Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

[Maniac]

Hello everyone, long time no post 

Alot of you might have seen the news that Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 is launching on the 18th of August. Im just here to inquire if there is people from the AH community that intend to play it?



If so it would be fun to maybe reconnect with old and new friends from here and perhaps fly togheter in a non combative environment? 

Anyone planning of getting it? Perhaps we could setup an discord community for it if we get enough interest in it?

Regards

Maniac.

[Spikes]

They had my money the moment they announced it.

[Wiley]

*looks at system requirements*  ...Well crap.

HT, can you just make AH look like that?  Pretty please?

Wiley.

[CptTrips]

They had my money the moment they announced it.

They'll get my money as soon as you install it and tell us it doesn't suck.
I see they have gliders.  If they have implemented a fairly good thermaling model, I'm in.

....

Wait....uh apparently they may not support VR initially.  What?  Are you kidding me? 

[Maniac]

Wait....uh apparently they may not support VR initially.  What?  Are you kidding me? 

Yep no VR from start, dont think Track IR is either (could be wrong here), but its on their "high priority" list.

[CptTrips]

Yep no VR from start, dont think Track IR is either (could be wrong here), but its on their "high priority" list.

OK.  Thanks.  I'll wait and see how things play out.  Makes me afraid that technology will be an second-class citizen after-thought to the platform.  We'll see.  I'll wait patiently.   

Seems I'm doing a lot of that lately.  I've been waiting a year for TeamFusion to supposedly add VR to Dover Blitz.  It's always "someday".  Then, they'll get more of my money "someday".  I'd pay another $60 for that add-on if they would do it.

Sorry.  Once you go VR,  it's hard to ever go back.   

 

[Oldman731]

HT, can you just make AH look like that?  Pretty please?

After their most recent attempt to resuscitate FSX, I'm wondering how much of the emphasis is on "simulator."  Watching the planes in the video, I'm not comforted.

But I guess we'll see!  Someday....

- oldman

[streakeagle]

The focus appears to be on ultra real landscapes with decent performance... which might mean everything else is taking a back seat.

I went for the highest tier package to get all the aircraft and airports. The aircraft don't impress me much compared to the great variety that was standard with FSX/Acceleration. But I got two I would want the most from civil aviation: Cessna 152 and Cessna 172, which are aircraft that I have several hours of front seat hands on the wheel and feet on the pedals time. I live in Orlando, so I am happy that they chose to do that one. I have lived in San Francisco and San Diego, so the San Fran airport and LAX are ones I have used many times, too. I don't think you can do a global flight sim without including New York and/or Chicago and I have flown to those airports a few times, too. So, I have plenty of places I have visited enough by air to appreciate the quality they are promising.

I hope MS FS 2020 doesn't disappoint me. Or it will be gone from my hard drive as fast as it gets installed, because I have too many other great alternatives.

[Maniac]

The focus appears to be on ultra real landscapes with decent performance... which might mean everything else is taking a back seat.

From what ive seen "everything else" is not taking an back seat

This guy in this video below is breaking down the features pretty good imo, for those interested in flight modelling, he talks about that at 7:30 in the video. But sure, when it comes to the feel of the flyin the jury is still out untill we can try it ourselfs.



Edit : Found another guy talking about the Flight Model, he starts talking about it in quite good detail at 9:00 in :



Here is some more videos focusing on realism in the sim (not flight model focused tough):





And heres an detailed breakdown of the Aircraft available at launch :

[Vulcan]

Yep no VR from start, dont think Track IR is either (could be wrong here), but its on their "high priority" list.

Yeah that put me off. It may be that the guy that does Flyinside will port it to the new version (Flyinside gives you VR for the current version of FSX).

[Spikes]

They'll get my money as soon as you install it and tell us it doesn't suck.

Ok?

[CptTrips]

Ok?

Sorry.  I'm still bitter about pre-paying for Battlefield V.   

It's like the opening scene in Saving Private Ryan.  You never want to be in the first wave off the boat.   

[Maniac]

Sorry.  I'm still bitter about pre-paying for Battlefield V.   

It's like the opening scene in Saving Private Ryan.  You never want to be in the first wave off the boat.   

You can play the game on PC with Xbox gamepass, in my country i can get the first month for 1 dollar, then the following months if you choose to continue the subscription is like 4 dollars. Could be an good way to try it out.

And yes, Battlefield V was horrible imo.

[CptTrips]

You can play the game on PC with Xbox gamepass, in my country i can get the first month for 1 dollar, then the following months if you choose to continue the subscription is like 4 dollars. Could be an good way to try it out.

And yes, Battlefield V was horrible imo.

Thanks.  I really have no interest until they have VR.  By then I assume there will be plenty of reviews on Youtube. 

I'd really love to so some long cross country soaring.  Finally get my Bronze, Silver, Gold badges. 

[Ack-Ack]

I've been in the closed beta and the game looks incredible and was fully intending to get it on release.  However, I saw the different pricing packages and MS is fully monetizing the game.  If you want the detailed airports, etc., You have to pay more than the standard version. For detailed airports, you'll have to pony up $120 for that package.