City in 3D, now I didnt really notice the 3D cause I was so focused on the match but I remember thinking at the time that it was awesome but when I watched another game the following week I just though the 3D was crap

3D DLP Projector + Nvidia Glasses costs 800bucks total. I saw and tested such a setup and I gotta say it's pretty neat. If I hadn't bought a 47" TV two years ago I'd go for 3D.

" @Adamsons said:

" Stereoscopic 3D doesn't work for me - 1 eye slightly more dominant.   Still following whats happening on the 3DS front though. "

My left eye is slightly more dominant, but as far as I know I can still see 3D. "

I have a 3D capable GPU, but that's about it. I will invest in 3D gaming when the 3DS comes out. If I can't agree with the 3D on a cheapish console where I can turn it off I'm not going to go for a much larger investment on a bigger platform.

" @JJWeatherman said:

" @Adamsons said:

" Stereoscopic 3D doesn't work for me - 1 eye slightly more dominant.   Still following whats happening on the 3DS front though. "

My left eye is slightly more dominant, but as far as I know I can still see 3D. "

 I think you can adjust that on your home PC unlike the cinema . "

I'm only really excited about the 3DS. As people have said, all other tech is far too pricey. Plus I wear glasses so....
What I love the most is that Nintendo has somehow sidestepped the whole 3D backlash. Its weird seeing people say 'Gaw, I hate 3D gaming. Definitely getting the 3DS though'

I will get a 3DS and that will be the only 3D anything I get ever. 
 
@greennoodles said: 

" I will not spend a dime on 3D gaming until there is a universally accepted approach to it that doesn't include me wearing glasses (which doesn't seem that far off). "

My video cards support that nvidia 3D technology, but I think all of there cards past a certain point. I have no interest in ever using it and even if I did I doubt I could because I'm nearly blind in my right eye and all 3d working is based on two working eyes to trick your brain.

I'm not sure which I have less of an interest in -- 3D or motion control?

I have the  Nivida 3D thing it was kinda fun when you first saw cod4 and then you say fudge it 3d is just a  fad like motion controll

I could care less about 3D.

I prefer to spend my money on more useful things like hookers and cocaine.

To early to tell.  It might have a few uses.  But over all I think it's range for applications is limited.   I'm the type of movie watcher that still enjoys concave screens.
 
From a movie buff stand point, I'm very much against it.  Movies made for 3d viewing are ok, but if some directors try and use it in serious films.  A  massive amount of gaudy, badly set up scenes designed around making something jump out at you, will end up being made. 
 
Case and point, Beowulf.  I don't want more of that trash.  That story could have been great.   I am also extremely worried about The Hobbit movies being turned into more Avatar.  PJ has a lot to live up to and his last two movies were him, just showing off.  
 
But we can't really fight the tide here.  Gimmicky shit like this, is what Hollywood is all about. 

I will invest in 3D when we have real 3D (i.e. holograms of virtual reality). I'm not interested in this "we don't have nearly enough layers for it to look natural in the least but we're still going to pretend it's proper 3D" bullshit.

One day I would like to own a 3d tv but I won't pay as much as I paid for my HD tv.  Also I am definitely waiting for them to get rid of the glasses, it seems like with the DS it might be possible so I don't see any reason for anyone to rush.

" @Aaron_G said:

" I don't care about the 3D gaming. I hope this fad dies out. I really do not want to have purchase a 3D TV.  "

That's the ting, you're never gonna HAVE to purchase a 3D TV. Games aren't conna be 3D only, at least not from Sonys side of the field and from what Nintendo have said, neither will their games. "

I had some 3D shutter glasses with my GeForce 4 TI4400 back in the early 00's, and they did pretty much what they're pushing now. The only difference now is LCD monitors, which because of their refresh method (not scan-line) need to be 120+ Hz to pull off the effect. On the old CRT monitors we went with 60FPS so 30 for each eye.
 
Still, it sucked. I tried Quake II and Unreal Tournament in 3D and wasn't impressed. The only semi-impressive game in 3D was IL2: Sturmovik, but it still sucked. Yeah, it looks 3D, but it just doesn't look right. Since each eye spends half the time shuttered closed, everything starts to look washed-out and...spectral I guess, after just 5-10 minutes. Then the headaches ensue.
 
Maybe if they could pull off polarized lenses instead of shutter lenses things would look decent, but that's not going to happen with current monitor tech.

" I prefer to spend my money on more useful things like hookers and cocaine. "

I will get a 3DS when it releases.

" @Adamsons said:

" Stereoscopic 3D doesn't work for me - 1 eye slightly more dominant.   Still following whats happening on the 3DS front though. "

My left eye is slightly more dominant, but as far as I know I can still see 3D. "