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MSFS 2024 Presale Live

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As with FS2020, I'll be getting FS2024 through Steam.

Surely not everybody was kung fu fighting.

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  • Divide this by the amount of hours you spent in MSFS2020 as comparison and tell me, if the per-hour price is still "ouch". I bet even a single beer on a Friday evening is massively more "ouch" when co

  • When I got my PPL in 1978, I used to rent a five year old  C 172 that was on lease back, wet for $29 an hour. Those days are long gone. 

  • What's the point of preordering? Is the price going to be different on release day?

2 hours ago, JonathanC said:

Reinstall. It’s a new game. You can have both installed simultaneously

Thanks for that :)

Another question. I've been on MS Store/Marketplace since the day of release for 2020 ... does the Steam method do away with that insanely long Community Folder path (and encryption)?

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1 hour ago, Tuskin38 said:

I mean specifically the 2020 Deluxe and Premium deluxe aircraft.

There's a pinned post on the official discord saying that only Marketplace purchases carry over, not the deluxe/premium aircraft.

It was too good to be true. I'll evaluate after release and select the best value. I'm not here to impress my friends. 😀

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3 hours ago, Tuskin38 said:

A warning though, if you own anything on the marketplace on the MS Store those purchases won't carry over to the Steam version marketplace. 

I don't own any marketplace items thankfully, so no problem here. Now which edition to choose is the next question. I'll probably go for the premium deluxe. Since I don't really care for those 30 extra planes that you can get in MSFS 2020.

Are those 30 planes free in MSFS 2020 or did you have to purchase them seperately?

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7 minutes ago, captain420 said:

 

Are those 30 planes free in MSFS 2020 or did you have to purchase them seperately?

You purchased them separately, but for at least some of them if you got them when they released it was at a steep discount. I picked up most of the ones I was interested in for $10 or less per plane.

 

 

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I've never had any issues buying from the MS Store or Marketplace. I've had other issues, but transactions went smoothly.

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3 hours ago, Tuskin38 said:

A warning though, if you own anything on the marketplace on the MS Store those purchases won't carry over to the Steam version marketplace. 

If you go from Steam 2020 to Steam 2024, will those items carry over? I only have the ATR and FT EKCH from the Marketplace, but I’m curious if those will transfer to 2024.

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1 hour ago, Adamski_NZ said:

Thanks for that 🙂

Another question. I've been on MS Store/Marketplace since the day of release for 2020 ... does the Steam method do away with that insanely long Community Folder path (and encryption)?

Yes the Steam version does away with the long Community folder path. But the files on the steam version marketplace are encrypted exactly like the MS Store Marketplace files (the plane .cfg files for instance).

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Just now, Fielder said:

Yes the Steam version does away with the long Community folder path. But the files on the steam version marketplace are encrypted exactly like the MS Store Marketplace files (the plane .cfg files for instance).

Many thanks!

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37 minutes ago, PilotPete99 said:

If you go from Steam 2020 to Steam 2024, will those items carry over? I only have the ATR and FT EKCH from the Marketplace, but I’m curious if those will transfer to 2024.

Cheers, Pete

Yes they will transfer and play in 2024. But the maker might update the product to take advantage of new 2024 capabilities. In that case you can still use the 2020 version in 2024 but will probably pay a small fee if you want the new 2024 features.

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I will just buy the standard or deluxe at the most. I don't really fly any default aircraft, and I replace a lot of the Asobo airports. I wonder if Orbx will do a money grab and charge for 2024 upgrades?

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Orbx will probably charge for 2024 upgrades. But the non upgrade 2020 versions will work in 2024 but without the new features. Upgrade prices are supposed to be cheap.

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I have the Steam version 2020. I want the store version 2024. Would I lose anything by buying the store version of 2024 instead of the steam version?

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1 hour ago, Fielder said:

I have the Steam version 2020. I want the store version 2024. Would I lose anything by buying the store version of 2024 instead of the steam version?

Why do you want to switch to the MS Store version? I'm the opposite and have the MS Store version and want to switch to Steam for MSFS 2024.

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7 hours ago, billkirk8888 said:

Verdict is still out for me.. With as bandwidth intensive as this sim will likely be, I'm anxious to see how Microsoft handles the demand.  There are many current reports of ongoing bandwidth issues with the current sim.  Guess we'll see. 

Same thing ( or probably more worse ) for shure..

Because with MSFS 2024 a ton more NEW Simmers get on the boat, which of course puts even more strain on the already partially overloaded servers..

This will always be some kind off problem we all have to deal with - IMO !

cheers 😉

 

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