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Originally Posted by InfiniteStates
If you feel ripped off, why not add up the cost of a gaming PC and peripherals, take away the cost of your console and peripherals then divide the difference by the average cost of a new console game? How many games does that get you before you actually are being ripped off?
Given that BoP is the first console outing for the series means a lot of the development time is spent getting the core engine off the ground. Development costs a lot of money, and "feature creep" can prove very expensive, if not fatal, to development houses/publishers if not kept in check. You can keep adding features until the cows come home, but if you don't get your product out there earning you are just burning money.
If you want to make a fair comparison, at least compare BoP to the very first IL2 game, not one that has undergone several iterations of refinement.
But games do get dumbed down for the console market, undoubtedly. Either accept that or go back to PC gaming. It's that simple really.
I personally prefer console gaming because I can sit more comfortably in the lounge with a bigger screen, not spend hours trying to configure the game or hardware to actually run the thing and not worry about being bettered online by someone with superior hardware or hacks.
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When I mean IL-2 STURMOVIK for the PC, I am quite obviously referring to IL-2 STURMOVIK on the PC. I may have mentioned 1946 once within that post but my references are based upon the original 2001 release. I believe my quote (below) re: 1946 was merely describing it as the complete series all rolled into one & in no way was a direct comparison being made being BoP & 1946 alone.
"IL-2 1946 that came out only a few years ago was the complete series in one ..."
Other than your attempt at 'word twist', I also believe you make a very weak 1st point. Can (or could) you not run a PC combat sim as simple as IL-2 without Perepherals or a top-end graphics card? Hell yes. I did for ages!!! Sure it helps; but it also helps if you spend over 100 quid on a large 360 hard drive (that does nothing more than a bog-standard PC drive for about 20 - 30 quid), mouth watering console flight sticks etc.