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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Roo" data-source="post: 139364" data-attributes="member: 3068">Judging by some of the download numbers of cabinet-specific VP stuff, HyperPin, etc, I think it's quite a bit higher than that.  Obviously still pretty niche, though.I think some of it may have to do with the quality of pinball software in years/decades past.  Not dissing those games, but technology in general has  come a long way in recent years.  I bet in a lot of the hardcore Pinsiders' minds their idea of virtual pinball is '90s-style 2D stuff.  I think some of the more outspoken guys are pretty close-minded about it, honestly.  I mean I get that it's still not real, but modern physics engines are pretty good.  It wouldn't be worth spending a lot of money on a virtual cabinet if they weren't.  I wonder if some of the older guys still harbor grudges against video games in general because of how they contributed to pinball's drop in popularity.For less hardcore fans, I still think cabs might pique their interest.  I met a guy who had fond memories of playing TZ and whatnot in college, but hadn't been around pinball much since then.  I talked about my cab that I was getting and he was like, "wow, I didn't even think about pinball being something that would work as a video game".  But he was totally into the idea.  He probably won't get a cab, but I told him about TPA for the PS3.I totally get that most people don't have the money/space/desire for a cabinet. But to me, playing a pinball sim without a cabinet is like playing a racing sim without a wheel and pedal set up.  You can do it, but it's just not the same experience. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />Speaking of racing, I remember when Microsoft showed off Forza Motorsport at E3 on a triple-monitor rig with wheel and pedals.  Most people won't play it that way at home, but it got a lot of press because it was extremely novel to most people -- something they didn't even know was possible.  Kind of like a virtual pincab...</blockquote>

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