Motm Posted May 6, 2004 Report Share Posted May 6, 2004 Does anyone know if Microsoft is ever going to make a flight sim game for XBox? The games they make for PC are pretty good and I think it would be nice to have one for this console as well as a full flight controller. I think it would take gaming to a whole new level with this console. Let me know on this post if anyone knows or has heard anything about that. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlot Posted May 6, 2004 Report Share Posted May 6, 2004 The PC sim community is pretty hardcore. Consoles, on the other hand, have never been known to have any kind of flight simulator, since the controlers are pretty basic. I'd imagine they'd have to go the Steel Batallion route with a special stick/rudder combo. However, I doubt we'll ever see that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bryan Posted May 6, 2004 Report Share Posted May 6, 2004 That would be ridiculous. What kind of fool would plunk down alot of cash (probably $200 or more) for hardware that could only play one game? I would love to fly sim-style on Live, however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollismb Posted May 6, 2004 Report Share Posted May 6, 2004 My understanding is the MS Flight Simulator is probably never gonna happen. I wish it would, but, NOPE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustyjaw Posted May 6, 2004 Report Share Posted May 6, 2004 I think the demographics for consoles make this unlikely, and then there's the controls like Merlot mentioned, although it would be kind of cool. The only way it would happen, IMO, is if it was one mode in a flight combat game, ala Crimson Skies, so you could play in combat mode, or switch to a flight sim mode. But the controls would still be an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted May 6, 2004 Report Share Posted May 6, 2004 What kind of fool would plunk down alot of cash (probably $200 or more) for hardware that could only play one game? Guilty as charged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck Posted May 6, 2004 Report Share Posted May 6, 2004 Originally posted by FutureVoid@May 6 2004, 01:25 PM What kind of fool would plunk down alot of cash (probably $200 or more) for hardware that could only play one game? Guilty as charged. It's actually 2 games, well 1 and a half Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamsappel Posted May 6, 2004 Report Share Posted May 6, 2004 Hey, it isn't that you guys bought a controller that only plays one game, it's that you bought a controller that only plays one game AND THEN NEVER PLAY IT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derrik Draven Posted May 6, 2004 Report Share Posted May 6, 2004 Hey, it isn't that you guys bought a controller that only plays one game, it's that you bought a controller that only plays one game AND THEN NEVER PLAY IT Hey, I still play the single player game. I think Line of Contact sucks. Disappointed, to say the least. Anyhoo...it's REALLY strange that this topic got started because last night I was flying around in Flight Sim 2002 and thought that the next flight sim from Microsoft (2006, I guess), would be killer on Xbox 2. Even figured that they'd have to go the "Steel Battalion" route with a dedicated controller. If word got out that it was a fantastic sim, I think it would do pretty damn well in the marketplace. I sure as hell would buy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motm Posted May 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2004 So would I. And by the way I almost bought LOC but the controller and the game was on backorder so I guess I lucked up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky G Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 I'd buy it, controller and all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPieter Posted May 12, 2004 Report Share Posted May 12, 2004 I'd be very interested in laying down the cash for a huge controller and flight sim. It could even be Live so we'd have to avoid all the other air traffic. It would spawn a whole new gaming genre - the MMOFS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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