G'day,

 

so I've been keeping an eye out for retail availability of the PMDG 737NGX in Europe for about a month now but haven't had much success. For the record, I live in Germany but definitely want the English retail version. I believe the only shop that had it in stock was Aerosoft at a fairly hefty €59.90. I seem to remember that Amazon.co.uk used to have it in stock for a price somewhere in the €40s last year but right now Amazon.co.uk only appears to have the French CD version listed. They no longer even have a listing for the UK/ENG version so you can't even create a backorder for when they receive new stock.

 

Does anyone here know what's up with that? Is PMDG moving to a digital only format? Or is more retail stock in the making and on the way? Or are they bundling the PMDG 737NGX with their other 737 add-on for a brand new retail release? Or... what gives?

 

 

Cheers in advance for any useful hints

 

Daniel

 

 

Is PMDG moving to a digital only format?

 

PMDG has been digital only for a long time now (I don't think they've ever had retail products, actually, but I won't say for sure).  It's up to re-sellers to make it into a retail product.

 

For what it's worth, it's all the same if you buy it and then burn it to your own CD.  You just don't get a pretty box...

Ah, I see. Thanks a lot . I originally wanted a box because I seemed to remember that the no longer listed retail box on Amazon.co.uk mentioned some charts and checklists as box contents but I can no longer find any references to such box contents so I might have erred on that one.  -  Anyway, I guess it wouldn't be a big deal to just print any charts and checklists which are probably included in PDF format with the digital copy so I guess I will indeed travel the digital route.

 

Thanks again,

 

Daniel

Hello Daniel,  Flightstore Pilot Supplies U.K. have the PMDG 737ngx800/900 boxed English version in stock, retailing at 41.24GBP PLUS Postage amounting to 50Euros plus postage See them online for yourself and decide. Hope this helps. Richard Welsh.

flightandfun.de (Germany) 53.99 Euro. Free shipping within Germany. (Currently in stock.)

PC Aviator Australia has the PMDG 737NGX boxed version for about  $AUS 90. That's close to 60 Euros.

 

I bought it from there last year (cheaper). Mine is definitely the English version.

PMDG has been digital only for a long time now (I don't think they've ever had retail products, actually, but I won't say for sure).

I recall seeing the PMDG 747-400X in a box at Micro Center a few years ago (key word being years, of course).

I recall seeing the PMDG 747-400X in a box at Micro Center a few years ago (key word being years, of course).

 

You clipped my post right before the most important part related to your point: re-sellers.

 

What you saw is someone licensed the PMDG product for re-sale.

You clipped my post right before the most important part related to your point: re-sellers.

 

What you saw is someone licensed the PMDG product for re-sale.

Maybe, I don't recall. Wasn't really too clear on what you meant when you said re-sellers.