February 15, 20224 yr 7 hours ago, Ray Proudfoot said: Is it not possible to purchase direct from a developer and install their software into MSFS? It is possible. Also purchasing via simmarket and otehr third party platforms. But, looking at the overall sales, the MSFS marketplace still provides a large portion of the total income for a dev. And regarding these marketplace sales, steam users generate the smallest payout for the dev.
February 15, 20224 yr Moderator Thanks to those who answered my question. I can see the advantages of both internal and external options to buy but the greatest profit per sale is the direct option if less convenient. Ray (Cheshire, England). System: P3D v5.3HF2, Intel i9-13900K, MSI 4090 GAMING X TRIO 24G, Crucial T700 4Tb M.2 SSD, Asus ROG Maximus Z790 Hero, 32Gb Corsair Vengeance DDR5 6000Mhz RAM, Win 11 Pro 64-bit, BenQ PD3200U 32” UHD monitor, Fulcrum One yoke, Fulcrum Throttle Quadrant. Cheadle Hulme Weather website.
February 16, 20224 yr From what I understand, Microsoft last year changed the cut they take to 12% to match the epic game store. Also with apps and add-ons, from 85-95% is passed to the developer
February 16, 20224 yr The downside with buying from the Marketplace is that all the files are encrypted. So external programs like Little Nav Map that need to read airport scenery files or aircraft config files won't be able to. Edited February 16, 20224 yr by Tuskin38
February 16, 20224 yr 2 hours ago, Tuskin38 said: The downside with buying from the Marketplace is that all the files are encrypted. So external programs like Little Nav Map that need to read airport scenery files or aircraft config files won't be able to. True. My first purchases where exclusively in the marketplace since I liked the idea of having all purchases in one place. It also makes it easier to keep track of updates for all addons. After finding out that Little Navmap couldn't scan the scenery I quickly switched over to other sources. Too bad my first purchases will never be included in Little Navmap and I now have to register all new purchases in Excel. And I am quite sure I won't be able to keep track of all the updates for these addons. I can understand the need for encryption but why can't they at least supply the necessary files for Little Navmap to scan? The same goes for some of the aircraft files we desperately want to modify. This, and having clear receipts of my purchases would solve most of the Marketplace issues. Flightsim rig: CPU: AMD 5900x | Mobo: MSI X570 MEG Unify | RAM: 32GB G.Skill Trident Z Neo | GPU: Gigabyte RTX 3090 | Storage: M.2 (2 & 4 TB) | PSU: Corsair RM850x | Case: Fractal Define 7 XL Display: Acer Predator x34 3440x1440 | Speakers: Logitech Z906 Controllers: Fulcrum One Yoke | MFG Crosswind v2 pedals | Honeycomb Bravo Quadrant |Thrustmaster TCA Quadrant | Stream Deck XL & Plus | TrackIR 5 Tobii eye tracking
February 17, 20224 yr Advantages of market place: one stop shop for updates (hopefully) all marketplace products are compatible with each other Disadvantages of marketplace updates to 3rd party products need approval and only ship once a week, updates can be very slow you get no itemised receipt stating exactly what addon you purchased there is no cart so each addon is a separate purchase MS restrict features allowed on marketplace addons. Examples include, the Fiat G91 and Nieuport 17 lose there ordinance, gunsights and guns in the marketplace version also some scenery has optional resolutions or other features which are unavailable in the marketplace version
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