E3 2019 - for XBox and Windows PC

[Mister Fork]

Mabye they'll have a decent damage and systems failure model?  Sure it looks purdy and all. But can I have an engine fire? Does it simulate bird strikes? Icing? Tire blowouts?

Been flying from place to place for decades since it was made by Sub Logic. I want some drama! Action! Unruly passengers! Emergency landings! Make it real!

[Spikes]

Mabye they'll have a decent damage and systems failure model?  Sure it looks purdy and all. But can I have an engine fire? Does it simulate bird strikes? Icing? Tire blowouts?

Been flying from place to place for decades since it was made by Sub Logic. I want some drama! Action! Unruly passengers! Emergency landings! Make it real!

I believe there was a program called FSPassengers a while back. It was interesting, basically just a small add-on where you could "run" your own airline. You made money, could buy fleet planes, etc. In flight you had to do drink and food rounds, movies, cabin announcements, etc. It also added realism where you couldn't drop flaps or gear above a certain speed (would have to emergency land if you did), would get penalized for "overspeed", abrupt movements you could hear passengers scream and that would effect your flight rating.

Much different than what you suggest, but was still cool nonetheless.

[perdue3]

Flight Sim RPG would be very cool. Plenty of ideas on how to make ot happen. Quite frankly, flying around from A to B is boring.

[Lusche]

I haul around alot of goods & passengers in E:D, ATS, ETS2, I wouldn't mind doing similar with that new flight sim... if it will run on my pathetic excuse of an computer 

[icepac]

Been using mouse, keyboard, steering wheel, and flight sticks on Xbox for a couple of years.     Sure, it required a bit of work but each update and new add on products make it easier than ever.

The advantage of Xbox for online gaming is that it's 10,000 percent harder to hack as compared to the PC platform version of the same game.

Grand theft auto 5 is a good example.
The pc version has lobbies full of modest and hackers while the console versions often make it years before the masses have access to hacks/mods.

[Ack-Ack]

Been using mouse, keyboard, steering wheel, and flight sticks on Xbox for a couple of years.     Sure, it required a bit of work but each update and new add on products make it easier than ever.

The advantage of Xbox for online gaming is that it's 10,000 percent harder to hack as compared to the PC platform version of the same game.

Grand theft auto 5 is a good example.
The pc version has lobbies full of modest and hackers while the console versions often make it years before the masses have access to hacks/mods.

It's a myth that games are harder to hack on a console than a PC. 

We have banned thousands of players on consoles on our MMO over the years for it.

It is disgustingly easy.

[eagl]

Who cares if MSFS is "hacked"?  Fan mod availability can dramatically increase the customer base.  The aircraft and scenery designer from the old MSFS 4 made that the best version ever.

[Ack-Ack]

Who cares if MSFS is "hacked"?  Fan mod availability can dramatically increase the customer base.  The aircraft and scenery designer from the old MSFS 4 made that the best version ever.

There is some question amongst the MSFS third party developers whether or not they're going to be left in the dust with the new version of MSFS.

[eagl]

There is some question amongst the MSFS third party developers whether or not they're going to be left in the dust with the new version of MSFS.

MS has a history of picking the wrong direction when these decisions come up.  Or they initially make a good choice (MSFS 4.0 with the aircraft and scenery designer) only to roll it back which destroys user and third party innovation and kills off the product.  Also, any MS product that ends in "365".

They're going to end up with more people stealing subscription keys if they don't make it a product you can actually BUY instead of subscribe to, and it'll get only a limited user base if they don't open it up to third party developers for add-on features like scenarios, terrains, aircraft and cockpits, etc.  A full-up aircraft and scenery designer to let people play god and/or amateur aero engineer would be a great move but if I had to bet money on it, I'd wager that they go exactly 180 deg opposite of that.

[Mano]

graphics look good

 

[davidpt40]

Ironically, MS Flight Simulator has always had a terrible flight model.  I hope to see it more realistic.

[Chalenge]

There is some question amongst the MSFS third party developers whether or not they're going to be left in the dust with the new version of MSFS.

Come on! The FSDevelopers will have updated utilities out in a matter of days. This is what they do!

And there is zero indication of a subscription model.