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This could get ugly. Ultimately PS3 games are now going to be available on copied discs, and via torrents. This is the excuse Sony needs to go all Microsoft on its users, charge for Playstation Network, and start banning devices based on serial numbers if they detect “suspicious” activity.

The results, collected during the last week of May, posit that 31 per cent of avid gamers intend to buy a 3D-capable console, and 27 per cent a 3D TV.

A fairly respectable percentage of gamers already have a 3D capable console, and can buy 3D games for it today.

Additionally, 25 per cent were planning on picking up a 3D handheld – the only option for which is, of course, Nintendo’s 3DS.

Consider that when you read Microsoft’s view on 3D :

If you look at the costs of entry into the living room and when that’s going to become mass-market, we think the offering with Kinect and the natural user-interface we’re bringing, that’s a more compelling proposition for consumers over the coming years than maybe looking at 3D at this point.

Firmware update which will add stereoscopic 3D rendering support to the console to roll out on June 10.

In Japan at least, Andriasang reports, Wipeout HD, Pain andSuper Stardust HD will be updated on the same day, with Pain requiring a ¥300 charge to unlock a 3D mode. The news followsSony’s announcement last week that Killzone 3 will be playable in 3D.

Sony has invited members of the UK media to a “Sony 3D” briefing on the same day, presumably to usher in the update.

The Japan-based news site also said that Sony plans on updating PS3′s firmware to support 3D Blu-ray later this year.

Yummy! They had me at Wipeout HD… in 3D!

Additionally, Sony says that it plans on updating the PlayStation 3 firmware to support 3DBD video playback. This will be available by the end of the year.

From Andriasang.

The real value of the PS3 and its Blu-ray capability is now starting to show.