You’d just have to know that once I finally acquired a terrific 1080p HDTV, that some jerky company somewhere would ruin my good feelings about life in general. This time, it’s Sony.

Jumping head-first into the 3D bandwagon, Sony has announced it will introduce the first 3D TV sets to the world market in 2010… less than a year from now! Furthermore, they plan to make the PlayStation 3 compatible with the new technology.

Of course, this is a highly risky move by Sony; it took forever for the market to settle on 1080p as the ideal HDTV standard, and it was even messier as Blu-Ray fought and ultimately won out over HD-DVD as the high-def DVD format.

And now, just as the world is slowly catching up to HDTV, Sony wants to make everyone’s set obsolete by introducing high-def 3D televisions? Really? A few Myrtle beach vacation rentals wouldn’t suffice?

Truth is, there are three or four 3D technologies that are at the forefront of technology right now, and all but one of them require special glasses. No word yet on which format Sony will choose for their sets, but it’s certainly anything but a stable 3D format at this point, so if they choose wrong… watch out.

While the PS3 will likely contain support for 3D TVs as promised, I expect that the real full support for HD3DTV won’t come into its own until the introduction of the PS4… which probably won’t emerge until 2014 or so. But count on Sony to make 3D the centerpiece of the PS4, much in the same way HDTV gaming was the centerpiece of the PS3 experience.