Judging from the number of misplaced threads in the Microsoft Flight Forum, I have to wonder if Microsoft goofed in naming their product. What do you think would have made a more suitable name?Perhaps: Microsoft Flight GameCould send the wrong message I suppose.Regards, Mike Mann

Putting the word "Game" in the title, I don't think it would get many buyers. We want a simulator. Unless that's what you're trying to say?

Same ######, new wrapping... I really struggle to understand why they chose to rename the longest running game franchise in history. If it works, why fix it?

FS 11.

I like that they dropped simulator. Now it sounds fresh, and doesn't sound like Bus Simulator, Crane simulator, Farm Simulator. This guys are really abusing this word:http://www.uieg.de/index.php/simulatoren.html

I like that they dropped simulator. Now it sounds fresh, and doesn't sound like Bus Simulator, Crane simulator, Farm Simulator. This guys are really abusing this word:http://www.uieg.de/i...imulatoren.html

Yes I see your point, they also have a Forklift Truck Simulator as well.Regards, Mike Mann

Lets face it we ( simmers ) know that it is a flight sim and will buy it, by ommitting "Sim" from the title MS could appeal to a wider audience. " Flight " conjures all kinds of possiblities. Whereas " Flight Simulator " could appear singular and boring to some people.

Remember what Shakespeare said about renaming a rose. :(

I understand there are legal reasons for not naming it FS11, but "Flight" works for me.It's fresh, and it's a very broad, sweeping name, which implies greater possibilities rather than something narrow and focused.

They can give it any name they want, i'm sure i'll buy it anyway

PC Flight sims don't sell these days, because gamers do want this:

I bet this game's sales will be 10x of what Microsoft can achieve with MS Flight.

Judging from the number of misplaced threads in the Microsoft Flight Forum, I have to wonder if Microsoft goofed in naming their product. What do you think would have made a more suitable name?Perhaps: Microsoft Flight GameCould send the wrong message I suppose.Regards, Mike Mann

No, they didn't blow it, and the name is fine. The fact is "Simulator" in the name makes many people walk right by it on the shelf. "Simulator" in the name gives the impression of high complexity and dryness of a title only aimed at a certain audience.Microsoft "Flight" attempts to signify a break from the old and a fresh start aimed at a wider audience. "Flight" alludes to it being an entertainment title rather than JUST a simulation title. They are rebranding the title to appeal and put the emphasis on FLIGHT rather than SIMULATION. This move ensures that hardcore users of the title can take it to the simulation level while the casual user can enjoy the sensation of FLIGHT without having to buy a Cessna 172 handbook to figure it out.This move is not unlike the FAA "Be A Pilot" program. The program tries to show the general public that being a pilot is not so complex that it is out of reach therefore flying can be enjoyed by anyone of average intelligence.The parallel becomes more critical when you realize that both virtual and real flight is driven by new people coming in. If only the hardcore set bought flight, the franchise would die out. In the real world, the lack of new pilots coming in have forced dozens of airports to close at the cost of thousands of jobs. In the end I could give a rat's behind if they changed the name to "Supersonic Death Match Realm of Winged Revenge." If it keeps the franchise going and brings in new users - and the platform remains open addons by the likes of PMDG, LDS, Dreamteam, etc then good for Microsoft. New users can shoot each other down, while the rest of us can fully simulate a 747-400 in all its glory and the name becomes meaningless.

In the end I could give a rat's behind if they changed the name to "Supersonic Death Match Realm of Winged Revenge." If it keeps the franchise going and brings in new users - and the platform remains open addons by the likes of PMDG, LDS, Dreamteam, etc then good for Microsoft. New users can shoot each other down, while the rest of us can fully simulate a 747-400 in all its glory and the name becomes meaningless.

Totally agree. All hobbies new new blood coming in to help to maintain them.

FS 11.

I agree. I think "the old timers" like me (been flying FS since version 2.0 for the Commodore 64 when it was published, not by MS, but by SubLogic), will dub it FS 11, just to keep the historical perspective alive.

But how many people (especially newcomers) would have been confused about FS11. Is it FS Eleven or FS Two? Remember FS9 was actually called FS2004 ( or Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 A Century of Flight to give it it's full title). And nobody calls FSX "Flight Simulator Ten" do they?