Killing Two Birds With One Stone Here....

[RacingGameFan22]

I figured this forum could use some lively upping.

I want to ask two (kinda) Important questions, one that belongs here and the other should belong in the Nintendo forum but Kinda has importance here as well.

well, here goes

1. Who has the better racing games; PS3 or Xbox 360?

1. Do you think Nintendo has the Brass Tacks to take on PD (and to a lesser extent, Turn 10) and make a Hardcore, serious Racing/Driving Sim?

Have at it!

 

[NapoleonMikey]

answer to number 1. you must look inside your self and mediatate on the question to find the answer.

answer to number 2. .......haha thats a funny question for a minute i thought you where serious.

 

[Patrik]

1. PS3 (Motorstorm, Ferrari Challenge and Gran Turismo 5 Prologue are some of the exclusives).

2. No way on earth...

 

[Watevaman]

1. I'd have to say the PS3 here. As Patrik stated, we have GT5P, FC, F1CE, Motorstorm, etc. and also have the ability to hook up our wheels.

2. Anything is possible, but I don't think Nintendo would see any money whatsoever if they did that, as Nintendo has always been geared towards simpler games that are easy to get into.

 

[Digital-Nitrate]

I figured this forum could use some lively upping.

I hope by lively upping you don't mean to try and stir the pot in order to create a fanboy war?

These types of threads are always dangerous, because when your are being so non specific like asking what is "better"... or just saying "racing games"... both of which can mean so many different things to different people, which is how a lot of forum disagreements are started.

However, as Watevaman pointed out, one of the big advantages the PS3 has is support for 3rd party wheels, and not just an officially licensed one, which I think is fairly well documented to be significantly inferior to either the G25 and even the Driving Force GT & Pro wheels, among others.

In addition, in terms of games, if you exclude the multi-platform racing games that are available on both systems, like:

• Midnight Club: Los Angeles
• The Wheelman
• NASCAR 09
• Burnout Paradise
• GRID
• Need for Speed
• Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights
• Stuntman: Ignition
• DiRT
• Sega Rally Revo
• Baja: Edge of Control

Depending on what you call a racing game, and what you consider "better", here are your choices for both the 360 and PS3 over the last couple years:

(listed by release date)

360

• Race Pro
• Project Gotham Racing 4
• FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage
• Forza Motorsport 2

PS3

• Ferrari Challenge
• MotorStorm: Pacific Rift
• Initial D Extreme Stage
• Gran Turismo 5: Prologue
• Formula One: Championship Edition
• MotorStorm
• Ridge Racer 7

(I didn't include Gran Turismo HD as it is basically an early demo for GT5, although respectfully much larger than any other racing demo for what it's worth)

Each and everyone of these 360 and PS3 exclusive and multi-platform racing games has at least one or more unique features and gameplay modes that distinguishes it from the others, and most have received excellent reviews, although I was very surprised to see even the official Xbox and X360 Magazines both gave Race Pro a very low score in their reviews of the game (60 & 50 out of 100).

The PS3 also has more recent exclusive racing games. In fact, other than Race Pro, all of the games in the 360 list came out over a year ago in 2007, and in the case of Forza 2, nearly two years ago, and not much planned for in the future, although I'm sure we will hear something about Forza 3 and PGR5 this year.

On the other hand, most of the PS3 racing games on that list are less than a year old (unless you snagged an early Japanese copy of GT5) and Supercar Challenge and maybe even GT5 (although I'm not holding my breathe) will be available this year.

Bottom line, there are great racing games to be enjoyed on both the 360 and the PS3, so there is no need to worry about being left out because you have one console and not another... well... maybe not for Wii owners.

Which bring me to the Wii...

Uh... no thank you.

 

[RacingGameFan22]

I hope by lively upping you don't mean to try and stir the pot in order to create a fanboy war?

Yeah, that wasn't what I meant. if it came across as that, sorry.

However, as Watevaman pointed out, one of the big advantages the PS3 has is support for 3rd party wheels, and not just an officially licensed one, which I think is fairly well documented to be significantly inferior to either the G25 and even the Driving Force GT & Pro wheels, among others

Yeah, but, you see, as I commented on a earlier thread, I'm a Hardcore racing game fan that just happens to be a semi-casual gamer. I don't play racing games for the experience, I play them just for fun, if that makes any sense to you. granted, I was excited about the prospect of going online with the GT series. in fact, I was so excited, I brought a Logitech Playlink (I think that what it is called) in order to play online.

In addition, in terms of games, if you exclude the multi-platform racing games that are available on both systems, like:

• Midnight Club: Los Angeles
• Burnout Paradise
• GRID
• DiRT
• Sega Rally Revo
• Need for Speed

Depending on what you call a racing game, and what you consider "better", here are your choices for both the 360 and PS3 over the last couple years:

(listed by release date)

360

• Race Pro
• Project Gotham Racing 4
• FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage
• Forza Motorsport 2

PS3

• Ferrari Challenge
• MotorStorm: Pacific Rift
• Gran Turismo 5: Prologue
• Formula One: Championship Edition
• MotorStorm

(I didn't include Gran Turismo HD as it is basically an early demo for GT5, although respectfully much larger than any other racing demo for what it's worth)

Each and everyone of these 360 and PS3 exclusive and multi-platform racing games has at least one or more unique features and gameplay modes that distinguishes it from the others, and most have received excellent reviews, although I was very surprised to see even the official Xbox and X360 Magazines both gave Race Pro a very low score in their reviews of the game (60 & 50 out of 100).

The PS3 also has more recent exclusive racing games. In fact, other than Race Pro, all of the games in the 360 list came out over a year ago in 2007, and in the case of Forza 2, nearly two years ago, and not much planned for in the future, although I'm sure we will hear something about Forza 3 and PGR5 this year.

On the other hand, most of the PS3 racing games on that list are less than a year old (unless you snagged an early Japanese copy of GT5) and Supercar Challenge and maybe even GT5 (although I'm not holding my breathe) will be available this year.

Bottom line, there are great racing games to be enjoyed on both the 360 and the PS3, so there is no need to worry about being left out because you have one console and not another... well... maybe not for Wii owners.

Anyway, The reason why I even brought this up in the first place is because I thought that the 360 was the best home gaming console when it came to racing games because of Forza and PGR. I guess I was wrong.

Which bring me to the Wii...

Uh... no thank you.

one last thing, though; I read the (now-defunct) Electronic Gaming Monthly when the Wii came out and I saw a 'quickie review' for GT Pro Series, and EGM actually said the following;

The Wii should be able to handle a serious driving sim, but it going to take a lot more effort than what we saw here

Anyway, my point is, I've been thinking about that for a long time, and that's why I brought it up. Hell, who knows, maybe for Nintendo's next console, maybe they will stick their toes in the pool and try a driving sim. because, after all, they can't stay being stuck in neutral refusing to compete with Sony and Mircosoft and catering to a niche market forever, can they?