November 15, 20241 yr 2 hours ago, zachlog said: Please forgive my ignorance. What is the benefit or pre-ordering MSFS 2024 ? The only advantage was you get the free fire bomber that you can use right away in MS2020. And I have to admit, it is quite good for a default plane. The other possible advantage is, you get the payment details done and the pre-install, so you can avoid the mad rush, and slow servers on day one release. So if you are the kind of person that must have it on day one, this might be a good option. If you are the type of person that will wait a while, and wait for feedback, then there is no real advantage. Rick i9-14900KS OC to 5.8 Ghz | 64 GIG- G.Skill 7200 RAM | Asus ROG Maximus z790 Hero Motherboard | Gigabyte RTX 5090 OC | 47" Samsung 4K Monitor I Pimax Crystal Super 50 HMD I Varjo Aero HMD I Windows 11
November 15, 20241 yr 2 hours ago, zachlog said: Please forgive my ignorance. What is the benefit or pre-ordering MSFS 2024 ? You get to come back here on Tuesday and complain about the one or two show-stopping bugs, various airplane issues, and the inevitable 2 or 3 default aircraft that wouldn’t be worth the insurance money if you flew them into the ocean a few hours before the rest of the people still downloading the simulator.
November 15, 20241 yr I pre-ordered the MS2024 through my PC XBOX app yesterday. After my paypal payment was approved, I saw my selection in the XBOX folder. From there , I selected the PLAY (or something like that) option and could then load the initial configuration for the new Flightsim files, including the folder names etc. When finished, I now have the New Flightsim Icon on my desktop, which will start the game.....reminding one that it isn't yet loaded. The temporary name showing on the ICON is "Limitless". This shows that everything is installed and ready for Nov 19. Enjoy ! Dave Swigert WIN 11 i9-14900KF 64 GB ram Viewsonic 32" 60Hz 2K monitor NVIDIA MSI RTX 4080S Asrock Z790
November 15, 20241 yr 4 hours ago, zachlog said: Please forgive my ignorance. What is the benefit or pre-ordering MSFS 2024 ? The disadvantage is there isn't just one version to preorder, there are fourteen to choose from. 2 platforms x 5 levels = 10, and the Xbox platform has 4. There is a possibility that if you bought say #6 and end up wishing for #11 after you start seeing the reviews on Youtube. All that is promised sometimes isn't pleasing or even more seriously flawed. 5800X3D, RTX4070, 600 Watt, one or two 1440p 32" screens, 64 GB RAM, 4 TB PCle 3 NVMe, Warthog throttle, VKB NXT EVO stick, Honeycomb Alpha yoke, CH quad, 3 Logitech panels, 2 StreamDecks, Desktop Aviator Trim Panel. Crystal Light VR.
November 15, 20241 yr When I made my purchase around 19/10, I thought the transaction had been completed, and didn't even check the Credit Card, but yesterday I received a message in my MS account recover email (because I never or almost never check my MS sims account email) saying the transaction hadn't completed. I checked the home banking app and indeed around November 10 they tried to finally charge the version I purchased - Standard - but the operation was refused... Edited November 15, 20241 yr by jcomm Flying gliders since 1980 Flightsimming since 1992 AMD Ryzen 5600x, 32GB RAM, GPU Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB, 1 TB and 500 GB nvme2 SSD drives, HP 27" 60Hz LED monitor @ 1920x1080, T16000, Hotas from old X52 Pro, Saitek Combat Rudder Pro (2010 model)
November 15, 20241 yr 4 hours ago, Eclex said: I pre-ordered the MS2024 through my PC XBOX app yesterday. After my paypal payment was approved, I saw my selection in the XBOX folder. From there , I selected the PLAY (or something like that) option and could then load the initial configuration for the new Flightsim files, including the folder names etc. When finished, I now have the New Flightsim Icon on my desktop, which will start the game.....reminding one that it isn't yet loaded. The temporary name showing on the ICON is "Limitless". This shows that everything is installed and ready for Nov 19. Enjoy ! Make sure you check, on install day, that contrarily to MSFS 2020 it appears that 2024 only installs into your xBox folder in Windows... Unless you have enough space in your "C : " drive and are willing to install it there, you'll have to reposition xBox to another drive... With 2020 during the install while the core was put ( just a couple GB ) into C:\Xbox Games and a few other system folders, one had the option to install the main sim folders into another drive / partition... Flying gliders since 1980 Flightsimming since 1992 AMD Ryzen 5600x, 32GB RAM, GPU Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB, 1 TB and 500 GB nvme2 SSD drives, HP 27" 60Hz LED monitor @ 1920x1080, T16000, Hotas from old X52 Pro, Saitek Combat Rudder Pro (2010 model)
November 15, 20241 yr Steam charged me immediately 5800X3D. 32 GB RAM. 1TB SATA SSD. 3TB HDD. RX 9070XT.
