Is FSX gasping for breath?

[codetrucker]

Have you all noticed how many fewer Youtube videos are still available for FSX and how many more FS2020 videos are available? I have noticed this change has really ramped up in the last few weeks. Also, in looking for good payware addons the vendors are no longer offering FSX versions to buy.
So, how close is everyone to migrating to FS2020 or has it already started?

Calvin

[peter]

I left FSX 10 years ago to go for P3D, which is basically a better FSX. More stable, somewhat better graphics, better addons. I tried MSFS in early 2021 and immediately jumped ship. It is a huge improvement over P3D in almost every aspect. Visuals are particularly good, the world looks almost real. This also changed the way I fly: instead of commercial jetliners I know mostly fly GA airplanes, often using dead reckoning since it is so much fun to navigate with just a compass, a clock and a good map (and sometimes a bubble sextant). One of the best things about MSFS is that you don't need to buy a lot of addons to make it enjoyable. Default airplanes are already quite good, default airports look way (!!) better than in FSX/P3D, the weather engine is decent, and even default ATC is tolerable, though not great. Plus, you can get some excellent addons for free, like the FlyByWire A320, for instance.

Having said that, I would wait for MSFS 2024 now. It will be released in late November. Some people already have access: the visuals are even better, lots of special missions (heli rescue, fire fighting, ...) and most addons for MSFS 2020 appear to work fine in MSFS 2024. It will have initial problems, but I guess it will become the new standard by mid 2025.

Peter

[codetrucker]

Ain't it the truth. Thanks.

Calvin

[Travis]

I began migrating from FSX to P3D 2.5 in 2013 on my (then) new PC.  I installed FSX first on that box to keep compatibility with FSCaptain in check.

I skipped P3D3, and was late to the game with P3D4, where I could actually use my 8GB of RAM and avoid all of the OOM errors that plagued me.  Well, most of them... I had to shift to 16GB to be able to land at EGLL and KLAX, etc.

Most of my FSX utilities ported well to P3D2, and quite a lot of them ported over just fine to P3D4.  Most sceneries work fine (Orbx being a standout), and many 3rd-party aircraft and utilities still work well... a few requiring a repurchase, while some did not.

I have a lot of like/dislike things with MSFS2020.  It's visually stunning.  But in many ways it's different than earlier MSFS-based sims.  I feel that the biggest difference is that MSFS2020 does not have a simulator "pause" which works like it did in earlier sims.  MSFS2020 has what it calls "Active Pause" which pauses the Captain's aircraft, but nothing else.  Time, AI aircraft, weather all proceed in normal time.  Your aircraft... hangs in mid-air.

As far as my usage has determined, this eliminates the usefulness of the FSCaptain function "I'll Be Back".

But MSFS2020 is still pretty.... 

Best,