4 minutes ago, Jeeper said:

It makes me worry about the tidal wave of garbage that will flood the marketplace from "developers" looking to make easy cash. 

microtransactions ... only $1 for better tires to help your landings, 50 cents for higher octane fuel that gets you further

So will it be different development for PC and/or Xbox X/S? If any surely not much right? I know nothing about development! Don't the planes we have now in the PC, they will have on the Xbox X/S? 

I'm glad I didn't dump $3000+ on a new PC when I can get the Xbox for 1/3 of the price and run the sim in 4K and not worry about FPS.

Honeycomb have already announced their yoke and throttle system upgraded with the security chip required for Xbox. Thrustmaster has long had an Xbox version of their Hotas. Xbox also supports keyboard and mouse if the game supports it (Gears 5, Sea of Thieves and Call of Duty already do). All add-ons will be via Marketplace only but Deluxe version already there. If you already have a PC and ate running the Sim via Game Pass then no more expense for the game or anything that you have bought via Marketplace if you then have Game Pass Ultimate on Xbox.

CJ

1 minute ago, CJ1045 said:

Honeycomb have already announced their yoke and throttle system upgraded with the security chip required for Xbox. Thrustmaster has long had an Xbox version of their Hotas. Xbox also supports keyboard and mouse if the game supports it (Gears 5, Sea of Thieves and Call of Duty already do). All add-ons will be via Marketplace only but Deluxe version already there. If you already have a PC and ate running the Sim via Game Pass then no more expense for the game or anything that you have bought via Marketplace if you then have Game Pass Ultimate on Xbox.

CJ

Nice!  Now I can hook it up to my TV dinner tray and fly and eat at the same time while sitting on my couch...

20 minutes ago, CJ1045 said:

All add-ons will be via Marketplace only but Deluxe version already there. If you already have a PC and ate running the Sim via Game Pass then no more expense for the game or anything that you have bought via Marketplace if you then have Game Pass Ultimate on Xbox.

So if you have Game Pass Ultimate, which I am guessing most Xbox owners have, or a lot of them. Then you can play MSFS Standard on either PC or Xbox at no additional cost and IF you bought your addon's via the Marketplace they will work on both platforms?

Just now, in2tech said:

So if you have Game Pass Ultimate, which I am guessing most Xbox owners have, or a lot of them. Then you can play MSFS Standard on either PC or Xbox at no additional cost and IF you bought your addon's via the Marketplace they will work on both platforms?

Correct. I had Ultimate already for my Xbox before MSFS was released and was able to download Standard for Free on my PC. 

CJ

Just now, CJ1045 said:

Correct. I had Ultimate already for my Xbox before MSFS was released and was able to download Standard for Free on my PC. 

CJ

So you either have or are getting the new Xbox X or S model? So you will fly on PC and Xbox? 

8 minutes ago, in2tech said:

So you either have or are getting the new Xbox X or S model? So you will fly on PC and Xbox? 

Well currently own Gaming Laptop, Xbox Series X, PS5, 2x Xbox One X, Nintendo Switch, PS3 (sold PS4 Pro to help fund PS5), Wii U. Will fly on whatever works best for me.

CJ

1 hour ago, B787Pilot3222 said:

I'm glad I didn't dump $3000+ on a new PC when I can get the Xbox for 1/3 of the price and run the sim in 4K and not worry about FPS.

Put some smileys, someone might believe that you're serious 🙂

I can't wait for hardcore X-Plane and P3D fans asserting MSFS is a game, gotta prepare my popcorn 🍿

1 hour ago, B787Pilot3222 said:

I'm glad I didn't dump $3000+ on a new PC when I can get the Xbox for 1/3 of the price and run the sim in 4K and not worry about FPS.

Your maths are out a bit $449 is 1/6th of $3,000.

Will play well an XBOX controller it`s already done for the Camera Views.  

Edited December 11, 20205 yr by G-RFRY

VERY good news as far as im concerned. Gonna get our niche hobby wide open to many new people. And ive been simming since FS98, but somehow this year couldnt be bothered to go get my hardware joysticks and controls from the basement. SO since launch day, ive been using the XBOX controller. It works surprisingly well actually.

marketing spin at its finest

35 minutes ago, Jetman67 said:

marketing spin at its finest

Don't see any spin. It is far, far easier to optimise a program when you know exactly what hardware it is running on. Either way, it will be a lot of fun next Summer!! I have been walking around 'future' London in Watchdogs Legions on my Series X. Mind blowing detail especially as I worked there for years. Unless you want to build a cockpit with multiple screens and tablets then the Xbox Series X version will be the one to go for, I believe.

CJ

Edited December 11, 20205 yr by CJ1045