Some news about the partnerships:

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2019/11/14/x019-microsoft-flight-simulator-reveals-first-wave-of-aircraft-partnerships/

 

That’s quite big news. It’s interesting that they are trying to make these planes as authentic as possible, yet pmdg still seem to think they’ve got a future with the sim (for example). Perhaps it’s only the 747 that Microsoft will produce. 

Link wasn't working for me, so i'll copy the list here:

 

• Airbus
• The Boeing Company
• CubCrafters
• Daher
• Diamond Aircraft Industries
• Aerei ICON
• Robin Aircraft
• Textron Aviation

1 minute ago, Superdelphinus said:

That’s quite big news. It’s interesting that they are trying to make these planes as authentic as possible, yet pmdg still seem to think they’ve got a future with the sim (for example). Perhaps it’s only the 747 that Microsoft will produce. 

Probably, but the default aircraft will never be as in-depth and as complex as companies like PMDG will produce them. I will be ecstatic when it features the correct engine startup procedure and some basic FMC and CDU functionality though, that will allow us to at least fly some semi-realistic flights with these aircraft. That will probably be enough for me for at least a year 🙂  

That used to be the case maybe, but I’m not so sure with these guys. If they say they’re making them as authentic as possible, then they are potentially going to be pretty special. We could have said the same thing about scenery (or weather) before, but that clearly isn’t the case from what we’ve seen over the last few months. 

34 minutes ago, Superdelphinus said:

That used to be the case maybe, but I’m not so sure with these guys. If they say they’re making them as authentic as possible, then they are potentially going to be pretty special. We could have said the same thing about scenery (or weather) before, but that clearly isn’t the case from what we’ve seen over the last few months. 

Not wanting to rain on this, but Asobo have said they are leaving aircraft and airports to the 3rd party developers for the most part. That only makes sense given what an undertaking it is to produce a highly detailed aircraft, let alone several at the same time.

1 minute ago, threegreen said:

Not wanting to rain on this, but Asobo have said they are leaving aircraft and airports to the 3rd party developers for the most part. That only makes sense given what an undertaking it is to produce a highly detailed aircraft, let alone several at the same time.

Why partner with aircraft manufacturers and say that they are going to make authentic aircraft then? I’m sure for the most part they will, but I think it’s a safe bet that they’re making a pretty cracking 747

Just now, Superdelphinus said:

Why partner with aircraft manufacturers and say that they are going to make authentic aircraft then? I’m sure for the most part they will, but I think it’s a safe bet that they’re making a pretty cracking 747

I'm sure these default aircraft will be giving that expression a whole new meaning compared to the default aircraft of our current sims.

41 minutes ago, Superdelphinus said:

That used to be the case maybe, but I’m not so sure with these guys. If they say they’re making them as authentic as possible, then they are potentially going to be pretty special. We could have said the same thing about scenery (or weather) before, but that clearly isn’t the case from what we’ve seen over the last few months. 

This is totally my idea as well. They specifically said that it’s going to be the most realistic flight simulation, meaning that whatever they put in there is going to be realistic. They have already proved that with all those jaw dropping videos. So, I bet the default aircrafts are going to be as realistic as the payware ones we already have. 

2 hours ago, Superdelphinus said:

That’s quite big news. It’s interesting that they are trying to make these planes as authentic as possible, yet pmdg still seem to think they’ve got a future with the sim (for example). Perhaps it’s only the 747 that Microsoft will produce. 

LOL funny, there is a reason why study level aircraft costs so much...

Microsoft's will be nothing like but expect a jump up from FSX levels. Trust me PMDG will be fine, but I think it will take 12 months or more from release before you'll have the resources to achieve the level of experience a Matt Davis or Froogle video to do some of those hardcore comercial flights...

1 minute ago, dtrjones said:

there is a reason why study level aircraft costs so much...

Because there's no competitive market.

If a dozen different companies were making them the prices would be lower.

2 minutes ago, Tuskin38 said:

Because there's no competitive market.

If a dozen different companies were making them the prices would be lower.

Maybe but It's all relative, even if you cut the price of some of the study level aircraft in half, it'll still probably cost more than Microsoft Flight Simulator, subscription talk aside.

The question will be can the default aircraft be modded? That would shorten up the work load and leave it to third party to simply add systems to make it more realistic. 

4 minutes ago, TravelRunner404 said:

The question will be can the default aircraft be modded? That would shorten up the work load and leave it to third party to simply add systems to make it more realistic. 

I would have to say no it will not be possible to modify default aircraft. One cannot really do much to mod any FSX or P3D model. With Model Converter X (MCX) it is possible (barely) to mod aircraft, default or otherwise.

7 minutes ago, TravelRunner404 said:

The question will be can the default aircraft be modded? That would shorten up the work load and leave it to third party to simply add systems to make it more realistic. 

That might be the wave of the future- adding a "Pro Pack" to a default aircraft since the superb exterior modeling is already beyond what we currently have.

Same for scenery- no more heavy work modelling each building for a city, airport or specific area- just offer higher res photo overlays for the new city and building mesh that already generated by Azure.