MSFS, where to buy ?

Hi

 

one absolute thing that comes to my mind ? buy the premium deluxe edition

i really wanna get the whole thing working without later going through frustrations like

"you should have got Pdeluxe edition to get that feature" ....

 

so i saw many sites offering MSFS up to 25% discounts, thats a lot knowing that PD edition costs somewhere around 150$ ?

 

question is, are those sites save ?

 

am i better buying the simulator from microsoft store ?

 

what about you ?

I bought Premium Deluxe from Microsoft Store and have no regrets.

There are (genuine?) sites offering discount?

As far as the download goes, I think there are only two places you can get it....

Microsoft & Steam.

I would be vary cautious about trying to download it elsewhere.

 

I also bought the premium deluxe from the MS store & also have no regrets.

 

Regards

Steve

As I understand the situation, the only differences among the three version are the specific airplanes and customized airports available. This sim itself is the same for all three. As I live in Chicago I went with the Deluxe to get O'Hare Airport and a couple more aircraft.

Depends on the site. There are certainly some valid discounts out there. EAA, for example, offers one for its members. Some sites will acquire product keys through shady or less than legitimate means (stolen credit cards, money laundering, buying from countries where the initial price may be lower), and then sell them to you at a discount. Many have found it works, others have had problems down the road when the product key is blacklisted and the user loses access to it. Caveat emptor.

 

The safest is to just go direct to either the Microsoft Store or through Steam. If you are looking at running it on an Xbox down the road, I would recommend the Microsoft Store as the sim can be run on both platforms with one purchase.

I got the delux thru steam,fast downloads and no hangups

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I bought the premium deluxe edition from Microsoft first. The download went well and the sim launched as expected. But after I exited the program and attempted to return to it a day later, I ran into the dreaded "insert disk to continue" issue. Rather than hassle with this, I requested a refund from Microsoft--quickly granted--uninstalled MSFS 2020 and repurchased the same edition from Steam. It works fine.

I've had MSFS since Christmas. Bought it at the Microsoft Store. Downloaded in about 2 & 1/2 hours. Installed it and have not had a single problem. I don't think I would purchase it from "other places" as they might not be as reputable. Just my opinion.

But after I exited the program and attempted to return to it a day later, I ran into the dreaded "insert disk to continue" issue.

 

In many cases this can be solved by logging out of your Xbox account and logging back in again.

In many cases this can be solved by logging out of your Xbox account and logging back in again.

I've since heard that, but I didn't know it at the time, nor could I find any tips to that effect. In any event, MSFS 2020 costs the same whether you buy it through Steam or the MS store, and it should work the same either way.

I've since heard that, but I didn't know it at the time, nor could I find any tips to that effect. In any event, MSFS 2020 costs the same whether you buy it through Steam or the MS store, and it should work the same either way.

 

For the most part, yes, they are the same. One big difference is that the MS Store version allows for running on the Xbox too. Which is important for some.

The Supreme Deluxe is 119.95 USDD Which is a good deal to me and it is GRRRREAAAAAAAAAAAt as Tony the Tiger says

As with FSX I bought the full version of MSFS 2020

Yes it's more expensive and I do not fly to all the extra airports and dont use alle extra planes.

But sometimes there are mods or new features released thru (f.i.) the freeware channel that are so awesome that I just want to have a look at them.

I would always advice to go for the premium deluxe version.

Also because this product is probably going to last for years.

Is there a boxed version? Would be cool if you could get one in a years time with all the updates included? The internet here in the TRNC is way to slow to contemplate the download version sadly

Is there a boxed version? Would be cool if you could get one in a years time with all the updates included? The internet here in the TRNC is way to slow to contemplate the download version sadly

 

 

Hi, yes there is a disc version (10 DVD’s) it’s not available everywhere but you should be fine over there. It won’t have all the updates though.. so you’re still going to have some big downloads, especially when you first install it. They are constantly updating it.. & we are (hoping) for a big update today in fact :)

The other thing to mention is that Microsoft insist you run it with one of the discs in your drive at all times (disc 1)

Apparently there is a way around this by making an ISO file of the disc but I don’t know anymore than that,

 

 

Regards

Steve

Edited February 11, 2021 by g7rta

Yes , definitely buy the Premium Deluxe Edition so you won't regret it later. If you buy the Standard Edition and then decide to upgrade, you will be shocked at the price.

Cheers Steve think i will be hanging fire for a year or two so what transpires - need a rig upgrade too me thinks

Cheers Steve think i will be hanging fire for a year or two so what transpires - need a rig upgrade too me thinks

 

No worries.

Yes, I noticed you could do with a bit of an upgrade. Now is not the time of course (there’s currently a shortage of graphics cards etc & they’re overpriced) but hopefully things will go back to normal soon.

 

Regards

Steve

Ah! I noticed that on Amazon most GPUs are unavailable/out of stock and those that arent are way overpriced!! Shall be sitting tight for a while to come.

For the most part, yes, they are the same. One big difference is that the MS Store version allows for running on the Xbox too. Which is important for some.

Not having an Xbox or any intention of getting one, and not having any interest in other sims/games available with an Xbox pass subscription, the Steam edition works fine for me.

Not having an Xbox or any intention of getting one, and not having any interest in other sims/games available with an Xbox pass subscription, the Steam edition works fine for me.

 

The Steam sounds like a good option for you then. However, there are others who have expressed interest in the Xbox version who may not be aware of the Play Anywhere program Microsoft has for running the sim, and other games, on both platforms. For them there is a difference between the Steam and Microsoft Store options that would save them a decent chunk of change.