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English forum => Ship Simulator 2008 => General discussions => Topic started by: Scanman on October 27, 2009, 09:49:27

Title: Could ship sim be released on Xbox 360 or PS3 ?
Post by: Scanman on October 27, 2009, 09:49:27

Hey there are alot of people around who love ship simulator but cant play it as there laptop/computer is too slow. is there anyway shipsim could be released on ps3 or xbox ? is it possible to do that ?.

Title: Re: Could ship sim be released on Xbox 360 or PS3 ?
Post by: mvsmith on October 27, 2009, 14:40:57

Quote from: Nathan|C on October 27, 2009, 10:03:44

Look here  :)

http://www.shipsim.com/ShipSimForum/index.php/topic,15586.msg210825.html#msg210825

Hi Scanman,

After Nathan’s very helpful and informative post, there is little to add except: No, it is not feasible.

Regards,
Marty

Title: Re: Could ship sim be released on Xbox 360 or PS3 ?
Post by: Nathan|C on October 27, 2009, 15:05:03

Woops  :-[

Sorry, I thought I was replying to Scanman's post about what the azimuth on Jumbo Javelin is for  :thumbdown: ..wrong topic, I guess I had two windows open at the same time.

http://www.shipsim.com/ShipSimForum/index.php/topic,15502.0.html

Title: Re: Could ship sim be released on Xbox 360 or PS3 ?
Post by: mvsmith on October 27, 2009, 16:44:56

Nathan’s intended topic covers the situation well, although, like many topics, it wanders off in other directions.

In producing a console version, VSTEP would be in a similar situation to third parties seeking to get their ship models into SS: Much of the process would be out of VSTEP’s hands. So would much of the money.

I think that, like those FSX advocates, console users are misled by what they perceive as superior graphics, or performance. If you have a fast PC with Vista (or W7) running Windows Media Center and driving a large HDTV at 1920 X 1080p, you can then make a better comparison.
Note that the display should be capable of progressive scan mode. Interlaced display modes, such as 1080i, usually do not handle small text well.