I don't understand this need to switch to one or the other. We see this now in the XP camp. Unless HD space is an issue, and with the TB drives today it shouldn't be for most, both sims can live in harmony with each other. You can use P3D when you have aircraft/scenery  for it, and go back to FSX for aircraft/scenery that you already have but is not compatible or blocked from being used with P3D. This way you get the best of both worlds, and gives you more options. Same goes with X-Plane. I could understand not investing any more into the older sim, but why throw away, or not use what you already have?

I don't understand this need to switch to one or the other. We see this now in the XP camp. Unless HD space is an issue, and with the TB drives today it shouldn't be for most, both sims can live in harmony with each other. You can use P3D when you have aircraft/scenery  for it, and go back to FSX for aircraft/scenery that you already have but is not compatible or blocked from being used with P3D. This way you get the best of both worlds, and gives you more options. Same goes with X-Plane. I could understand not investing any more into the older sim, but why throw away, or not use what you already have?

A question I ask myself every time I see such posts. It seems to be a way of mentally closing the chapter on something, but you're right: logically its unnecessary.

 

The shots of the new affects and such have piqued my curiosity in P3D (mildly) for the first time though. Up to this point I have had absolutely zero interest.

I will be using one or the other. I have no interest in running two flight simulators that are (effectively) different versions of the same thing.

I will be using one or the other. I have no interest in running two flight simulators that are (effectively) different versions of the same thing.

 

+1

 

I am a one sim man anyway. In my case this means, since I don't use anything (of interest) for which I really need FSX, that FSX will be gone from my HD very soon, even if P3D performs worse than FSX. I simply want what P3D offers, no matter what. I probably will reinstall my OS before P3D has been released and if it's up to me I will never touch my FSX discs again.

I uninstalled FSX over a year and a half ago and have never looked back. It had corrupted it's self so badly, it would not even load up any more. At that time, P3D was at version 1.2 and 1.3 was just being released. Just the rock hard stability of the platform alone impressed the crap out of me. Since I have had versions 1.3 and 1.4 I have not had a single crash of the simulation, outside of the OOM errors I received from pushing too many high end add-ons together. I remember when I encountered my first one and immediately reported it on the Prepar3D forums. Rather than silence, one of the representatives actually apologized and admitted that under the DX9 limitations there was nothing they could do to solve this. The words "we are sorry" were used. I never recall Microsoft making any such statements. It was enough to make me actually care about the success of P3D.

 

I do recommend however that if you do remove FSX completely from your system as I did, to ensure you save your Simobjects, Effects, Gauges, and Sound folders as some aircraft need the default files to work. They are usually freeware aircraft, but they won't work properly without them.

 

I've still got FSX installed despite knowing I'm not going to use it anymore.

Gotta take the time to clean it completely off sometime this week.

You may want to keep some folders handy before you wipe them out. Particularly your Simobjects, Gauge, Effect, and Sound folders as some add-on aircraft (usually freeware) need files that are not part of the stock material in Prepar3D. You will need to move them over to work.

I don't understand this need to switch to one or the other. We see this now in the XP camp. Unless HD space is an issue, and with the TB drives today it shouldn't be for most, both sims can live in harmony with each other. You can use P3D when you have aircraft/scenery  for it, and go back to FSX for aircraft/scenery that you already have but is not compatible or blocked from being used with P3D. This way you get the best of both worlds, and gives you more options. Same goes with X-Plane. I could understand not investing any more into the older sim, but why throw away, or not use what you already have?

 

  I agree with this.   Between xplane, p3d, il2, BMS, DCS, ROF  I get the best simming experience with the best online experience for what ever type of flying I want to do.

 

   If you want to stick with one for whatever reason thats fine.  One sim doesnt have the breadth and depth for what I like to do.   If you are a one sim guy just stop justifying why, no point, I dont need to hear why you dont want the better features.

I'm gonna get it but keep fsx aswell

Whether you switch or not is entirely a personal matter. No one can be right or wrong, it's up to you.

 

If you are an early adopter, like I am, then you get to play with the latest and, hopefully, the greatest on the market.

If you are happy with what you have at the moment (FSX, FS9, FS2004... Sublogic) because your favourite press-button tube liner refuses to play nicely then fine.

 

It really doesn't matter.

Simming is what you get out of it, even if it's only a chance to have a good old moan on Avsim about frame rates, screen palette, contrast or the colour of that particular tree somewhere west of Heathrow.

I love it.

Keep 'em coming.

Anyone else find all the screenshots very dark and gloomy?

Not me- I find them far more realistic than the typical color palette of stock FSX.

Some jawdropping shots of New York City X in P3D 2.0

Some jawdropping shots of New York City X in P3D 2.0

 

Wow!

Some jawdropping shots of New York City X in P3D 2.0

 

Some jawdropping shots of New York City X in P3D 2.0

 

Makes you wonder what his frames were like.