Microsoft Flight Simulator Announced 2019

Watched The Videos

I watched the videos and thought they looked great...went to Flightsimulator.com to sign up for the Insider to get first hand updates. That never worked because I REFUSE to create an X-box profile for them. Asked MS for help and they connect me with X-box support chat that didn't help at all because he admitted after 15 minutes of click and type that he didn't know a thing about the flight simulator and said he would give me a link which he gave me to X-box support. Duh!!! with a CAPITAL D. Tufun did you have to create an X-box profile to get in or how did you join Insider. I did the signup; email confirmation and that's when all this X-box junk started. Am I unhappy right now?
 
tgycgijoes said:
I watched the videos and thought they looked great...went to Flightsimulator.com to sign up for the Insider to get first hand updates. That never worked because I REFUSE to create an X-box profile for them. Asked MS for help and they connect me with X-box support chat that didn't help at all because he admitted after 15 minutes of click and type that he didn't know a thing about the flight simulator and said he would give me a link which he gave me to X-box support. Duh!!! with a CAPITAL D. Tufun did you have to create an X-box profile to get in or how did you join Insider. I did the signup; email confirmation and that's when all this X-box junk started. Am I unhappy right now?
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I have a Microsoft account for my Windows 10 account and Microsoft Casual Gamer account which use Xbox Live. Don't know if it's required since I had these account last year.
 
tgycgijoes said:
That never worked because I REFUSE to create an X-box profile for them.
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Just out of curiosity: Why ?

I don't remember creating an XBox profile... maybe I did in the past ? Not sure.
The website identified me with my Windows10/Outlook accout (I use hotmail for my emails since a very long time), and I also have an Office365 subscription...
Never had an XBox, but maybe I performed the steps to create a profile in the past and I don't remember?...
Anyways, I just signed up for the insider program, received an email, clicked on the confirmation link, and that's all.
 
000rick000 said:
Announcement Regarding FSX? Interesting. Probably shutting down support and activation services for it. Need to shut down all remaining competition to their new product that they can prior to release of their new Sim.
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That will be in violation of consumer protection laws .... unless they just put in place a process where activation is no longer required....;)
 
Glad It Works For You

I have a Microsoft Account...I have an Xbox profile...every time I try and open up to see the updates all I get is an unexpected error try again later. I would really like to try and be a part of the Alpha team to see if this will work on my system and how but am getting very frustrated with this. You got any ideas?:banghead:

Managing to get in by repeatedly pressing enter I'm in now an hour later I may get something to work who knows.

This is probably the most confusing thing I have tried to do in a long time but I finally got an answer...I am Windows 7 NOT Windows 10 so I cannot get an Xbox APP and therefore cannot participate. That's OK. I am relaying this to anyone else who is not on Windows 10 or later don't bother trying.
 
I think that's a given for MSFS being on Windows 10 since Xbox is on that OS. As for FSX who knows maybe an update to DX11 giving it a little more life.
 
FSX

I own FSX Box and Acceleration on Disk so I will be flying that with all my addons as long as I want to. I don't know what the ones on FSX(Steam) will do if they pull the plug on that. Perhaps go to P3DV2 or P3DV3 both of which my computer will run because the FSX stuff is compatible I believe. FS2020 is truly beautiful I agree but when I'm flying in an aircraft that I repainted to and from airports that I created I'm truly a happy simmer. :biggrin-new:
 
tgycgijoes said:
I own FSX Box and Acceleration on Disk so I will be flying that with all my addons as long as I want to. I don't know what the ones on FSX(Steam) will do if they pull the plug on that. Perhaps go to P3DV2 or P3DV3 both of which my computer will run because the FSX stuff is compatible I believe. FS2020 is truly beautiful I agree but when I'm flying in an aircraft that I repainted to and from airports that I created I'm truly a happy simmer. :biggrin-new:
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You don't have to perform an online activation? I have the discs as well and it still requires an activation online....can't imagine they would continue with that option when trying to launch their new product....
 
Yes, the disc version of FSX still requires activation, which for a lot of users (if not most?) has to be done by phone instead of online.
 
tgycgijoes said:
I own FSX Box and Acceleration on Disk so I will be flying that with all my addons as long as I want to. I don't know what the ones on FSX(Steam) will do if they pull the plug on that. Perhaps go to P3DV2 or P3DV3 both of which my computer will run because the FSX stuff is compatible I believe. FS2020 is truly beautiful I agree but when I'm flying in an aircraft that I repainted to and from airports that I created I'm truly a happy simmer. :biggrin-new:
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If they stop selling FSX steam, it will still be available to download anytime, anywhere for everyone that owns it. That's how steam works. Even FSW still is.
 
Daube said:
Yes, the disc version of FSX still requires activation, which for a lot of users (if not most?) has to be done by phone instead of online.
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I recently installed a fresh copy (3rd time) of FSX from original discs and didn't have an issue with calling anyone concerning activation.

(Perhaps I shouldn't have mentioned that for fear that going forward M$ will now be reading my posts...and merely awaiting any new installations!)
 
The graphics look simply amazing. I see them threatening my current PC like it's a Great White Shark; I'm gonna need a bigger boat. :pop4:
 
Sundog said:
The graphics look simply amazing. I see them threatening my current PC like it's a Great White Shark; I'm gonna need a bigger boat. :pop4:
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That's just it. What sort of PC will it take to run this sim? FSX was stunning when it was released, but the minimum requirements made for a visually bland experience and it was some time before PC hardware caught up well enough to actually allow the sim to run with nice, but not full, graphic goodies.
 
Looking like it's going to take one of those computers in the basement of the Pentagon to run that scenery without the slightest hiccup. I'll settle for MS giving us FSX folks our worldwide weather link back.
 
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