Simviation Forum - Flight Sim for PS2?

May 31^st, 2003 at 3:53pm

GreG Offline
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Just an idea, for better, much better, graphics, and good frames no matter what. A flight sim similar to the one for the computer, but on PS2. What do you guys think?

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Reply #1 - May 31^st, 2003 at 4:08pm

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I prefer to use computers, not consoles Wink

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Reply #2 - May 31^st, 2003 at 4:51pm

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not really. its not at all suited for PS2 or any console. remember that its 3 disks large and ps2 isnt really powerful enough to run it.
if they made it possible i would still prob buy it though:)

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Reply #3 - May 31^st, 2003 at 5:17pm

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I think a good flight sim would be an excellent idea for all the PS2/X-Box Console enthusiasts who don't have access to a PC.
I am surprised there hasn't been one produced for them up until now?
Most of my Console owning friends have no interest in owning a PC, indeed most of them couldn't afford one...!
The PC and Console are two different markets for two different users.
My lads have both PC's and a Consoles, but they always play games on their Consoles...!
Maybe a good Console flight sim might encourage the Console users to think about getting a PC and therefore expand their interest..?

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You can take it on holiday with you, and still play all your games, the PC poses a big problem in that area...LOL...!

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Reply #4 - May 31^st, 2003 at 5:25pm

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Yeah I know, but, I read somewhere that Sony said that their next PS, PS3, when released, maybe in round 2004/5, will be around 100-200 Shocked

times faster than PS2, which sounds ridiculous but that's what they said. Funny enough.

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Reply #5 - May 31^st, 2003 at 5:32pm

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P.S. the big advantage of the Console is that it is transportable.
You can take it on holiday with you, and still play all your games, the PC poses a big problem in that area...LOL...!

True. Recently a co-worker invited me to a little 'console' party where people bring their PSs and hook 'em up and play multiplayer. A ton of fun but I still get confused over the darn controller!* Grin

*I'm very used to my Keyboard, joystick, and mouse for playing games! lol Grin

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Reply #6 - May 31^st, 2003 at 6:17pm

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Yeah I know, but, I read somewhere that Sony said that their next PS, PS3, when released, maybe in round 2004/5, will be around 100-200 Shocked

times faster than PS2, which sounds ridiculous but that's what they said. Funny enough.

Greg

As that would mean a processor of a speed no less than 70Ghz, I'd say that's wishful thinking...

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Reply #7 - May 31^st, 2003 at 7:24pm

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I don't think it will work. You need far more commands to play a flight simulator than is really avaliable on a console. Also console users seem to like other games or there would already be flight sims on them.

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Reply #8 - May 31^st, 2003 at 8:01pm

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I agree with woodlouse on this. Console users seem to like other types of games than a simulator. It would just be to hard to make a realistic flight sim on a console with the limited number of buttons too. I just don't think it would work.

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Reply #9 - May 31^st, 2003 at 8:04pm

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It was done with the PS1 (sort of). Wing Over 2 which had nothing to do with the original, didn't let you do anything until you grauated from a flight school after about 15 lessons. I had it and compleated it and got bored fast, the combat was too easy, Aim 9s and Aim 54s behaved identically and the AI never opened fire on you Angry

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The original was an arcady shoot em up thingy, you had teams of 4 in a flying circius fighting each other. great fun Grin

. 4 or 5 rounds and you win the season trophy and buy new aircraft and equipment.

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Reply #10 - Jun 1^st, 2003 at 1:58am

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I would love to see a flight simulator for the PS2, of course it would have to be simplified a bit, but I know I would buy it. My brother doesn't own a PC and he was watching me fly around Hawaii the last time he was here and he said he wished there was a flight sim for the PS2 also.
There will always be the diehard PC gamers which I am, and the diehard console gamers which I am to a lesser extent, but it all depends on what I am into at the time. But that kind of goes back to the fact that the games for PC are much better looking and a lot more involved, and the choices of subject matter are more varied.
But there have been times when I would be glued to my PS2 for months at a time, (I expect this to happen again when Gran Turismo 4 comes out.)
I did enjoy Ace Combat 4 on the PS2, closest thing to a flight sim I know of for that system.
So to me, it's all good!

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Reply #11 - Jun 1^st, 2003 at 2:51am

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I'm afraid that by the time they siplified it to work with the control limitations on a console it would be so much less than FS2002 that I wouldn't want it. It's the complexity that gives FS2002 the realism. Without that it's just an arcade game.

Of course I'm a PC gamer to the core and quite biased. Grin

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Reply #12 - Jun 1^st, 2003 at 4:09am

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i totally disagree with the idea, not enough buttons etc, BUT i thought of something, what if microsoft brang out there own "PC Console" with a small keyboard and mouse dedicated for games only, which hooks up to a tv (nice and portable unlike the PC as fozzer said earlier

) just imagine it, playing microsoft flight sim (or any other microsoft game) on a widescreen TV, or maybe even a projector!..possibilities are endless Grin

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Reply #13 - Jun 1^st, 2003 at 4:17am

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its not so much the control aspect i have a problem with, keyboards for consoles are nothing new the dreamcast has one i believe, the other thing is, it wouldnt goto playstation anyway, X-box would be the only console likely to get it being its a microsoft game. like i said its going to require a more powerful console to run before it would be possible they have everything else to make it possible, keyboards joysticks, i think a mouse is available aswell

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Reply #14 - Jun 1^st, 2003 at 6:36am

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A flight sim would be no good on PS2 it would be even smaller than flight unlimited

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