Exactly! Why bother attending when there’s free advertising right there - as if MS need it anyway.
EDIT: Actually, that’s always intrigued me. There are some resolute ‘No MSFS’ streamers out there (fair play to them, nobody is forcing them to use the sim) and how did they all get into a situation where they use the ‘Microsoft Flight Simulator’ category?
Simple: numbers. If they stayed on a P3D or XP11 or FSX category, the audience would see extremely low viewing figures and move on. And the streamers would never get the viewing traction they need earn income.