Don't panic !
Nothing new under the virtual sun and certainly no *new* MSFS. The only thing new is the '4' instead of the second '0' in MSFS 2020, better looking scenery, more missions and anims and a *real* tornado on the side.
*NEW* is the magic word that has been used in commercials from the beginning of the past century, maybe even before. It's ment to trigger people's wallets to open. They first tried 'sesame open' but 'new' worked way better, also shorter. This so called "new" in 'Microsoft's new flightsimulator MS2024 !' is nothing more like the "NEW!!" we know from the countless irritating commercials for the relentless stream of ointments and creams that the 'ointments and creams maffia' want our girlfriends and wives to smear onto their skins, day and night 24/7. "NEW!!" ??... Yeah right, my tush is new !
The difference between what we were used to with FS4/FS5/FS95/FS9/FSX and what we have now as MSFS is enormous of course. This really IS the quintessential NEW flightsimulator, no doubt about it, no comparison possible, everybody knows, right ? Would MSAsobo just put that all aside and start all over from scratch to create this so called *NEW* flightsimulator ?
Of course not. They'll just build on what we have for 4 years already and create a nice collection of DLC that can warrant the *new* name MSFS2024. In my FS book that's all really. Most if not everything we have now will be compatible, the're not crazy, right ?
Maybe when i have installed this *new* MSFS version from Marketplace next year and have a look at it for the first time i might not even really notice the difference. To be honest i don't see that much difference in the promotion video neither.
Will we finally have instant Replay and 'Fly-By' view !!?? THAT'll be something *really new* !! ( not seen anything about that in the videos. I will certainly not get my hope up for that too much...)
