bluray-3dLooks like those “unofficial’ 3d Bluray demos at CES won’t be so unofficial afterall, as the Blu-ray Disk Association has finalized and updated the specifications for the upcoming 3D standard, and it looks like 2010 might be the year of active shutter glasses geekiness.

The key details? First, that the Blu-ray Disc Association has chosen the Multiview Video Coding (MVC) codec to store 3D, so that even though it is now providing a full 1080p frame for each eye, it will only require about 50% more storage space compared to the 2D version, and all discs will be fully backwards compatible, in 2D, on existing players. Better than backwards compatibility, the PlayStation 3 will be forwards compatible with the new discs — a new HDTV setup (the spec promises to work with plasmas, LCDs or projectors equally well) with IR emitters and glasses will still be necessary.

via Blu-ray 3D specifications finalized, your PS3 is ready — Engadget.