Down and out in Las Vegas
Yuck. I caught some form of bug yesterday and spent from yesterday at 7pm until today at 2pm in bed. Bletch. Feels like a 24 hour flu thing, but am feeling better now.
I’m guessing everyone has seen the keynote by now? Yey! We’ve finally announced the next version of Flight Simulator.
Note that even though we’ve announced the product, we haven’t announced all the features yet, so there will be much more stuff rolled out over the next few months.
Stay tuned!
The funny thing is that even though I’m in Vegas and have a keynote pass, I didn’t actually get to see the keynote live. I got kicked out shortly before show time as I didn’t have a ticket. Sigh.
I did get to watch the dry-runs though, and Flight Simulator looked astounding. And yes, it was a live demo. It was not a video.
Dare I brave the exhibition center now to have a look around? It’s bound to be a zoo.
I think I’ll give it a go, though I might not last long…
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Hi Steve,
Very sorry to hear of your sudden illness - hopefully you'll be able to get that past you quick and enjoy the show for the remaining days, at least until you leave there. Yes, I caught the live webcast - it was quite nice, though I don't know what to think of flying in FS by using an Xbox 360 controller! That makes one think it is a game - it's a sim!!! :-)
Best regards,
Owen
Hi Steve,
Initial reactions...
The graphics engine looks very improved! The water looks amazing. Also glad to see some more models.
However, the screenshots left me with something to be desired. If FSX watermarks weren't on it I would've thought some of the shots were from FS9 with many of today's addon's installed. I also noticed that the front gear is missing on the 747 shot. What I'm trying to say is that these shots almost looked a tad premature.
Most of all, I'm waiting to see how much stuff from FS9/FS8 will work in FS10, especially my beloved AI traffic! I'l also like to see how XML scenery design has evolved, as right now I still prefer to use SCASM for some things.
Just my 2 cents...
Cheers,
Dan
Dan,
If FSX's only improvements were that it looked like FS9 with addons, then I'd say it was still a good deal. As one who hasn't yet invested in replacement textures like BEV and things like UT:USA, I'm VERY excited of what FSX will ship with, right out of the box. Now imagine what it will be like when the 3rd party developers get their hands on it. The developer of BEV has already said that he's considering stopping development on the rest of the FS9 BEV releases, and starting on FSX, since, based on some inside info that he wouldn't expand on, he expects FSX to make the current iteration of BEV obsolete right out of the box.
Change is coming, whether people want it to or not. People bemoaned that FS9 was just a prettied up FS2002, after the first FS9 screenshots were released. Not suprising seeing that the same thing is playing out now.
Very good comments J.C. - I do see your points but I still think MS should've waited a bit until we see something a bit more substantail. I was hoping for an initial "wow" factor. Anyways, I was given a link to a thread on AVSIM comparing the two and I must say FS10 is quite improved!
Anyways, I just remembered something I forgot to say last night. I noticed that FSPLANET got some exclusive shots (including one with traffic!). Persoanlly, I really don't like the idea of giving exclusive files to a site that has been know for taking freeware work and hosting it without the author's permission.
Well, they got the "wow" from me, many people on simulation forums are claiming that those screenshots show just an upgraded FS9... I donīt know, maybe MS shipped a different FS here in Spain because my FS9 doesnīt have those astonishing graphics.
Seriously, the graphics are great, far beyond FS9. If all the game is going to be upgraded to the same level this FS could surpass my dreams. Iīm really looking forward for news, canīt wait to hear about new features, new screenshots, etc, they make me dream!
Hatīs off and keep up the good work
Well, they got the "wow" from me, many people on simulation forums are claiming that those screenshots show just an upgraded FS9... I donīt know, maybe MS shipped a different FS here in Spain because my FS9 doesnīt have those astonishing graphics.
Seriously, the graphics are great, far beyond FS9. If all the game is going to be upgraded to the same level this FS could surpass my dreams. Iīm really looking forward for news, canīt wait to hear about new features, new screenshots, etc, they make me dream!
Hatīs off and keep up the good work