Does anyone think PC simulators will ever look this good ?

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Originally Posted by kgwanchos

Does anyone think PC simulators will ever look this good ?

The rendering quality is only a few years from now, if technological development keeps it's current pace (which is not to be taken for granted, just think about how much aviation technology improved from 1900 to 1950 and how little it changed in the next 50 years, in contrast to the first five decades).

But (someone said it before, but i'll repeat in support): even with the best rendering quality you will never see the dramatic camera-work. Maybe in arcade games, but never in a simulation. The current IL-2 engine used with dramatic camera would look much more impressive than the rendering quality of these clips applied to strict first person gameplay graphics.

Another, totally different aspect: Youtube compression tends to blur CGI videos (including computer game videos) in a way that does a very "good" job at making it more difficult to distinguish from real life video footage. In the game, you always notice the jagged polygon edges, sharp shadows and total of focal blur. On youtube, all these problems are replaced by the general youtube fuzzyness.