MSFS 2020 dvd purchase

[icewater5 181]

Hello everyone

Any reason not to get this sim as discs. I should have enough room on the drive

and i gather there have been some install issues, such as a space warning bug from

MS store.

Anything else? thx dan

 

[Unlikely Spider 6]

You will likely have to download dozens of GB of updates anyway, so I don't see the point unless you want it as a collectible.

[icewater5 181]

Hi spider. Thx for reply

 

I like the idea of discs (oldschool:) but not a bid deal, other than a physical manual.

So iff i get a download purchase do i get from steam or MS store?

Back to sim after 10 years so a little unsure:)

 

[icewater5 181]

Thx for reply.

My last reply is saying "hidden" so will confirm here once more

that i will just get the regular download installation 🙂

 

 

[Phantoms 800]

I think if you get the disc version you also get a manual but you also have to have the disc in the drive when using MSFS.

[icewater5 181]

Thx Phantoms

I am getting the download installation anyways and the manual that comes with that 🙂

 

 

[abrams_tank 7,408]

1 hour ago, Phantoms said:

I think if you get the disc version you also get a manual but you also have to have the disc in the drive when using MSFS.

There is no comprehensive & detailed manual for MSFS that I have seen or heard of, that Microsoft/Asobo made for the game.  This is why people complained that there is no comprehensive & detailed manual for MSFS, no matter which version of MSFS you buy.  .

[W2DR 1,860]

8 hours ago, icewater5 said:

Thx Phantoms

I am getting the download installation anyways and the manual that comes with that 🙂

 

 

There is no manual with the downloaded version.

[Nedo68 533]

14 hours ago, icewater5 said:

Hello everyone

Any reason not to get this sim as discs. I should have enough room on the drive

and i gather there have been some install issues, such as a space warning bug from

MS store.

Anything else? thx dan

 

Hello i own the Delxue Premium DVD version (I am a collector ), you  getting some books, manuals and even keyboard shortcut poster.

If you have the xbox gamepass you can install it without the DVD's. Just enter your digital key online and it will start downloading. The game will even start without any DVD inserted.

Note. if you unsubscribe the gamepass abo, you still can play MSFS2020 but you need to insert Disk 1 for starting.

(ive done secure copy of my disk 1 into a .iso file, this is simply integrated into windows and no physical disk needed for starting)

Edited October 26, 2020 by Nedo68

[icewater5 181]

Thankyou Nedo68

Good to know.

For download install users Sofly do something like and there are

a lot of online tutorials and maybe an electronic online version.(not sure)

There seems to be a lot of workarounds and some commands would be

similar to earlier versions .

 

 

Thx again for the gamepass info btw, regards dan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[bladawiec 0]

Yes. Included books cover only basic information on planes and some airports.

There no thick manuals with information on flight mechanics, navigation, etc. like you can find in "old fashioned" versions (eg. FS5, FS2000Pro). I was little disappointed on it.

But the price is close to the MS Store price and you get box and some other non-virtual things. If you collect on the shelf MSFS versions for years, the boxed version is the only choice for you :).

You don't have to keep a DVD in the drive all the time. You just make the ISO image and leave it on HDD.