1 hour ago, Nedo68 said:

with the boxed version you will get a onlinecode too where you can downloadind it from the store,

Was this actualy confirmed by MS or Mathijs Kok? It was presumed by users that this must be the case but Mathijs had to check and confirm it (or not).

2 hours ago, GEKtheReaper said:

Was this actualy confirmed by MS or Mathijs Kok? It was presumed by users that this must be the case but Mathijs had to check and confirm it (or not).

https://forum.aerosoft.com/index.php?/topic/154700-aerosoft-official-retail-partner-for-microsoft-flight-simulator/&do=findComment&comment=989188

 

edit: for the collectors there is also a small Book inside the package!

i have to wait a few days longer (21.8) until i can install it, but i hope

the alpha status stays long enough 😅

Edited July 16, 20205 yr by Nedo68

@Nedo68 your link goes to the page 1 of that AS Thread and indeed it seams that Mathijs confirms your presumtion.

Unfortunately on Page 2 of the same thread Mathijs kind of takes back what he confirmed... and this time 3 times in a row...

https://forum.aerosoft.com/index.php?/topic/154700-aerosoft-official-retail-partner-for-microsoft-flight-simulator/&do=findComment&comment=989324

https://forum.aerosoft.com/index.php?/topic/154700-aerosoft-official-retail-partner-for-microsoft-flight-simulator/&do=findComment&comment=989325

https://forum.aerosoft.com/index.php?/topic/154700-aerosoft-official-retail-partner-for-microsoft-flight-simulator/&do=findComment&comment=989332

so i think he did answer kind in a hurry that first message....

Edited July 16, 20205 yr by GEKtheReaper

47 minutes ago, GEKtheReaper said:

@Nedo68 your link goes to the page 1 of that AS Thread and indeed it seams that Mathijs confirms your presumtion.

this is a new one:

https://forum.aerosoft.com/index.php?/topic/154700-aerosoft-official-retail-partner-for-microsoft-flight-simulator/&do=findComment&comment=989622

i am 100% sure you get a key, no matter boxed or online, thats because if you lose a dvd you dont lose the game.

 

1 hour ago, GEKtheReaper said:

@Nedo68 your link goes to the page 1 of that AS Thread and indeed it seams that Mathijs confirms your presumtion.

Unfortunately on Page 2 of the same thread Mathijs kind of takes back what he confirmed... and this time 3 times in a row...

https://forum.aerosoft.com/index.php?/topic/154700-aerosoft-official-retail-partner-for-microsoft-flight-simulator/&do=findComment&comment=989324

https://forum.aerosoft.com/index.php?/topic/154700-aerosoft-official-retail-partner-for-microsoft-flight-simulator/&do=findComment&comment=989325

https://forum.aerosoft.com/index.php?/topic/154700-aerosoft-official-retail-partner-for-microsoft-flight-simulator/&do=findComment&comment=989332

so i think he did answer kind in a hurry that first message....

 

He doesn't know what his talking about tbh, he admits this when he says he will confirm with Microsoft.

To update the game from the microsoft store you have to have the digital entitlement to the game, there's no if or buts about this, this is exactly how it works for other physical releases from microsoft.

Could someone explain what this key thing is all about? As a console gamer, you either buy digitally or the disk version, you don't need a key. What are people doing to lose the disks?

1 hour ago, shawty1984 said:

As a console gamer....you don't need a key...

However, I believe the disk version won't work if you don't have the disk in the console to at least be scanned by the console when you start the game..  Example - my Battlefield 4 on XBOX won't start unless I have the disk in the console: I didn't purchase a digital copy, only the physical.

31 minutes ago, HighBypass said:

However, I believe the disk version won't work if you don't have the disk in the console to at least be scanned by the console when you start the game..  Example - my Battlefield 4 on XBOX won't start unless I have the disk in the console: I didn't purchase a digital copy, only the physical.

Yes, so is that the only reason? Surely then you can just sell the boxed game once the key is used?

3 hours ago, Nedo68 said:

this is a new one:

https://forum.aerosoft.com/index.php?/topic/154700-aerosoft-official-retail-partner-for-microsoft-flight-simulator/&do=findComment&comment=989622

i am 100% sure you get a key, no matter boxed or online, thats because if you lose a dvd you dont lose the game.

 

Missed that one. Thanks for pointing it out. Cheers

3 hours ago, shawty1984 said:

 What are people doing to lose the disks?

you know, kids, Pets and others like to play with with these glittering discs,

and they have a special talent for finding the discs no matter where you hide them,

with a little bit of luck you only get scratches 😅

On 7/16/2020 at 6:22 PM, shawty1984 said:

Surely then you can just sell the boxed game once the key is used?

I'm not sure I follow.

There is no "key" which gets remembered in the case of a physical copy. When I click on a game in my inventory, the XBOX (or rather my account) knows if I bought a digital copy or physical and thus checks to see if the correct DVD is in the slot.

If I want to continue to play a game where I purchased a physical version I will always need to put that game's DVD into my XBOX. If I didn't want to put the DVD in the console then I would have to buy a digital version of the game.

3 hours ago, HighBypass said:

I'm not sure I follow.

There is no "key" which gets remembered in the case of a physical copy. When I click on a game in my inventory, the XBOX (or rather my account) knows if I bought a digital copy or physical and thus checks to see if the correct DVD is in the slot.

If I want to continue to play a game where I purchased a physical version I will always need to put that game's DVD into my XBOX. If I didn't want to put the DVD in the console then I would have to buy a digital version of the game.

I know there isn't for consoles. Someone mentioned would they get a key for MFS if they bought the boxed version. That's what I'm asking, why would someone need a key.