April 21Apr 21 I don't get the problem. The store is online at x-plane.org. What is the advantage to having it integrated with X-Plane? C'mon, guys, get a life.
April 21Apr 21 I am glad they are taking their time to do the store RIGHT. Otherwise what happened with the MSFS Marketplace will happen here too... Rubbish developers cranking out 5 aircraft a month for $10 where nothing works while being advertised as "faithfully represented" or such. As long as LR learns from MS about this pitfall, the XP Store would be a revolution in the market of this platform. Bonus would be if they did what Contrail does on MSFS side - you can transfer your purchase from certain developers to Contrail. Aerosoft and JustFlight and GotFriends and FSS do that.
April 21Apr 21 3 hours ago, mldavis2 said: I don't get the problem. The store is online at x-plane.org. What is the advantage to having it integrated with X-Plane? C'mon, guys, get a life. They aren't associated with Laminar Research. It's a different entity. The integrated store would be curated by Laminar (in a way that it could have quality requirements to be sold on there - at least that's the hope). Get a life? Nice one. I suggest brushing up on the way you post. Edited April 21Apr 21 by BostonJeremy77
April 21Apr 21 2 hours ago, BostonJeremy77 said: Get a life? Nice one. I suggest brushing up on the way you post. Caveat emptor. No one would ever expect a $10 aircraft to be one of study level complexity or anything but a quick and dirty toss into the pond. I always look over the specs on an aircraft, check the pics and look online for reviews before I spend money. Some developers have a solid reputation that might suggest bypassing the "check it out first" steps. A blind purchase is always your own risk if you fail to vet it regardless of who runs the cash register. If the new integrated "store" at X-Plane excites you, go for it. I simply use the URL.
April 22Apr 22 Commercial Member 18 hours ago, BigBoeing said: Well, it's 2026 now and we still have no store. Technically, you do (just not in the form you want yet) 😂 https://www.x-plane.com/kb/x-plane-12-3-2-release-notes/ Community Management for Laminar Research
April 22Apr 22 21 hours ago, mldavis2 said: I don't get the problem. The store is online at x-plane.org. What is the advantage to having it integrated with X-Plane? C'mon, guys, get a life. Integrated updater and (hopefully) curation, so you're not tempted to buy add-ons that were made for a legacy X-Plane release and are unmaintained and unsupported in the current one. 7950X3D + 7900 XT + 64 GB + Linux | 4800H + RTX2060 + 32 GB + Linux My add-ons from my FS9/FSX days
April 22Apr 22 8 hours ago, DeltaWho said: Technically, you do (just not in the form you want yet) 😂 https://www.x-plane.com/kb/x-plane-12-3-2-release-notes/ Austin’s losing a LOT of my money! 😉 While folks like to bash the MS Marketplace, I’m finding it incredibly convenient to use vs keeping up with all the individual developers updates and such. I’ll agree with the desire for a somewhat higher level of curation than the MSMP offers, tho.
April 22Apr 22 On 4/21/2026 at 9:13 PM, BostonJeremy77 said: They aren't associated with Laminar Research. It's a different entity. The integrated store would be curated by Laminar (in a way that it could have quality requirements to be sold on there - at least that's the hope). Yes; and they will work for next to nothing; than they will start to sell anything they can to increase income; like every other business on earth. Edited April 22Apr 22 by Marc22
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