X-Plane 11 Purchase Questions

[Airbus 14]

I am considering purchasing X-Plane and would like to try the demo first. How much drive space will the demo consume? Is the demo a fairly accurate measure of performance?  If I decide to buy this product how much drive space will the software consume? Will I be able to transition my sim hardware I.e.  rudder pedals, yoke and flightstick to X-Plane? 

Thanks for your help!

Airbus

[Murmur 3,941]

8 hours ago, Airbus said:

How much drive space will the demo consume?

Less than 10GB.

8 hours ago, Airbus said:

Is the demo a fairly accurate measure of performance?

Absolutely. The only two limitations of the demo are limited runtime (per session) and scenery limited to demo area. You can even install addons in the demo (except scenery).

8 hours ago, Airbus said:

If I decide to buy this product how much drive space will the software consume?

Steam lists 65GB for the complete installation, so you're looking to 80+ GB free at least if you want to install the whole world and add-ons (aircrafts, airports, etc.)

If you want to install ortho-scenery (satellite photos), there are no space limits depending on how much of the world you want to cover.

8 hours ago, Airbus said:

Will I be able to transition my sim hardware I.e.  rudder pedals, yoke and flightstick to X-Plane?

Yes of course.