I'm going to stay with FSX.  I'm getting excellent performance with my current settings and a few tweaks.

After reading a lot of the V2 feedback, V2 won't run anywhere as good as FSX on my current system, especially with my GTX560. 

Even my 580 might struggle too Maurice. I may look at P3D in the future, but I am reluctant to go down that hardware upgrade path at this stage.

I use to upgrade my hardware when ever a new version of fs was released, this time I want to get my moneys worth out of  my current set up. As I get older, I think, what the heck, I am happy with what I have, why tear it up.

Still running FS9 here. Seeing as I only see FSX, P3D, and X-plane being mentioned up there, I guess that makes the people running FS9 nobodies.

3 platforms to choose from, and fantastic ones too. Even FSX is far... far from being retired. 

 

The only downside to having three platforms however is definitely third party developers being scattered all over the place, instead of everyone focusing on making one platform as best as possible. Luckily P3D and FSX are very compatible in terms of development, and this is why I think most devs will stick to this for the time being. 

Even my 580 might struggle too Maurice. I may look at P3D in the future, but I am reluctant to go down that hardware upgrade path at this stage.

 

Same here.  I see it as something I may try in the future after a PC upgrade (at least a few more years).

But that also depends.  If processor speed makes a big jump by then, I may just concentrate on FSX.

 

 

 As I get older, I think, what the heck, I am happy with what I have, why tear it up.

 

Couldn't have said it better myself.

 

 

Still running FS9 here. Seeing as I only see FSX, P3D, and X-plane being mentioned up there, I guess that makes the people running FS9 nobodies.

 

I Still fly FS9 as much as FSX B) .

 

 

3 platforms to choose from, and fantastic ones too. Even FSX is far... far from being retired. 

 

The only downside to having three platforms however is definitely third party developers being scattered all over the place, instead of everyone focusing on making one platform as best as possible. Luckily P3D and FSX are very compatible in terms of development, and this is why I think most devs will stick to this for the time being. 

 

Excellent points.  I still feel the majority of simmers will be flying FSX.  P3D is not exactly mainstream at the moment.

Still running FS9 here. Seeing as I only see FSX, P3D, and X-plane being mentioned up there, I guess that makes the people running FS9 nobodies.

You are still a flight simmer like the rest of us, regardless of what platform you use.

After all the years and all the add-ons I've put into FSX, along with all the grey hairs, and have it running just the way I had always hoped, why on earth would I even consider changing sims ?    

If and when I see that it'll be a worthy change, I'd probably consider it, but right now, I'm enjoying my A2A C-172 Trainer w/Accusim too much to change anything.

Next year when I put together a new computer seems like it would be a better time to change sims, as it is, my "antique" is content with FSX :wink:

 

 

jime

The possibilities and the pitfalls of P3D are yet to be fully realized. As of right now, FSX is a safe place to be.

 

 

3 platforms to choose from, and fantastic ones too. Even FSX is far... far from being retired.

I am glad you said that Mir, would hate to see FlightBeam move away from FSX.

 

 

Luckily P3D and FSX are very compatible in terms of development, and this is why I think most devs will stick to this for the time being.

Yep - XPX users will rue this day. As P3D breaths more life into the FSX engine, it also sucks the life out of XPX.

 

 

You lost for words Dave ? :lol:

Love my FS 9.5.

Yep - XPX users will rue this day. As P3D breaths more life into the FSX engine, it also sucks the life out of XPX.

 

I'm sorry to break your hopes. X-Plane has never done in the past so good, as it's doing now. The last months saw a plethora of hi-quality add-ons and of new developers entering the X-Plane market. :good: But if you think less competition is desirable for the end user, good for you...

Amazing how people always forget FS9, even though it's the sim for really serious sinners ... erm simmers!