Looks like it will be released this year...

[Wobbie 938]

Lol.. Not Boris

Tempted to use Boris's initials, but that would be problematic indeed. 

[martin-w 3,234]

On 7/12/2020 at 5:19 PM, Wobbie said:

Lol.. Not Boris

Tempted to use Boris's initials, but that would be problematic indeed. 

 

😁

[dfanucci 127]

Just thought I'd stop by to say thanks for the support of those who got my true intentions of posting about the update regarding *the date* that MS updated the release article.

For the smartarses and rude folks, it sure does look like there was some meaning behind that article update now wasn't there?

I'll pick up the tab for the crow each one of you is choking down...

🙂

[Wobbie 938]

From Aerosoft's Mathijs Kok .. as you know, they will be marketing the boxed version of Microsoft Flight Simulator..

No,  let me explain what the boxed version actually contains. Microsoft Flight SImulator (that's the name, not FS2020) contains four major parts (Note the sizes are estimates from what we know at this moment.)

1. The simulator code itself (the 'sim') that is around 15 MB, this is a mandatory part of the sim.
2. The world and aircraft delivered by Microsoft, (that content depends on the version (the 'content') that is around 90 GB, this is a mandatory part of the sim.
3. Optional online streamed content (this is an optional part of the sim)
4. 3rd party files (clearly fully optional)

Our DVD's contains 'all' of part 2, apart from the updates Microsoft and Asobo do between the moment the the DVD's are pressed and release. When you install, the sim will updates all files immediately form the servers and you will get the very latest code for the simulator itself and all content is updated. This is very much a simulator that depends on the cloud if you want to use it to its full potential. So the boxed version makes it possible for people on a slower internet connection to get the sim installed without downloading the 'content'.  So the simulator is in every way, 100% the same. The boxed retail version just gets you a nice box, printed manual and about 90 Gb you do not have to download. There is no difference between boxed retail and the verison MS sells directly. 

[cmpbellsjc 2,960]

Since we have a release date for FS2020 we can put this one to bed.