Navigraph Survey on Flight Sim Use

[Tim_Capps 474]

Navigraph 2023 Survey Results  P3D is less than 5%; barely above Infinite Flight (never heard of it TBH) and half that of X-Plane. Still using P3D for "legacy" 3d Party (nearly everything for P3D now), but spend more time in X-Plane myself, with MSFS for occasional fun. Each has its purpose for me.

[Samaritano 304]

I still use P3Dv5 but lately I've been flying XP12 with the Toliss A321NEO and the A340-600. It is a really nice sim. I wish it had a better ATC.

MSFS I fly it once in a blue moon and everything free. No need to spend on addons on that one.

[okupton 309]

Interesting results.  Can’t believe most simmers use an rtx 4090! 

[jlohrenz 133]

16 minutes ago, okupton said:

Interesting results.  Can’t believe most simmers use an rtx 4090! 

Surveyed Simmers...Which my guess this survey does not account for 'most'.  They had 23k respondents.  I think it is tough to extrapolate that these results are overly credible considering if there are 500k simmers out there, these results account for less than 5%.

[Tim_Capps 474]

1 hour ago, jlohrenz said:

Surveyed Simmers...Which my guess this survey does not account for 'most'.  They had 23k respondents.  I think it is tough to extrapolate that these results are overly credible considering if there are 500k simmers out there, these results account for less than 5%.

We routinely use polls with far less of a percentage, and I doubt this is wildly off the mark. This, however, is definitely not a scientific poll, but the sim usage doesn't seem widely off the mark. I wonder what % of Navigraph's own flight sim users are P3D, though. I would guess far more.

[Ray Proudfoot 8,980]

I’m surprised to see P3D use so low. It hasn’t changed my opinion that it’s the best for what I need. All the aircraft I enjoy flying are now available for v5 including Concorde from FS Labs.

I’d have to be “barking” to switch to MSFS and wait God knows how long for it to be available for that platform.

[beechcaptain 105]

Another satisfied P3Dv5.4 user here.  Until I ever get a powerful enough PC to handle MSFS as smooth as what my meager one runs P3D, I'm ok where I am.  I have lots (and I mean LOTS) of airport scenery and 3rd party a/c.  I mostly fly PMDG 737NGXu and 777 with Radar Contact 4.3.   Long live P3D!!!

[aeronauta 67]

Most users are Casual, entertainment, this means their PC is a gaming PC and mainly used for very graphics intensive games , hence the powerful Video card,  also to the P3D guys , you should try P3D 6.1 just released, it will make you think again about  not upgrading...  best ever...

@beechcaptain     Amen!!!!

 

Jorge

[Iadbound 211]

31 minutes ago, beechcaptain said:

Another satisfied P3Dv5.4 user here.  Until I ever get a powerful enough PC to handle MSFS as smooth as what my meager one runs P3D, I'm ok where I am.  I have lots (and I mean LOTS) of airport scenery and 3rd party a/c.  I mostly fly PMDG 737NGXu and 777 with Radar Contact 4.3.   Long live P3D!!!

I run P3D v5.3, XP 12 and MSFS. MSFS performance is significantly better than anything I get in P3D or XP. If you can run P3D decently, you should be fine in MSFS — if not better than what you get now. Not that I’m suggesting you change, just an observation. 

[james42 258]

Not really many surprises. But interesting to see the FS2004 and FSX userbases increase slightly over last year. 

[newtie 533]

2 hours ago, jlohrenz said:

Surveyed Simmers...Which my guess this survey does not account for 'most'.  They had 23k respondents.  I think it is tough to extrapolate that these results are overly credible considering if there are 500k simmers out there, these results account for less than 5%.

I happy to see someone else took statistics somewhere.

[okupton 309]

3 hours ago, jlohrenz said:

Surveyed Simmers...Which my guess this survey does not account for 'most'.  They had 23k respondents.  I think it is tough to extrapolate that these results are overly credible considering if there are 500k simmers out there, these results account for less than 5%.

You don’t think there are more than 500k simmers? Hasn’t msfs sold (ok, probably a lot of gamepass users who got it for free) over 10 million copies? 

[Patco Lch 1,467]

Like Ray said I already have everything I want in P3DV5. I use mainly PMDG  jets and am amused when I see all the dramatic anticipation of folks waiting  like hungry puppies for their aircraft to be bought to the degree of completion I already have had a good while in P3D. Looking forward to the triple seven? I have it. Queen of the Skies? Have it with the additions. FS Labs 320/321, A2A birds. Just can’t see buying all that stuff again.

[newtie 533]

1 hour ago, beechcaptain said:

Another satisfied P3Dv5.4 user here.  Until I ever get a powerful enough PC to handle MSFS as smooth as what my meager one runs P3D, I'm ok where I am.  I have lots (and I mean LOTS) of airport scenery and 3rd party a/c.  I mostly fly PMDG 737NGXu and 777 with Radar Contact 4.3.   Long live P3D!!!

 

Me too! Some ORBX airports I've never even been to that I bought on sale I don't know when.

Also enjoying the XtremePrototypes Lear 25/28 combo. I am astonished what Alain and his crew have done creating these aircraft. I thought A2A quality and performance was a singular realm owned and operated by them. Not anymore. It's all I'm flying and intend to fly for the forseable future. When this version becomes available for V6, I might reinstall it and try 6.1

[Patco Lch 1,467]

Now there’s one I don’t have. I need to take a look.