Well compare a racing game in the arcade with recent racing games on high def consoles.
Personally I have about 10 times more fun with the wheel and pedals then I do using the controls, even with the much older racing games. It's also a lot more realistic to me, because you actually have to do the things... you do.
Played this one soccer kicking game in the arcade the other day too because they took a lot out of it. (Sadly it closed down.) Was also a heck of a lot more fun, realistic and immersive despite the graphics being PS2 era.
Wouldn't of really mattered to me though, if it wasn't. Imersion means a lot more to me then realism and games like Ms. Pacman can be more imersive then some games with better graphics or motion sensing... or in some cases both. (I'm looking at you farcry vengence.)
