For myself and many others, MSFS2020 is entering retirement.  We've moaned at it at times, but overall it has been a fantastic four years.  With 2024 soon to be released, I will not forget the pleasure it has given me.  2020 still looks fantastic, being helped with addons.  I have just landed one of my last flights, using the fantastic RJ series from Just flight.  Approaching the north coast of Spain on a flight from London City to Lisbon. Weather is from XEnviro 2020 which remains my favourite weather addon.  

Three cheers for 2020!

 

Edited November 11, 20241 yr by MrBitstFlyer

I haven't planned a last flight. I am currently enjoying the a2a comanche in Europe but I still want to explore the NZA Touranga region in the JF tomahawk too.

I don't even know yet whether I will install MSFS2024 right away or prefer to fly MSFS2020 for a while instead of tinkering with the MSFS2024 settings until all is set up.

whilst im looking forward to the new sim and a new rig aswell, i havent planned on stopping using it, atleast until the Fenix lineup is ready for 24, along with my regular airports. Exciting times ahead, but im not ready to put the current one away just yet, will be in to the new year before that happens for me i reckon. Also in the process of building a new pc so i shall take my time and once its ready, hopefully i am too. Happy flying.

Don't agree. For me, at least for the next few months will still be my simulator of choice. I'll be closely following the release of MSFS 2024, but will wait until it's "usable" and its "teething period" is over.  

I think the people posting about making their last flight in MSFS 2020 have never been through one of these transition periods before. Trust me, you'll want to keep MSFS 2020 installed with all your add-ons for at least a few months. 

2 hours ago, chapstick said:

I think the people posting about making their last flight in MSFS 2020 have never been through one of these transition periods before. Trust me, you'll want to keep MSFS 2020 installed with all your add-ons for at least a few months. 

Here ! Here ! Its not over till the big lady stops singing, and she's not booked till March

My use is very regimented for 90% of my flight time in 2020.  I use A Pilot's Life, start my next flight by first seeing what route we're flying for my current employer, then set it up, then start Self Loading Cargo and go thru the entire process of managing the flight crew and the flight all the way to the arrival gate.  I don't think that's going to happen in my fav planes at least for a little while.  So will install 2024 on the same drive and dabble in it until I'm able to continue what I do using APL and SLC at which point....hopefully...there will be no reason to continue using 2020 at which point I may uninstall it depending on how reliable 2024 becomes.  I'm actually looking forward to playing around with firefighting and medical transport the latter of which I had done professionally.   Plus, we're evacuees from the infamous Camp Fire that destroyed 90% of the town of Paradise, California, in the span of about 12h in the biggest fire in Cali history. 

3 hours ago, chapstick said:

I think the people posting about making their last flight in MSFS 2020 have never been through one of these transition periods before.

 I kept P3D on board for probably 4-6 months before saying bye bye forever.

Edited November 12, 20241 yr by Noel

At the start, I think there is likely to be conflicts between the two sims and their add-ons. For example, PMDG installs files in the Windows user profile, and there are no doubt registry entries pointing to MSFS 2020.

It may be that an add-on will work with 2024 if it is re-installed, but this will break the add-on in 2020.

This topic is being rehashed to death.

Just keep using what you have if that's what works for you.

Most will move on to 2024 quickly. 2024 is not a completely new product.

I'll download 2024 soon after it's release if it doesn't work I'll still have 202 to revert to.

Not a big deal to get worried about. It's just a piece of entertainment software so I will be fine with whatever releases initially.

 

24 minutes ago, flyingscampi said:

At the start, I think there is likely to be conflicts between the two sims and their add-ons. For example, PMDG installs files in the Windows user profile, and there are no doubt registry entries pointing to MSFS 2020.

It may be that an add-on will work with 2024 if it is re-installed, but this will break the add-on in 2020.

Addon creators that use external things yes will need to update their addons.

I think my last flight in FS20 will be in the PMDG DC-6; the first add-on I ever bought for the sim. I shall fly it into Chicomick's freeware Duxford, and donate it to the Duxford Aviation Society. 

EDIT: Of course, once FS24 is up and running, I'll steal it and fly it out again.

Edited November 12, 20241 yr by Paul K

5 hours ago, chapstick said:

I think the people posting about making their last flight in MSFS 2020 have never been through one of these transition periods before. Trust me, you'll want to keep MSFS 2020 installed with all your add-ons for at least a few months. 

My first flightsim was from SubLogic, so many many transitions between sims for me 🙂I have always done the same - new sim released, old sim uninstalled immediately.  So many aircraft to use and places to explore in 2024 - I'll do that while any incompatibility issues are sorted by developers.

1 hour ago, MrBitstFlyer said:

My first flightsim was from SubLogic, so many many transitions between sims for me 🙂I have always done the same - new sim released, old sim uninstalled immediately.  So many aircraft to use and places to explore in 2024 - I'll do that while any incompatibility issues are sorted by developers.

This is exactly my approach! I enjoy the few months of learning the new sim -- its interface all quirks -- with default aircraft before adding everything in. Looking forward to the next month or so. But something tells me this time our addons may move over quicker than in the past.

There’s no way I’m stopping my a321 sharklet flights and a380 flights 🤣 until the Fenix, pmdg 777 and FBW A380 are on 24, will be with 2020. But I’ll be having fun on 2024 doing some fun flying and testing the quality of that a330👌🏼

Edited November 12, 20241 yr by rick celik

I’m just waiting until Nov 20th when the forums will be flooded with posts about new release issues and old bugs that still haven’t been fixed in time for MSFS2024.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m looking forward to the new sim, and I will be upgrading to it at some point, but I don’t see why it isn’t likely to have a lot of teething problems upon release, just like MSFS2020 did, as well as many of the updates since then.

MS hasn’t been nearly as vocal in the run-up to release as I expected them to be, and not even as loud as Jorg himself hinted they would be several months ago. The fact that they won’t be releasing an early preview to the media/streamers unlike in the past makes me think that development hasn’t been as smooth as expected.

But as I said, I’m really looking forward to MSFS 2024. But the combination of planes, scenery and tools (like Atmos and FSHud) that I’m using now to make the current sim work and look so good will keep me very satisfied until the dust has settled.  

 

Edited November 12, 20241 yr by Redge