Weekly Update

It presently seems that there might actually be a chance Sony is about to launch the device: it seems that people who preordered with Sony in the US are getting their credit cards billed and receiving tracking numbers for their shipments, so it shouldn't be too long before people can actually get their hands on one!

I called the Sony Store in NY, who also claimed they would be getting some into stock on November 14th, and a rep for the Sony Store at Harrods in London also just claimed that Sony would start shipping to Harrods tomorrow on November 10th, with the launch of the HMZ-T1 then also happening on November 14th - let's wait and see what happens, the next few days will show if this is only the latest in a series of broken promises or finally the end of waiting...

Gizmodo has posted a review of the (presumably) final version [thanks to Naylor for reminding me to post this!]; the verdict? " [...] it's one hell of a toy. The sound is good, the video is great and the 3D is far better than what you're used to at the theater, and even the best 3DTVs. It's passably comfortable, and you are going to love playing games on it (even if the 3D on the game is weak, or non-existent.) It's fun, and interesting, and I dug it." - head on over to Gizmodo to check it out in full!

From NVIDIA's side, Andrew has promised to post an update utility adding support for the HMZ-T1 to NVIDIA's 3DTV Play within the next few days - this certainly is good news and shows that NVIDIA is dedicated to supporting the HMZ-T1 as we've all hoped.

On the PC gaming front, the promised NVIDIA 3D Vision patch for Battlefield 3 is still nowhere to be seen and without a current release date, and from first impressions it seems that Modern Warfare 3 also does not work well with NVIDIA 3D Vision; this is certainly a disappointment on both fronts, as I know that a lot of gamers were looking forward to these two titles specifically, so it remains to be seen if perhaps DDD'S TriDef or the iZ3D driver provide a better experience.

Coming up on Friday: the long-anticipated release of Skyrim - it will be interesting to see how well this game will work with NVIDIA 3D Vision (which at present seems like the best choice for the HMZ-T1).

Stay tuned for more updates and follow me on Twitter @hmz3dgaming, we're in for an exciting week!

P.S. There's also a very active thread over on NeoGAF which is well worth checking out for any up-to-date info, along with the one over at AVS Forum.