People are overreacting way too much to Windows Live. There is no way Microsoft will keep all the Flight files on some master server. Go into your FSX or FS9 directory and look at how big your scenery, sound and texture folders are. Do you really think Microsoft will make you download several gigabytes of data every time you click fly now? No server could handle the demand and no user would put up with waiting hours for a single flight to load.V_One, your link is for Xbox Live which does not apply to PC games. I think Flight will be like most other games, where an internet connection is only required for multiplayer.