I like this guy (not everyone does I know that), he's right to the point and always call a spade a spade.

 

http://asn.aerosoft.com/?page_id=12850

 

Any comments on his article?

There's no mention of the previously much-trumpeted Aerosoft Flight Simulator 2012. Perhaps aerosoft have also realised that there's no money to be made from a new flight simulator?

Any comments on his article?

 

Yes... I learned the following:

 

You can't polish a xxxxx.

 

Very enlightening.

LOL It surely is coincidence but it almost seems that in 8 out of 10 posts that I read from you, you are talking about 'calling a spade a spade'. But maybe that's because I sometimes read Orbx-related posts. Anyway, I like the guy too, even though (afaik) he has blocked me on the Aerosoft forum due to some disagreement about something. I don't agree though with the cause of Flight's fall being the closed architecture. Sure, that didn't help, but I can understand a closed architecture being needed at first (since Flight was a work in progress). I think Flight failed because the wrong people were in charge. Simple as that, really. If someone with vision for a flying game had been in charge, this wouldn't have happened.

LOL It surely is coincidence but it almost seems that in 8 out of 10 posts that I read from you, you are talking about 'calling a spade a spade'. But maybe that's because I sometimes read Orbx-related posts.

 

OK I'll change my saying for "straight shooter".... :Hug:

Flight failed because the wrong people were in charge. Simple as that, really.

 

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And, as I pointed out on another thread, I found Mathijs "celebration" of the announcement of FLIGHT's dismiss rather inappropriate...

I think Flight failed because the wrong people were in charge. Simple as that, really. If someone with vision for a flying game had been in charge, this wouldn't have happened.

And, as I pointed out on another thread, I found Mathijs "celebration" of the announcement of FLIGHT's dismiss rather inappropriate...

Agree with both of you.

Snave always had a way with words, a while has passed since i saw him posting , noted his " Real Name " is now in use as well, I wonder if a new more conservative "Simon Says" blog is upon us.

 

 

Any comments on his article?

 

 

I have a comment on his article...it's dumb, and he's wrong.

We'll never know why MS cancelled Flight, but it's not because of the product itself.

Unless someone here is high-high up Microsoft brass, or MS accounting at the very least, deciding why Flight got discontinued is all conjecture based solely personal opinions, at best.

 

Mods, aren't we tired of raising threads starting with things like anti-Flight articles, within a Flight forum?

 

I'd lock it several posts ago.

 

 

Sorry all, having a bad morning. Happens to us all.

Like the author, I also think Flight was setup to fail (IMHO). It's no secret even going back years, that the MS bean counters tried to kill the FS franchise before. It survived to a large part from the support of Bill Gates. When he left they had their chance, but they still had a 25 year tradition to break, so too quiet the outcry of the franchise loss, they came up with FLIGHT, which they didn't actively promote. If you look at the Gamer sites, which were suppose to be the targeted market, there were nearly a peep about it. G4 which is one of the biggest (and also have a cable TV network), didn't even post a press release about it's release. Then only release one region (Hawaii, (Remember Alaska DLC wasn't really given a chance)) offering part of it for free, with one of only 3 aircraft with cockpits included. (Again the carbon Cub wasn't given a chance, so I don't count it) the remainder being external models only doomed it. By offering the initial release for free, it cut off many initial sales. It's human nature that if something is free, unless there is something overwhelming like say offering the entire world many people won't buy the actual product. With the available content at the time limited to the remaining islands of Hawaii, much of the terrain similar, I fear that is what happened. I know this probably wasn't true in this sim community but more for the general gamers Now that it failed, they can use that as an excuse to kill any future attempt to resurrect the FS franchise.

<br />Mods, aren't we tired of raising threads starting with things like anti-Flight articles, within a Flight forum?<br />

 

I agree. Now closed.