Speedbird, perhaps a little more thought with regard to "manage submissions from developers and compensate the developers if deemed worthy" is in order.It appears that is exactly what has been done with Acceleration:-)It also appears that Aces does indeed have a plan for the future and it really is waaaaaay to early to announce the "demise on the PC" when you have little to go on but the opinions of those who are obviously "not in the know".Since none of us have a "crystal ball" about the future it only seems wise that some could give a more attentive ear to what Phil actually says from time to time. From our view, Phil seems to be letting everyone know what the forward path is even while many go off on the path of wild speculation:-)

>Just trying to save the series Ron in whatever way I can, the>goal is to keep it alive so it's unfortunate you see that as>unrealistic. Speedbird, no ill intent in my post and especially nothing personal.Just suggesting that Phils postings provide much information for careful readers and NONE of his posts have suggested the demise of the franchise and or its transition to console.There is much confusion and speculation out there and much of it fostered by those who really don't understand the current or future state of the franchise. Finally, it is not the responsibility of 3PDs or users to "save the franchise". That responsibility belongs to the boys in Redmond.:-)