Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 announced during Xbox Games Showcase

Wow... This looks amazing!

Probably an update on FS2020? Or a new standalone thing? Very excited regardless!

Edit:
New game instead of an update. Confirmed by Xbox on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/XboxGamePassPC/status/1667952357663989760

Sequel? Not an update for MFS 2020?

that's right, a brand new sequel!

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majorswitcher

lemmyfly.org

Is it not msfs more gamyfied? I wonder if the realism will suffer, to accomodate gamers

CertifiedSimPilot reply

lemmyfly.org

Hope not... I expect most of the things they showcased to just be missions, or activities as they call em nowadays. Doubt they'll touch free flight and just leave the realism up to the player with the assists like before. That seems logical to me at least?

But who knows? We'll have to wait and see!

MrPozor reply

discuss.tchncs.de

I am both excited and a bit worried as well. The kind of missions they show are really great. Some of those you can already do in MSFS2020 using the H145 with the action pack for example. I imagine those kind of third party missions will get even better once MSFS2024 supports such missions out of the box. I'm sure they will still accommodate hardcore simmers and the API.

CertifiedSimPilot

lemmyfly.org

I think I saw alot of third party planes in the trailer as well.

1:50 - Got Friends Astro ONE
1:54 - FlightFX SF50 Vision Jet

Also at 1:54, seasons!

MrPozor

discuss.tchncs.de

Well, I did not expect that. Could be a good thing if the main motivation was to redevelop core components to make them run more efficiently.

My wishlist:

faster loading times
a simple, efficient menu instead of eye-candy
a better control bindings menu
better VR support, especially for cockpit interaction

CertifiedSimPilot

lemmyfly.org

Aamir from FenixSim's prediction on how the update will be compared to MSFS2020:

No, this is why I'm saying it will be a free update to 2020. It will replace 2020. Customers on 2020 get a free core engine update and get pulled into 2024. All the 2024 content is locked up and if you want it, then you pay.
But a service like this
With servers and shit to keep running.
No chance they want to run two platforms at once.

From the r/flightsim Discord
https://discord.com/channels/216217565272211456/732666100197883975/1117516111592829041

Seems reasonable? Hopium it's true...