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Xbox News by Ellie Gibson

24 June, 2005

Fans of Xbox racer Forza Motorsport and them games you get in arcades with three tellies will be pleased to hear that the game has a hidden feature, called Network Cockpit, which allows you to recreate the experience at home.

Forzamotorsport.net has all the details, but basically you'll need at least two Xboxes, a copy of the game for each console and, of course, a bunch of TVs.

Then it's a matter of hooking it all up with the same Ethernet cables and hub you'd use for System Link and faffing about for a bit before enjoying all the thrills and spills of multiple-screen racing. And what's more, you can also take it online via Xbox Live.

"For added immersion, change the room around your set up," suggests Forzamotorsport.net.

"Adjust your chair relative to the screen. Run your sound through stereo speakers. Hook up a steering wheel and pedals. Place fuzzy dice over the television. Put a bobble head on your dashboard. You may think we’re joking, but a good racing set up is worth sitting in for hours and hours." Right.

You can read a review of Forza Motorsport here.

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ecureuil
24/06/05 @ 10:42
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I remember F355 on the DC doing this. Pretty nice, I gotta say, even though I'll never use it.
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24/06/05 @ 10:43
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actually, I'm thinking of making a little arcade racing chair at home. I estimated a cost of 100 Euros (with second hand Rocar seat and wood from Bauhaus) - I already have the ff steering wheel with pedals.
rocketScience
24/06/05 @ 11:13
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But is there a decent wheel for the X-Box yet? I certainly haven't seen one as good as the Logitech PS2 Driving Force Pro. Shame really, Forza is good.
Tweakmonkey
24/06/05 @ 11:41
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Cool feature indeed. This will surely sell Xboxs in Japan.
geepersd
24/06/05 @ 14:50
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you can always use a PS2 to XBOX controller adapter to get the best choice of steering wheel / pedals
TheBoyChris
24/06/05 @ 16:47
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One of the designers made a custom rig for this:
http://spaces.msn.com/members/joelrobinson/PersonalSpace.asp
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Ouchie!
dwangmatisch
24/06/05 @ 20:37
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This has been around for playstation 2 since Gran Turismo 3:

http://www.itmedia.co.jp/games/articles/0502/02/news019.html
meggsy
25/06/05 @ 13:51
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" This has been around for playstation 2 since Gran Turismo 3"

That example however looks suspiciously like GT4, and also requres 3 ps2s and 3 copies of the game so it's even more expensive to set up (or more difficult to borrow the neccessary items )
Tweakmonkey
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Why is it more expensive to set up?
meggsy
26/06/05 @ 16:41
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Well as xbox and PS2 consoles and their games are similar prices (new and second-hand respectively), a set-up with 2 consoles and 2 games would be cheaper than the other set-up requiring 3 consoles and 3 games.

ralphwolfenstein
27/06/05 @ 08:16
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"I remember F355 on the DC doing this"

I'm pretty sure I remember the arcade version doing this, and the DC version NOT doing it... GT3 had the option though

Correct me if I'm wrong on either count. I may well be.

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