https://secure.prepar3d.com/solo/products/ProductOption.aspx?ProdOptionID=1145

 

Nope!

It was deleted it seems, but everything stays online

Edited April 21, 20233 yr by ark4diusz

I wonder if we will get once again the same hostile reactions we got from people in obsessive denial, despite the screenshots, back when the beta registration page for v6 was captured, a few months ago 😄

Nice catch 😉

Yessss.  Hopefully that means release is imminent

Next Tuesday, maybe?

1 hour ago, ark4diusz said:

It was deleted it seems, but everything stays online

Why then does everything except the header refer to v5?

Looks like a Photoshop job.

Dave

Nice accusations, as "additional proof" please see the Twitch Streamer LondonController from his stream today: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1799519518

Exact moment: 02:58:44

Here is the screen from this moment 

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Why then does everything except the header refer to v5?

Looks like a Photoshop job.

Dave

Maybe LM was testing the website and forgot to delete v5 

I'm looking forward to the comment that it's still fake

Edited April 21, 20233 yr by ark4diusz

33 minutes ago, ark4diusz said:

Nice accusations

I'm not accusing you of the hoax.  I should have made that clear.

I'm guessing some talented person created a fake web page but forgot to pay attention to detail.  I'm always suspicious of social media "influencers" and such who spend their days making videos instead of getting a real job.

Anyway, I hope it's real.  I'm looking forward to v6.

Dave

The whole shop is currently down (click any button like subscription and you get a timeout - edit: back again, now only "Product not found"), so it's clear they're preparing to release something in the near future. This is no surprise, as there were upcoming product IDs in the shop before - then they realized there are actually people interested in finding out those "secrets" and they try to hide it, because it's not ready for the public yet.

The v6 beta page was also real, saw it with my own eyes until it got removed.

I'm certain the release is very close, maybe a few weeks. I know it's not how it works to predict an exact release date, but if you look at the release cycle of major versions (v1 - v5) in the past years, it's "about time" for v6 to see the light.

My guess is it comes in May (by June at the latest). Can't garantuee anything, but this is just my opinion based on past experiences.

  

28 minutes ago, dave2013 said:

I'm guessing some talented person created a fake web page but forgot to pay attention to detail. 

Nah, I doubt it. I think this is a little bit far-fetched (while still possible, highly unlikely). It's not uncommon to just copy & paste placeholder text if you insert new shop items. I don't think the release is ready and this shop site was not expected to be found (today). Just preparation work, because there are many existing IDs in the shop that are not listed / linked in the shop. It has always been like that in the past, I remember similar stuff shortly before the release of v4 and v5. For me, it seems legit.

Edited April 21, 20233 yr by roesti

Curious question, without promoting hate, what do people really expect from v6, what issues would you most like to see improved?

I opened the link and saw the site. It was not fake!

8 minutes ago, polosim said:

what do people really expect from v6

Honestly nothing, I have no expectations. But I'm curious to see what they have to offer to justify a new major version. Eventhough I don't use P3D as often as in the past, there's still stuff like the Majestic Dash-8 (which ironically already got an installer for v6) that will keep this simulator on my SSD. And if there's something new to look forward that I might like, I guess I will buy at least the acedemic version. One thing I will definetly do (as always) is buying the $10 1-month subscription, just for testing purposes.

Edited April 21, 20233 yr by roesti

2 hours ago, Juliet Alpha said:

Next Tuesday, maybe?

It's USUALLY a TUESDAY!

 

3 minutes ago, roesti said:

I'm curious to see what they have to offer to justify a new major version.

Curious as well.

You are aware that the more changes, the more incompatibility problems will exist, which will require updates of current products which in many cases no longer enjoy the support of their developers. It will be interesting what will be the position of P3D, I understand it perfectly for the PRO market that enjoys different attention from developers, but what we will call "academic market" (because P3D was not made for entertainment) will be affected more with bigger changes.

Time will tell, and from what we see, the wait could be short term.