November 15, 20241 yr Charged 10 days before, as expected. AMD Ryzen 7800x3d 64gb DDR5, Sapphire 7900 GPU MSSI Tomahawk AM5 M/Board. 1x 4tb Crucial M.2 SSD, 3x 2tb Crucial M.2 SSD's
November 15, 20241 yr My bank blocked the first payment last weekend, but they made another attempt on Wednesday and it went through. Tom Wright, UK PPL(A) SEP + Night Rating + IMC/IR(R) Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | 32GB DDR5 6000MHz RAM | 16GB RTX 4080 Super | 2x 2TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2 | Thrustmaster TCA Airbus Sidestick + Quadrant | Logitech G Saitek Pro Flight Rudder Pedals | WinCTRL Airbus FCU + EFIS + MCDU
November 15, 20241 yr Seems a bit of a racket to me. Paying for something before you receive it. But hey, that’s just me. HowardMSI Mag B650 Tomahawk MB, Ryzen7-7800X3D CPU@5ghz, Arctic AIO II 360 cooler, Nvidia RTX4090 GPU, 32gb DDR5@6000Mhz, SSD/2Tb+SSD/500Gb+OS, Corsair 1000W PSU, LG Ultragear 48"4K, MFG Crosswinds, TQ6 Throttle, Fulcrum One YokeMy FlightSim YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@skyhigh776
November 15, 20241 yr 2 hours ago, Rocky_53 said: Paying for something before you receive it. like a real flight/train/bus ticket. as real as it gets. AMD 7800X3D, Windows 11, Gigabyte X670 AORUS Elite AX Motherboard, 64GB DDR5 G.SKILL Trident Z5 NEO RGB (AMD Expo), RTX 4090, Samsung 980 PRO M.2 NVMe SSD 2 TB PCIe 4.0, Samsung 980 PRO M.2 NVMe SSD 1 TB PCIe 4.0, 4K resolution 50" TV @60Hz, VR: Pimax Crystal Light + HP Reverb G2 @ 90 Hz, Honeycomb Bravo Throttle Quadrant, be quiet 1000W PSU, Noctua NH-U12S chromax.black air cooler. 60-130 fps. no CPU overclocking. very nice.
November 15, 20241 yr 1 minute ago, turbomax said: like a real flight/train/bus ticket. as real as it gets. Lol, I was thinking the same thing. Everything I buy online that has to be shipped to me is paid for before I get it, too.
November 15, 20241 yr I would guess the initial download will be about 80 GB. It was about 150 GB for 2020. 5800X3D, RTX4070, 600 Watt, one or two 1440p 32" screens, 64 GB RAM, 4 TB PCle 3 NVMe, Warthog throttle, VKB NXT EVO stick, Honeycomb Alpha yoke, CH quad, 3 Logitech panels, 2 StreamDecks, Desktop Aviator Trim Panel. Crystal Light VR.
November 15, 20241 yr MSFS 2024 will be my first purchase of a Microsoft sim. I was using P3D for the last several years. There are so many things I don't know such as what is an x-box app, and do I need it for a PC installation? Also, does this sim require a Game Pass subscription in addition to the Sim purchase price? This is the only product I'm planning on using. Thanks. Pete Locascio Intel Core Ultra 9 285K, Nvidia RTX 5090, Samsung 9100 Pro 2&4 TB Drives, 64 GB RAM, Asus Z-890 motherboard.
November 15, 20241 yr 37 minutes ago, tamba765 said: does this sim require a Game Pass subscription no! https://www.xbox.com/en-US/apps/xbox-app-on-pc https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/microsoft-flight-simulator-2024 Edited November 15, 20241 yr by turbomax AMD 7800X3D, Windows 11, Gigabyte X670 AORUS Elite AX Motherboard, 64GB DDR5 G.SKILL Trident Z5 NEO RGB (AMD Expo), RTX 4090, Samsung 980 PRO M.2 NVMe SSD 2 TB PCIe 4.0, Samsung 980 PRO M.2 NVMe SSD 1 TB PCIe 4.0, 4K resolution 50" TV @60Hz, VR: Pimax Crystal Light + HP Reverb G2 @ 90 Hz, Honeycomb Bravo Throttle Quadrant, be quiet 1000W PSU, Noctua NH-U12S chromax.black air cooler. 60-130 fps. no CPU overclocking. very nice.
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