Buy a $1 subscription to Gamepass, see if you like it. Problem solved. 

15 hours ago, sivart2000 said:

So the graphics look absolutely spectacular! Here is my concern though; I see guys running MSFS2020 at 40-60 fps stock, with good computer systems but what happens when we start getting our PMDG loaded up, AIG air traffic, third party airports etc? Are we going to be dropping all our sliders to get 24fps departing KORD? For perspective, I can currently run P3D 4.5 with max settings including 100% GA and Airline traffic (a lot of dudes fail to let others know they have traffic at 0% when boasting of high fps) flying a high quality third party GA aircraft, complex scenery and weather at a pretty consistent 40fps. That drops considerably as soon as I hop in the PMDG NGXu. From what I understand I could gain a handful of fps switching to V5. And, while not at the reality level of "seeing my house", I do find P3D immersive.

So I guess my real question is; if I spend money on MSFS2020 am I going to end up having to compromise some of the visuals to use it AND run study level tubes, good looking airports and also, very important to me for immersion, a good amount of real world livery AI traffic in order to squeeze out a decently smooth frame rate? It seems to me that if 2020 is running at 40fps bone stock, that some folks are going to be disappointed when they start getting their third party goodies.

I'm going to wait and see what happens for a while. Right now, the option I'm leaning towards is going to V5 since it will take better advantage of my RTX2080 giving me a few precious fps, which can be the difference between a stutterfest and enjoyable flying. Also, many or most of my 3rd party addons can be used with little or no extra $$ investment. 

 

Thoughts? Anyone? Bueller?

 

I have addon Orbx scenery, ALL traffic turned up to 100% and EVERY other setting on Ultra (render scale is on 100).  I have a stable and very smooth 60FPS.

OMG, the thing gets more mind-blowing every time out!  

I had been working on improving the cloud edges which had a kind of visual artifact with them, and found a solution and wanted to test it out.  So TO free flight out of CYPW which I knew would have lots of cloud layers and just GPS to KCLM at pre-dusk.  OMG the clouds and colorations were just fantastic and I was able to make a landing in near dark and very low visibility it was just so unbelievably realistic.  I CAN'T WAIT for Majestic Q400 for this sim!  I tell you it's missing a few things but it is exceedingly competent at a raft of things especially in scenery and atmospherics.  It is aching for few study level craft and there will be no turning back I can see the writing ever more clearly it seems each time up.