I don't know if there will be jets or not.I think I will just have to wait and see.

EDIT AGAIN: Am I the only one who just woked up to the fact that Flight (for the high settings) as a requirement of 64-bit for the OS and not 32, can this be the second surprise I was talking about?

I strongly suspect the only reason they state a 64 bit OS is because the RAM quoted for the higher settings is 6GB. Since only 4GB can be addressed in 32 bit systems, a 64 bit OS is necessary to be able to utilise 6GB. I would love there to be a 64 bit version of Flight, but I would be extremely suprised indeed if were available as anything other than a 32 bit application.

Facts....blah blah blah...attempt to use facts

Alain trying to use facts?! Wow! That's new. :(

I strongly suspect the only reason they state a 64 bit OS is because the RAM quoted for the higher settings is 6GB. Since only 4GB can be addressed in 32 bit systems, a 64 bit OS is necessary to be able to utilise 6GB. I would love there to be a 64 bit version of Flight, but I would be extremely suprised indeed if were available as anything other than a 32 bit application.

That is indeed why a 64-bit OS is needed if Flight can use 6GB of rams, do you think that you'll be able to use more than 6GB if you have them installed in your rig..... :( ....that will be a BIG mistake from MS to say that a 64-bit OS is needed if in fact Flight is a 32-bit application.....talk to me about misleading their customers.....so Flight will need a 64-bit to run well on high settings as stated by MS..By the way Laminar just announced that they will work on making XP-10 a 64-bit.....coincidence??

Alain trying to use facts?! Wow! That's new. :(

No it's not new, it's just that you don't know what I know and it's pi$$ing you off, that's all.

Regarding the OP's query, as usual I say 'who cares'? Said it before and I'll say it again, FS has always been about GA for the everyman featuring a Cessna, not jet transports - that theme seems to continue with Flight but on steroids. MS can do whatever they like with LIVE, Missions/gameplay - that's cool. All I ask is the whole planet in reasonable detail as usual, a solid weather engine and full 3rd party support so the devs can give us the custom hi fidelity airliners to which we 'long time enthusiasts' are accustomed.

Its a game. There will be a basic 737-800 or learjet.

according to this thread...yes there will be jetshttp://forum.avsim.net/topic/356782-lets-close-the-deal-poll/

That is indeed why a 64-bit OS is needed if Flight can use 6GB of rams

I personally never drew any inference that Flight itself would actually use / need 6 GB RAM, so I don't think there has been any misleading statements on the part of MS. I took the 6GB to mean that is what is required to be installed in the PC if one were to run Windows 7 64 bit plus Flight. Since a boot into Windows 7 64 bit with just a couple of basic apps running already can easily absorb 2GB of real memory, I would never draw a conclusion that Flight itself would need 6GB and as a consequence be a 64 bit application. If MS felt that Flight needed 6GB of RAM, then I imagine their system target for running on high settings would require 8 - 12 GB of RAM, not 6 GB.That said, it really is high time that we ubiquitously got 64 bit gaming applications. There is no current game on the planet (and a huge number of old ones) that could run anywhere remotely near an acceptable level of performance on 32 bit hardware. I have lost count of how many years it has been since 64 bit processors came onto the market but it would have to have been sometime in the early to mid 2000s.

Just curious, but 10GB seems like far more than just Hawaii.

That's what I've been thinking too.

It's not an Vans RV-7 :( It's an RV-6.Lol, I think maybe that only matters to me... :(

I stand corrected. It could be fun though, buzzing Hawaii in that little bird. It could become my favourite default plane!

That's what I've been thinking too.

Well not really because if M$ flight is going to be arcade game it has probably lots of stuff we did not see in FSX, lots of missions, stories, maybe you can even walk outside aircraft. That can make it to be 10GB even with Hawaii only.

I personally never drew any inference that Flight itself would actually use / need 6 GB RAM, so I don't think there has been any misleading statements on the part of MS. I took the 6GB to mean that is what is required to be installed in the PC if one were to run Windows 7 64 bit plus Flight. Since a boot into Windows 7 64 bit with just a couple of basic apps running already can easily absorb 2GB of real memory, I would never draw a conclusion that Flight itself would need 6GB and as a consequence be a 64 bit application. If MS felt that Flight needed 6GB of RAM, then I imagine their system target for running on high settings would require 8 - 12 GB of RAM, not 6 GB.That said, it really is high time that we ubiquitously got 64 bit gaming applications. There is no current game on the planet (and a huge number of old ones) that could run anywhere remotely near an acceptable level of performance on 32 bit hardware. I have lost count of how many years it has been since 64 bit processors came onto the market but it would have to have been sometime in the early to mid 2000s.

Ho! no no no no no, if Flight was a 32-bit application MS would have said Window 7 32-bit with 4GB of rams, we all know that some peoples still use the 775 socket (like I had before) if you are using Window 7 32-bit on a 775 socket you don't need 6 or 8GB of rams (775 socket use 2 x 2, 2 x 4, 4 x or 4 x 4 GB) so a Window 7 32-bit will use only (on a 775 socket) 2 x 2 GB and MS wrote Window 7 64-bit with 6GB of memory.

Each 32 bit application runs fine on 64 bit OS, even FSX runs fine on 64 bits.That is only a suggestion, it doesn't imply anything. Flight will be a pure 32bit game but it will run better on 64 OSs cause they are more stable.I see people having 6-8-12GB of RAM playing FSX. What a waste of RAM and money, just open the task manager when FSX is running and you will notice that it never goes beyond 2 GB of RAM occupation, maybe a bit more ( up to 3GB ) if many heavy addons are involved.

It's not an Vans RV-7 :( It's an RV-6.Lol, I think maybe that only matters to me... :(

OMG, where's LAdamson!!??He'll be doing backflips and cartwheels over that.He only mentions how he owns one in just about every post he makes.

Just curious, but 10GB seems like far more than just Hawaii.

That nice battleship uses 5GB, and the wooden gang planks have been modelled to a resolution of 1mm.