Don't you feel ripped off as a console gamer?

[fuzzychickens]

I knew I wasn't the only who thought a straight port of IL2 1946 with some graphical enhancements would sell TONS more and have a much longer lifespan.

A straight port would have EVERYTHING this game has now. It would have arcade - for the noobs, you can turn stalls off. It would have simulator settings for people who prefer realistic flying and gunnery. A hardcore-lock-your-butt-in-the-cockpit for the serious players. Everything was an option on the PC version.

Yea, the game is still fun, but it hasn't gotten me to stop playing the PC version - depsite the better visuals.

Consoles need to mature as their demographic matures. I think the console players that are buying BOP can handle some extra options/sophistication.

[Houndstone Hawk]

Originally Posted by fuzzychickens

consoles need to mature as their demographic matures. I think the console players that are buying bop can handle some extra options/sophistication.

amen!!!!

[GCoutinho]

Originally Posted by fuzzychickens

I knew I wasn't the only who thought a straight port of IL2 1946 with some graphical enhancements would sell TONS more and have a much longer lifespan.

A straight port would have EVERYTHING this game has now. It would have arcade - for the noobs, you can turn stalls off. It would have simulator settings for people who prefer realistic flying and gunnery. A hardcore-lock-your-butt-in-the-cockpit for the serious players. Everything was an option on the PC version.

Yea, the game is still fun, but it hasn't gotten me to stop playing the PC version - depsite the better visuals.

Consoles need to mature as their demographic matures. I think the console players that are buying BOP can handle some extra options/sophistication.

I also agree that :
- A complete 1946 port would make BoP a much more complete game even if it didn't had any graphic enhancements
- Console players can handle as much options/sophistication as PC players

However :
- Its not easy to port existing software to a new plaform unless you started development with mutiple platforms in mind
- There is no XBOX support for PC flightsticks / Track IR and only MS can change that

I wish that BOB SOW was released for the XBOX 360 , we would get the next generation combat flightsim without the need for additional PC upgrades.

[Smidlee]

Originally Posted by GCoutinho

I also agree that :
- A complete 1946 port would make BoP a much more complete game even if it didn't had any graphic enhancements
- Console players can handle as much options/sophistication as PC players

However :
- Its not easy to port existing software to a new plaform unless you started development with mutiple platforms in mind
- There is no XBOX support for PC flightsticks / Track IR and only MS can change that

I wish that BOB SOW was released for the XBOX 360 , we would get the next generation combat flightsim without the need for additional PC upgrades.

While some console gamers can handle much more the sad fact is most do not or will not. I realize this back in PS when games like Vagrant Story failed. Even BOP has been criticized by one reviewer for being too close to the PC sim.
In the past most straight PC ports did awful in sales. This is why Firaxis tried to make a "civ-lite" (CivRev) for the consoles this time instead of a straight port of the Civ 4. Civ and civ2 sales were very poor on the console in the past.
One exception seems to be sports. One reason for this is sports games usually come out every year thus slowly add in options at first you only found of the PC.
Not only do most console gamers want the console be "hassle free" compared to PC they also prefer game to be hassle free as well. It's seem obvious to me since it's a lot easier to find a arcade match than a sim one online with BOP.

[InfiniteStates]

Originally Posted by Smidlee

...This is why Firaxis tried to make a "civ-lite" (CivRev) for the consoles this time instead of a straight port of the Civ 4...

CivRev is awesome, but unfortunately buggy as hell. Otherwise I'd still be playing it today.