I haven't seen this posted yet, but looks like good news from Simworks regarding payware quality TBM's:

Simworks Studios Announces TBM series and Kodiak 900 for MSFS - Threshold (thresholdx.net)

Interesting.  Why not do much needed options like the Global Express, Falcon 8X, or any other option that's not already out there in the MSFS world. Surely not something that we already have in some form. I hate when developers do the same aircraft over and over and wonder why their sales aren't stellar.😣 

58 minutes ago, Dillon said:

Why not do much needed options like the Global Express, Falcon 8X, or any other option that's not already out there in the MSFS world. Surely not something that we already have in some form. I hate when developers do the same aircraft over and over and wonder why their sales aren't stellar.😣 

Imagine a baker. They're really good at baking a certain type of chocolate chip cookies. In fact, they've won awards and have sold so many of these cookies that they're regarded as some of the best chocolate chip cookie bakers in the world. Why, with their skillset and success, would they venture onto making something like chicken shawarma pitas? If you're good at something and you've seen success at it, why invest the time and money in learning a completely different product, when you can keep churning out the best chocolate chip cookies, that you know everyone will buy? Also, a Falcon 8X... right, that'll be available for purchase with MSFS 2028.

TBM 960 will be an instant buy for me. Great news!

Black Square is working on a 850 too, although that one will just be an avionics/cockpit overhaul and will still use the Asobo model just like they did with their King Air, Bonanza and Caravan. It’s supposedly comming this fall. SWS’s first TBM version is probably at least a couple of years away. But good news indeed. 

Edited July 1, 20232 yr by petz_e

On 6/30/2023 at 3:59 PM, Dillon said:

Interesting.  Why not do much needed options like the Global Express, Falcon 8X, or any other option that's not already out there in the MSFS world. Surely not something that we already have in some form. I hate when developers do the same aircraft over and over and wonder why their sales aren't stellar.😣 

It’s not about shotgunning out random new models, is it?

And the devs that follow that model give us low value word not allowed that’s not worth the time  

High Fidelity addons take considerable time to develop, eg the Aerobask Falcon 8x in XP, or the PMDG,et al  

in the meantime, we (finally) have a plethora of high fidelity addons to fly while we wait for even greater variety

 We need a High Fidelity TBM, for sure.

 
the new Kodiak is probably less needed, but if they have the relationship and there is a demand, why not?

 

I generally prefer analog but yeah, I'd take a high fidelity digital power tbm 960 with the WT G3000.

On 6/30/2023 at 8:03 PM, Bdub22 said:

Why, with their skillset and success, would they venture onto making something like chicken shawarma pitas?

To innovate. Steve Jobs insisted on having music on the iPhone when he was told it would adversely impact the sale of the iPod.