I'm not even going to add it up from FS9 to now. I've got all the purchase receipts in my email and if I added them up my head might explode.

Taking into account downloaded software, joysticks, and the actual sim itself including an expansion pack, would be at least A$700. However, if I were to include all the PC upgrades have done over the years (just to get some decent frame rates), then that figure could easily be into 5 digits, as I upgrade on a regular basis, and have been doing so for the past 20 odd years, so the cost would be astronomical to date :blink: I try not to think about that too much though :blush:

Well, when I first got into flight sim about 4 years ago it was with FS9. When I found FSX about 6 months later I picked it up. At the time I had no clue there were addons or an online community. So, for the first two years only about $200 US which was FS9, FSX, and a joystick. Then I discovered the online part of flight simming. In the past two years I have hand built a custom PC for flight sim, bought a yoke, throttle quadrants, planes, scenery, rudder pedal, 2 headsets with mics for Vatsim, a hand built mini stand to put the hardware on, and a TV to use as a flight sim display. All in told around $4,000 to $5,000 US. I would like to think at this point that I am finished; however, with new items such as the PMDG 777 coming out I'm afraid that is fanciful thinking on my part.

Over a period of more than 15 years....more than likely an amount equal to the Greek National Debt.

^^^ made me chuckle.

 

So I'm not the only one in denial about how much I've spent on flight sim, irrespective of the amounts we've spent.

 

Phew!

I used to spend around $800 a year on addons, but the last two or three years I've bought for around $100-200. Unless FS11 comes along this might be my last year simming. The only reason I reinstalled FSX a couple of years ago was in anticipation of Flight. I've done most of what there is to do in FS that interests me, but will keep it installed to practice in the C172 each spring to prep for real flying.

 

I don't know how much the cockpit peripherals have cost me, but I guess around $1.500.

Well, I've been playing for ~5 years.

 

Used the same PC this whole time, still works!

 

All in all,

 

Joystick+FSX w/ Acceleration+Add-ons has cost me maybe $300 in total, I bought my first add-on just in late 2012!

Probably close to 2,000 euros on software but the hardware side is another story. I've probably incrementally replaced my computer 6-7 times over the 15 years I've been simming but of course I've used them for other stuff than just flight simming too. The directly flightsim related hardware I have in front of me right now, I spent around 2,500 euros on. If MSFS still was in development the money spent on hardware would be even higher, so I don't mind the situation we have. Anyway, spread over the years and considering the pleasure I've gotten out of it, I don't mind.

I could tell you but she who must be obeyed would kill me!

I'd say 30-50% of my addon purchases has been wasted money.

 

I would have to agree. Close to $1500

Considering I have a motorcycle worth 40k...

 

Good God, what are you riding?? :ph34r:

 

Ian

Guess :-)

 

Hello

Software for FS9 > £3000

Software for FSX > £2000

Controls, avionics ect, around £1500.

 

I have now pretty much given up on buying anything for FSX and have more or less given up the hobby

And what proportion was spent with Microsoft on FS itself?

Curiously, this Monday I was doing these calculations: since 2005, I've spent around $750. Not much by US/UK/EU standards, but a lot comparing with some hobbies here in Colombia. The interesting of this is that half of those $750 were spent last year and more than 70% were in the last two years. Well, actually invested, because I only regret half of a purchase (which amounts up to only $15)

 

And (as almost everyone here) this is not counting PC upgrades, which may triple the quantities.