Most realistic?

[OZMDD]

Of the games available for PS3, which would you consider the most realistic simulation, or at least most valuable for learning lines?

[jeff_man]

the only sim on PS3 is NASCAR 09 so you have to wait for GT5

Nfs: Shift sadly is the closest you will get to a sim and it's 1/2 an arcade racer. grid is more sim but you can only drive the cars they give you and there is no tuning, same with dirt 2.

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[Miatamaniac92]

Any of the GranTurismo series, hands down.

Chris

[jeff_man]

Any of the GranTurismo series, hands down.

Chris

you need a ps2 to play them, can't play ps2 games on a ps3 unless you bot the $600 lunch version in the first 6 months of release.

[Titus]

you need a ps2 to play them, can't play ps2 games on a ps3 unless you bot the $600 lunch version in the first 6 months of release.

I was at a pawn shop in Garland (30 and Beltline) a few weeks ago, and they had about 40 PS2s for sale... All were priced at $50, included controllers and power cord, and could be tested on site before you bought them.

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[goofygrin]

For the PC, the one that has felt most like driving for real has been LiveForSpeed: http://www.lfs.net/

[Brad]

IMHO Forza, looking forward to #3

[Vandit]

For PS3, check out Formula 1 Championship Edition.

[Kestrel]

IMHO Forza, looking forward to #3

Psssssst. Forza is only on xBox...



I have a PS3, and in addition to "arcade" type driving games like EA NASCAR, one F1 game and one IndyCar game, I have these three that I'd consider more driving simulators:

• GranTurismo 4
• GranTurismo 5 Prologue
• Need For Speed: Shift

I like them all. It's hard to beat the GT series, and like everyone, I'm waiting (impatiently) for the full version of GT5 to come out. There are a ton of real tracks -- including the famous Nurburgring -- and the driving dynamics seem pretty good.

The NFS series has been mostly arcade games up to this latest version, NFS:Shift, which is surprisingly more of a true simulator. The nice thing about NFS:Shift is the damage modeling. Crash your car, and you "feel" it, and you even see things like cracked windshields and buckled front hoods. The interface is a little arcade-like, with all kinds of splashy graphics and noises, but once you get into the car, the dynamics seem good. And you can customize the heck out of your cars -- both mechanically and visually (in the GT series, all you can do is pick from a few different paint colors) -- so that can be mildly entertaining.

So if I was only buying one, which would it be? Because of the damage modeling, and the fact that I can drive a Porsche Cayman and a Porsche GT3RS in NFS:Shift, I'd probably get that one. But I'd also put money aside to buy GT5 when it finally comes out (I expect that sometime in 2015 or so... ).

[OZMDD]

Cool. Thanks. I'll have to check out the Indy games. I picked-up GT5 Prologue at a pawns shop for $20!

[Kestrel]

...I'll have to check out the Indy games...

The Indy Car game I have is the worst game (not just the worst driving game) that I own. Avoid it. Or better yet, buy mine.