How many of you will buy FSX the day it is released?
I have decided to wait until DX10 is released because I am going to get a new rig and hope that if any patches are released, I can do it all in one swoop.  After waiting for more info, I am starting to think that FSX is going to be a disappointment.  Other than improved mesh and weather,(which already exist on the market), I am just not seeing the kind of improvements that I had hoped for.  It sounds like ATC will be in the same format, just better voices.  That is not something to write home about.  Same default airlines, no FMC, nothing amazing to say wow.  Although I will still buy it, Im not sure how they can fix this, but the freeware and payware market has outpaced MS so far they really cant catch up at this point.  To include even the basic elements of all the new stuff would take more time and money than MS is willing to invest.  I think you will eventually see continuous patches or upgrades in the future rather than new releases.  Too many changes and improvements happen over 2 years for MS to compete with.  Now before everyone makes claims about whining, this is ONLY my opinion, everyone is entitled to their own and how they wish to express it.  I feel that my gratitude to the freeware and payware market should be expressed for truly pushing the boundaries for FS.  Without their hard work, the sim would be nowhere near what it is today.  Todd

Its been said over and over, "FSX looks about the same as FS9 with good addons, so im not happy with FSX" Well you havent tried it yet so whos to say you dont like it? And remember, if FS9 with add-ons looks like Default FSX, imagine FSX with add-ons. i know for one that the flight dynamics have been made better and who knows what elce they have improved, we need to wait for its release before we jump to a conclusion "I don't like FSX"

I really wasnt saying that I wont like it, Im just trying to get at the point that MS is going to have some big decisions to make about he future of this platform.  Since the freeware and payware markets will continue to drive the sim,  I dont think MS has much choice but to jump on the wagon if it wants to reap the benefits.  There isnt much benefit to MS spending millions of dollars every 2 years to release a product for 50-70 dollars, when payware alone sometimes costs that much.  With freeware and payware reaching incredible realism, how will MS market a sim that doesnt live up to the current standards of the market?  I assume that is why they are heading towards x-box features and such.
After thinking about this some more, maybe adding some of the game like features will attract a larger audience that may ultimately stabilize the franchise.  I just hope they can get the right balance so we dont head down the path of Train Sim.  Todd

No, it is great that it costs as little as it does.  I just dont know how they will continue to do so in the future, without making some sort of adjustments.  Who would have thought that the FS community would explode the way it has.  Maybe MS will have to hire some of these individuals and come out with a kick ass revolutionary flight sim.  Todd

Fozzer, as usual, will be rushing off to his local Game Shop to thrust loadsa money into the shop-keeper's sweaty palms for the luxury of purchasing FS X, immediately it is released....
...exactly the same as he has with all his other MS Flight Simulators... ...!

I collect 'em.... ...!

Paul "Loadsa-money" Fosbery.... 8)...!

Even though I am fan of the FS series, I have to say that Microsoft still has a long way to go when it comes to the flight models. For one, they have to fix the high-speed bug encountered in the FS series whenever a player reaches the limit. Microsoft would also need work on making FS understand the dynamics files a little better. I have learned from experience that the "aircraft.cfg" is pretty dang hard to understand when it comes to making anything stable. I guess it's because I'm the type who makes car addons instead.

Lmao.

Maybe they should release FSX with a slightly different name? : "FSX, the prophecy comes true / we did ya like kippers"

Perhaps more folk in the 'sim' community are begining to realize MS is NOT in business to give quality & accuracy. Their business is based on short life span high volume sales, period!

The bulk of our community say 70~90% are what might be categorized as casual gamers. purists and aviation enthusiasts account for a small minority. MS is not going to deliver what a small minority wants, there simply is not enough return in it for them. Hence things like air dynamics etc are taylored for the masses who would find aerodynamic concepts and historical accuracy too challenging. In other words, getting it right results in either a poor seller or a long life span product - not good for business.

An example is the fact that you hardly ever see anyone complain about the bull**** ground speed in any of these sims. Trust me on this, 200 feet altitude at 450 knots is very, very different from what you see in CFS1/2/3 FS9 etc. In the virtual world the average punter would fly straight into the side of a hill if MS sims were accurate in this respect. Although in my opinion they should at least get this one right as it would be a major selling point.

Someone on this thread stated that FSX will have improved flight modelling, I don't think so.

Personally I would agree with the general concensus that MS are hedging toward gaming, i.e. xbox and it's offsprings.

For the enthusiast minority, I think it would be better to 'wait and see'. After all, plenty out there who are so eager to get the latest offering no matter what you tell em. This way there will be plenty of feedback, and at least FSX will have been given a chance.

Alternatively, re-write all the airfiles, damage profiles, model scaling, and make accurate sound files. Then you have a half decent sim.

(or just take up fishing or something like that)

Jasper

I won't be buying unless I can get my hands on a rig that will allow me to run it with full settings. And, considering that I will probably never have such a system, I'll just have to learn to live without FSX.