After the 2005 E3Expo we ran a series of discussions (linked on our homepage) on The Future of Simulations where we asked the SimHQ Staff for their thoughts on the state of the simulations industry. We’ll now follow-up those discussions from the developers point of view. As a reference, you should also read this SimHQ 2000 two-part […]
Back To Page 2 SimHQ: Final question for you to ponder. For the last six or seven years people have predicted the ultimate death of the simulation genre. Where do you see simulations in 3 years? 5 years? Do you see yourself retiring making simulation games or will you have to switch to something more […]
Back To Page 1 SimHQ: Lets say ol’ Andy Bush was found to be the long lost son of Princess Anastasia (he’d be about the right age). After he receives the crown jewels of Russia he decides to tap you to create the ultimate simulation. Given an unlimited budget and unlimited scope, what would be […]
After the 2005 E3Expo we ran a series of discussions (linked on our homepage) on The Future of Simulations where we asked the SimHQ Staff for their thoughts on the state of the simulations industry. We’ll now follow-up those discussions from the developers point of view. As a reference, you should also read this SimHQ 2000 two-part […]
Back To Page 2 SimHQ: This one may seem like a no-brainer but there are at times controller problems with released titles. How do sim developers ensure that their upcoming titles will work with CH Products, Thrustmaster, Logitech, Saitek, etc. In addition, how important is it for you to have the latest controller hardware support […]
Back To Page 1 SimHQ: At the same time is there active interest from developers in producing an accurate flight sim for the console market? Would you yourself be interested in creating a realistic simulation (flight, ground, naval) that would run on a modern console system? Steve (Battlefront): We aren’t even looking to move over to […]
After the 2005 E3Expo we ran a series of discussions (linked on our homepage) on The Future of Simulations where we asked the SimHQ Staff for their thoughts on the state of the simulations industry. We’ll now follow-up those discussions from the developers point of view. As a reference, you should also read this SimHQ 2000 two-part […]
Back To Page 3 SimHQ: Games like Microsoft’s flight simulator have benefited from the add-on market. In fact, most of the cost shelled out concerning MSFS goes to add on scenery, aircraft and airports. Modularity has created a huge market for their title. Using MSFS as an example do you see any viability in a […]
Back To Page 2 SimHQ: To continue in the same vein, since manuals are expensive for developers to make, how much extra would you think a printed manual would add to the cost of a modern simulation? Chris (Lead Pursuit): A top notch color manual printed full version of the .pdf in Allied Force would probably […]
Back To Page 1 SimHQ: At the same time, this eliminates some of the traditional goodies that have come with boxed sims, like keycards, quick start manuals and ever increasingly rare full printed manual. Do you think that the loss of a paper manual has hurt the sales of simulations? David (Matrix Games): Absolutely! The number […]
After the 2005 E3Expo we ran a series of discussions (linked on our homepage) on The Future of Simulations where we asked the SimHQ Staff for their thoughts on the state of the simulations industry. We’ll now follow-up those discussions from the developers point of view. As a reference, you should also read this SimHQ 2000 two-part […]
Back To Page 2 SimHQ: Most mainstream publishers have shied away from the costs of creating a realistic simulation. This has lead to an almost cottage industry of small development studios that create and distribute titles with a minimum of help from the old studios. Do the new crop of independent sim devs (SimBin, […]
