Gamereactor Sweden had a brief chat with Jorg regarding the release of Nordic world update.

Not sure how much I can quote from the article itself (in swedish, linked at the bottom) but some interesting tidbits:

Jorg states that some "internal stats" are indicating that nine million players have flown the simulator, which is 4 times the number projected in their initial forecasts (doesn't say when and how these forecasts were conducted so take it with the usual grain of salt)

Also, ground detail experience in FS2024 is aimed to rival that of Forza Horizon 5 according to Jorg:

"I flew over a woodland area in FS2024 the other day and choose to land at a site where it was possible to - in detail - identify thousands of pebbles under the water of a stream"

Link to article ( in swedish)

https://www.gamereactor.se/vi-pratar-om-norden-uppdateringen-med-flight-simulator-bossen-jorg-neumann-1258623/

Edited November 8, 20232 yr by SAS443

26 minutes ago, SAS443 said:

in detail - identify thousands of pebbles under the water of a stream"

priorities ?

ATC isn't important....whats important is how many pebbles can be rendered 🙂 

24 minutes ago, turbomax said:

priorities ?

Yes because of course rendering pebbles is the ONLY thing they're working on for MS2024, right? I mean if that's the only thing mentioned in the excerpt of an interview, it must be so, right? 😴

It's not called MSFS: Pebbles Edition.

  

We will be in for a treat.  😀  I'm really looking forward to this sim.

1 hour ago, SAS443 said:

Also, ground detail experience in FS2024 is aimed to rival that of Forza Horizon 5 according to Jorg:

"I flew over a woodland area in FS2024 the other day and choose to land at a site where it was possible to - in detail - identify thousands of pebbles under the water of a stream"

Link to article ( in swedish)

https://www.gamereactor.se/vi-pratar-om-norden-uppdateringen-med-flight-simulator-bossen-jorg-neumann-1258623/

MSFS is pushing the boundaries and technology of what a flight simulator can do. We should be grateful that a flight simulator finally has graphics and terrain that you expect with the technology we have available in 2023.  Without MSFS, flight simulation technology would still be stuck 10 years in the past.  Finally, fight simulation is "modern" again because of MSFS.

47 minutes ago, Matt Webb said:

It's not called MSFS: Pebbles Edition.

 We will be in for a treat.  😀  I'm really looking forward to this sim.

Well the gravel and shale better be getting some attention as well, or I'm out!  

oh no

2020 was about Trees, 2024 will be about pebbles - the pebbles are too large!

7 minutes ago, hanhamreds said:

oh no

2020 was about Trees, 2024 will be about pebbles - the pebbles are too large!

It's no problem.  Rex will be bringing out AccuRocks2024.  Not only can these be re-coloured per region but you can pick 75% or 50% size.  No big deal.
The Ultimate edition will give you rocks and pebbles to the horizon so you don't get pop-in!

On a more serious note, this is one way to judge MSFS2024 when it is released, based on how many add-ons we need or don't need to improve things. 
I am hoping next to zero if they get it right.

Edited November 8, 20232 yr by bobcat999

7 minutes ago, abrams_tank said:

fight simulation is "modern" again because of MSFS.

no doubt about it.

it would be even "moderner" with proper ATC, AI, DX12, easier CONTROLS setup, intelligent ramp traffic, correct taxiway light placement, runway lights not visible for 50 miles out etc etc. but first things first: pebbles - finally!

12 minutes ago, hanhamreds said:

oh no

2020 was about Trees, 2024 will be about pebbles - the pebbles are too large!

And in MSFS 2028 you will recognize every sand grain. I want to build sand castles ...

3 minutes ago, turbomax said:

no doubt about it.

it would be even "moderner" with proper ATC,

To be fair, we have that with VATSIM, Pilot Edge, IVAO, etc.  No matter how good the MSFS team makes the ATC in game, nothing will beat the online ATC networks we have now.

4 minutes ago, abrams_tank said:

No matter how good the MSFS team makes the ATC in game,

1) I am glad they finally understood they need more pilot blood in their team, as their recent job offer for someone with pilot license indicates.

2) nearly everything can be fixed with external 3rd party addons, but that's not what I expect from the "most advanced flight simulator".

Edited November 8, 20232 yr by turbomax

2 hours ago, SAS443 said:

Jorg states that some "internal stats" are indicating that nine million players have flown the simulator,

He said 12 million June, wants to get his stats right!

It's honestly kind of funny how binary some simmers are. Like if Jorg talks about the ground detail in FS24, that somehow means that is the only thing that they've focused on. To them, the company consist of a singular jack-of-all-trades team, and that team only does one thing at a time. Then you got the usual crowd that get laser-focused on this excerpt and use it as some kind of "gotcha" that the Asobo teams have their priorities all out of order and of course steer the conversation into the usual squabble. Critical thinking just leaves the door I guess.

Anyway, to focus on the subject of the interview, this kind of detail is really exciting to hear and can be really advantageous to some of us VFR fliers that so very much appreciate identifiable landscapes without having to purchase numerous region packs. Eager to hear even more details about FS24.