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3DDUO

French 3D gaming that arrived before the world was ready.

timingSlow Death

Years-long decline before final shutdown · Fatal mistake: Building a 3D gaming product in 2007-2009 before the consumer hardware ecosystem was ready to support widespread 3D adoption.

Founded	2007
Closed	2011
Country	France
Sector	Gaming

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Key Events Timeline

2007-01-01

FOUNDING

3DDUO founded in France with a vision to pioneer 3D gaming content and experiences for consumers.

2009-06-01

FUNDING

Raised $0.70176M to develop its 3D gaming products, coinciding with early industry buzz around stereoscopic 3D technology.

2010-01-01

PRODUCT LAUNCH

Launched 3D gaming product but faced slow consumer adoption as 3D-capable hardware remained expensive and rare.

2011-06-01

SHUTDOWN

3DDUO ceased operations after running out of capital, unable to survive until 3D gaming reached mainstream consumer adoption.

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3DDUO was a French gaming startup that raised approximately $0.70M around 2009, positioning itself in the emerging 3D gaming and stereoscopic content sector. The company's failure resulted from a combination of...

factors: insufficient capitalization for the high costs associated with 3D game development, premature market timing as consumer 3D gaming technology had not yet achieved mainstream adoption, and lik

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3DDUO raised €0.70176M before building a 3d gaming product in 2007-2009 before the consumer hardware ecosystem was ready to support widespread 3d adoption. ended it. See the documented cause, verified lesson and all failure signals.

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