Now that we know a little about what to expect from MS Flight. What do you expect the future holds for FSX and how can we keep it fresh as Microsoft will surely abandon it.

I think the Flight announcement just made a lot of addon developers very happy, because FSX now has a long an bright future.

What do you expect the future holds for FSX and how can we keep it fresh as Microsoft will surely abandon it.

I think they abandoned it a long time ago, about 5 minutes after SP2 was released.

I think they abandoned it a long time ago, about 5 minutes after SP2 was released.

I agree about that. FSX is and have been long dead for MS for a long time now

FSX is looking good and working perfectly, so why should I change anything. Prepar3d isn't my thing with this subscribing thing. I'll test Flight and see how it performs.

FSX has a dated graphics engine and has lots of bugs. It's code base desperately needs revision to make better use of DX10, DX11, CPU multi threading, and modern graphics cards, particularly when it comes to lighting and soft particle physics. MS will never do this revision now and it is a truism that everything made by man decays if it is not developed. If you disagree, take a look at RoF or DCS A-10c and compare their lighting effects and performances with those of FSX. These combat flight sims, developed on a shoe string, are now much better in many respects than FSX, albeit without the latter's scope and detail.Our only hope now is P3D. If LM can only sell it by subscription rather than as a one-time licence, XP-10 looks to be best positioned, or as a rank outsider, AeroflyFS if they can ramp up development quickly enough.http://www.aeroflyfs.com/index.php/en/Cheers,Noel.

I think that part of the joy of FSX is buying new stuff. So..... as long as the new stuff keeps coming, I will continue to buy it. With that in mind, I don't really need P3D at this time.Bob

Edited January 4, 201214 yr by N1G

It would be a great time for Level-D to release the 757 right now.

After communing with the spirits, my opinion is that FSX will be the dominant platform for the 'hard-core/enthusiast' crowd for quite a long time to come.

After communing with the spirits, my opinion is that FSX will be the dominant platform for the 'hard-core/enthusiast' crowd for quite a long time to come.

+100

We've long held the belief that MS FS9 and FSX are the only viable Flight Simulators for a large segment of flight sim enthusiasts.It remains to be seen what P3D and Flight will offer for the future but we are actually rethinking our approach to FS9 development given recent developments. :(

After communing with the spirits, my opinion is that FSX will be the dominant platform for the 'hard-core/enthusiast' crowd for quite a long time to come.

+1!Cheers,- jahman.

We've long held the belief that MS FS9 and FSX are the only viable Flight Simulators for a large segment of flight sim enthusiasts.It remains to be seen what P3D and Flight will offer for the future but we are actually rethinking our approach to FS9 development given recent developments. :(

Ron, That would be good news. I fly FSX and FS9 and it's always good to have options. There are still a number of developers who produce for both platforms.

We've long held the belief that MS FS9 and FSX are the only viable Flight Simulators for a large segment of flight sim enthusiasts.It remains to be seen what P3D and Flight will offer for the future but we are actually rethinking our approach to FS9 development given recent developments.

It's rather ironic that the release of MS Flight will probably secure the future of FSX and FS9. Who expected that?

Our only hope now is P3D. If LM can only sell it by subscription rather than as a one-time licence

HelloP3D is sold by subscription