I don't agree with the either/or mentallity about Microsoft Flight being a simulator or game.Just because it is dominant in gameplay elements and is marketed as a game, doesn't mean that it cannot also be a simulation. Maybe it's semantics here - it's easy to get into a debate on what constitutes a simulation. Ultimately, I'll hazard a guess that over time more hardcore simmers will start to see the simulator in Microsoft Flight.I had flown only 30 or so hours in a Piper Warrior in real life, but if I recall those flying days correctly, Microsoft Flight's light airplane handling charateristics seem heaps more genuine than any of FSX defaults (I only have PMDG jet addons so I admit I can't say much about quality piston addons for FSX). In any case, if you haven't flown a certain type of aircraft in real life, you can't really make a sound judgement on that same aircraft in a simulator.Of course, the lack of proper customizability (of weather for example), might end up making Microsoft Flight much less viable as a simulator. Well, I still have my hopes up as Microsoft develops this over time! :-)