Whatever we assume or believe, Asobo developed a sim, in just a few years, that vastly exceeds X-plane or P3D in many ways(some aerodynamic features yet missing and needing tuning, as well as SDK impros), or at least created a solid foundation, where gradual improvements, will in a timely manner, at the very least, match if not exceed the other sims. It’s a raw display of power by microsoft. There are things Xplane will never be able to do like msfs2020, simply due to lack of resources and infrastructure, compared to microsoft which owns Asobo, bing maps, azure cloud tech etc..People don’t realize how huge it is, that microsoft in a few years of development time already exceeds sims like p3d and xplane in many features and tech, that had been in development for at least 10 years (p3d) and 20 years + (xplane)..At this rate they will smoke the other two sims within the next 2-3 years in every concievable aspect, no matter how hard laminar or LM try. Money, manpower and infrastructure make all the difference here, and Msfs2020 already has a bigger market than xplane or p3d, just a year after release, it’s just a different ballgame..(not in number of add-ons yet, but in money made and customer purchasing power) ofc devs will switch to this platform..Developing add-ons is no charity, it’s about surviving from your work. And let’s face it, Xplane and P3D just aren’t the future..just no. Those are old sims, in both vision and technological aspects and it just shows..Msfs2020 is the future and that’s what flight simulation needed so badly, a new, technologically updated environment with a big team behind it, offering devs a chance to up their game and end the microscopic and almost non-existent innovation, that stalled flight simulation for the last 15 years. I’m happy that we finally can start a new and modern era of flight simulation. People should stop the sim wars and embrace change and innovation.
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