![]() That’s the main issue with the Helios 300’s stereoscopic tech: you have to sit at a dead-on angle to appreciate it. I briefly enjoyed wandering the cobbled, cloud-scraping streets of BioShock Infinite’s Columbia, but prevalent 3D crosstalk - distortion that makes you feel like you’re seeing double -quickly cooled me on the experience. Little Nightmares 2 is simply too dark to thrive in 3D, while 3D Ultra tanked performance in Tomb Raider. The added depth of bombing around winding tracks in stereoscopic 3D is an immersive blast, and it’s the one game I tested that I’d happily play for hours in that wacky third dimension. Of that clutch of games, it’s Slightly Mad Studios’ racer that really impresses. After choosing between the more performance-friendly 3D+ and the FPS-tanking 3D Ultra, I tested out the Helios’ 3D screen in Little Nightmares 2, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, BioShock Infinite and Project CARS 3. It’s just a shame it’s an all too fleeting draw.Īround a dozen games in my Steam library support Acer’s Spatial Labs True Game software (there are currently 85 compatible titles), and the app is fairly straightforward to use. While the pre-installed Spatial Labs Model Viewer provides cool distractions - you can view and manipulate 3D models of astronauts, skulls and tanks - it’s playing games in stereoscopic 3D that’s the real draw. Sadly, ‘novelty’ is the first word that comes to mind after messing about with Spatial Labs for a few hours. Nintendo may have beaten Acer to the punch by 12 years with the 3DS, but being able to play games in 3D without cumbersome glasses still feels like a thrilling novelty, even in 2023. Even more impressively, this is ‘glasses-free’ 3D. ![]() This is the first gaming laptop to support stereoscopic 3D. The most unique selling point of the Helios 300 is its Spatial Labs 3D display tech. Underlying tech issues dull the appeal of ‘glasses free’ 3D.Stereoscopic 3D can be immersive for games.Acer Predator Helios review: 3D performance
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