I totally disagree here! I am very happy the product was released last August. ... Even if release had postponed 6 months, the issues folks have with unusual or outdated systems would still show up no matter how long you wait to release! I have had months of extra enjoyment!!
Am in full agreement with your views, plainsman. We might need a bit of historical retrospective here. Having been a pretty happy simmer since FS98, it's been interesting to see how every new version was accompanied by a chorus of criticism, much of it well-warranted -- maybe especially in the case of FSX, which never worked well without hours' of research and endless tweaking. Meanwhile a kind of silent majority got on with simming, enjoying the simple reality that -- whatever the bugs -- each new version came with a higher level of challenge and realism, more immersive visuals and flight dynamics, which usually meant upgrading one's system.
At the same time, as each new sim appeared on the horizon I personally went thro' more or less the same routine..I'd feel, and say to myself, that I was really happy with my current sim and -- while I'd give the new one a try -- would be happy to stick with it, save myself the extra cost, etc. So for a while I'd keep both versions on my machine -- only after a while realising that I really wasn't interested in or flying the old sim, and delete it from my system.
Exactly the same routine happened with my previous sim and MSFS 2020 -- holding on to the old sim for a while, returning to fly favourite aircraft. Except that while previous new versions were another step forward, this one was a pretty stunning leap -- brilliant graphics, worldwide scenery, impressive flight modelling and great performance, especially since SU5, without any real tweaking. Yes, it's buggy, but hey ... !
So, yes, I'm delighted that -- however it happened, pushed by marketing or whomever -- MS released it last August rather than wait..
And no, I have no shares in MS or any of the others ...
Marketing screw up?
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Posted · Edited by graaant
Am in full agreement with your views, plainsman. We might need a bit of historical retrospective here. Having been a pretty happy simmer since FS98, it's been interesting to see how every new version was accompanied by a chorus of criticism, much of it well-warranted -- maybe especially in the case of FSX, which never worked well without hours' of research and endless tweaking. Meanwhile a kind of silent majority got on with simming, enjoying the simple reality that -- whatever the bugs -- each new version came with a higher level of challenge and realism, more immersive visuals and flight dynamics, which usually meant upgrading one's system.
At the same time, as each new sim appeared on the horizon I personally went thro' more or less the same routine..I'd feel, and say to myself, that I was really happy with my current sim and -- while I'd give the new one a try -- would be happy to stick with it, save myself the extra cost, etc. So for a while I'd keep both versions on my machine -- only after a while realising that I really wasn't interested in or flying the old sim, and delete it from my system.
Exactly the same routine happened with my previous sim and MSFS 2020 -- holding on to the old sim for a while, returning to fly favourite aircraft. Except that while previous new versions were another step forward, this one was a pretty stunning leap -- brilliant graphics, worldwide scenery, impressive flight modelling and great performance, especially since SU5, without any real tweaking. Yes, it's buggy, but hey ... !
So, yes, I'm delighted that -- however it happened, pushed by marketing or whomever -- MS released it last August rather than wait..
And no, I have no shares in MS or any of the others ...