posted 01-22- 07:15 AM               

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posted 01-22- 12:28 PM               

Post by Dominic Robinson on Bombs-Away re Rage Aquisition.

I don't know if this is a good or a bad thing for Wayward and WWII simmers. It seems to me that the status quo isn't anymore, and that always worries me.

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posted 01-22- 08:27 PM               

I know you all will scream when you hear this but i would love to see ALL gameing go over to the consoles.

Yes even sims. The ps2 is more powerfull then a intel 1000mhz p4 with a geforce 2 512 (not actuall computer parts but they will come)

You could plug in all your usb joy sticks and such
it will have hi speed net everyone will be on high speed (can you say no lag?)

the only problem is the tvs we are using suck ass. we all need HDTV.

posted 01-23- 08:35 AM               

Hi speed access (for the ps2 at least) won't be avalible at the start because sony is waiting until it is more avalible. Belive me i know what its like to not have hi speed net
there is no hi speed net in the town. except isdn for around $200 a month for 200 hours
which is way to much for me
sony is also thinking about doing its own broadband network with stuff like world wide hi speed low latency sattalite coming out. hi speed transfer over power lines and new places getting ASDL and Cable every month we will eventually have alot of places with hi speed. At least they admit a 56k modem just doesn't cut it.

I agree that you probly won't be able to plug in a usb joystick into the ps2 even if it does have the port but at least its an option
i hope to see some sort of flash upgradeable bios on the new consoles

i would say no overhead is a good thing (ya kinda got confusing there)

they might suck up some power but at least it won't be WINDOZE
the power of the ps2 is pretty damn good so it shoundn't have a problem with that stuff

I'm not only talking about the ps2 here but its what i know most about

I trully think that consoles could be the new wave of gaming. if they can overcome a couple things

posted 01-24- 02:14 PM               

The reason I like PCs over console's is the expandiability, customizability (and I don't mean different coloured controls...... is that even a word?!), and above all... the keyboard. Could you imagine trying to play a fligh sim on a console?

climb=up
dive=down
left role=left
right rile=right
landing gear= (shift+a)then(up 2x)then(left, right up right)then(do the chicken dance).

There's too many things on an airplane to use a control pad.

But on the other hand, console games are solid as a rock. I have yet to crash one...... I will though, I'll find a way

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The FS Hangar

posted 01-24- 04:52 PM               

I think you guys are ignoring the facts of the new consoles

the new consoles have net access hence there will be keyboards avalible
that problem is solved

the new consoles have rewriteable storage
PSX2 with a firewire 50gig hard drive

The thing about having the skin maker software and all the tweaking stuff is not what i was saying

but you could easily make a ww2 flight sim that didn't have the user expandability.
Its not like every flight sim has it but you would be amazed at what people do with consoles

some people actually code for the playstation
at home
for fun

Any way it could happen eventually MTV music generator just came out for the PSX
ITs not a game
its a music maker similar to rebirth for the computer
Its an application for the psx

I see the line bettween computers and consoles starting to blur like with the

PSX2
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USB
Hard drive
firewire
pcmcia ports
dvd drive
cable modem and maybe networking

X Box (microsofts new console)

Off the shelf computer parts
Atholon chip
Geforce graphics chip

With the power of the psx2 you could emulate windows and probly end up running windows apps on it and other future consoles

I love computers but with the performance. price and stability of a console they just make so much sence for gaming and hopefully someday even sims and apps

The one more thing thats great about consoles is that they don't change dramaticly

If you look at a first year game for the PSX like ridge racer
they rocked back then but they suck ass now
now we have GT2 and it kicks ass with crazy graphics and depth
how many racing sims can you buy upgrade parts you win in races and have over 500 cars avalible to buy and tweak ?

Pc programmers seem to use the new chips and graphics cards comeing out as a crutch

posted 01-24- 05:03 PM               

I game on my sony

I play sims on my computer and some RTS

About the res

newer HDTV and consoles will help fight that problem

For all we know they may hook up to computer monitors in the future

Like I said the line is constatly bluring and i think that is great.

The 2 things I hate most about computers are
stability
life cycle

A console lasts 3-5 years if you buy the right one and is alot cheaper
and they barely ever lock up

The 2 things I hate about consoles would be
TV TV TV
hehe
and hmmm. I guess the lack of indepth sims

Once we get rid of those problems i will buy which ever one does the job i guess

But i'm betting it will be something in bettween

posted 01-25- 11:43 AM               

Price, though you can now get a hell of a PC for $500. For many people they're Good Enough.

Controllers, though there are finally some options available for the latest console systems.

posted 01-25- 04:14 PM               

Mighty i hope you mean the console controlers are better? The sony dual shock is the best game controler on the planet
bar none

if only sony would make one pc compatible
all the computer knock offs of it suck and it ruins all the decent looking action games for pc

Those $500 PC might be good for stuff but they sure arn't any good for gaming

I hear ya about the ram but look what they have done with the 2 megs of ram the psx has
imagine what computer programmers what do if you told them they had to program for 32 megs of ram for the next 3 years
they would go into a seizure and die i think