Well...that ain´t came as expected huh?

[falcon409]

Yep, think there's a lot of us thinking right now. . ."I told ya so. . . ." Shouldn't be a surprise to anyone really.

[Thunderbolt]

what the hell was MS Flight ?

[italoc]

That's what happens when you turn your back on the community.

Those are exactly my words !!!!
Very bad strategy decision in the first place ...
Oh well, nobody is going to regret the end of MS ... on the contrary "allez" with P3D
Italo

[MudMarine]

I kept MS Flight on my system for 15 mins. They don't seem to understand our communtiy, the dedication and the disposalbe income that we have. Aviation is more than a game, it's a life long passion for me and I'm sure many more: it's not just a hobby!

[T Square]

WHAT???? MS cancelled Flight!?!??!?! How am I going to sleep tonight? Oh, that's right...on my belly with my head cradled on my right forearm....just the way I sleep every night. No real surprise that Flight crashed already.....for me, it was dead before it was released to world.

OBIO

AMEN Brother !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Crusader]

I wonder what happens to any balance you had on the books to purchase any future addons ? Not sure what MS called it .

[icycle]

what the hell was MS Flight ?

I don't think it's possible to put it better!

Unfortunately, MS has allowed the genre that they played a big role in defining, pass them by. Guess that shows what can happen when you let the "marketing / product development types", pitch a concept without proper research. They had their opportunities to make it whole, hale, and hearty, but chose the wrong road when they walked away from the community. The road they chose led them right out of the market.

It was, as they say, "Just a matter of time".

Regards
Bill

[Cirrus N210MS]

thats amazing

MS Flight didnt last Long at All

[Crusader]

[QUOTE=Crusader;733730]I wonder what happens to any balance you had on the books to purchase any future addons ? Not sure what MS called it .

Just found out the answer to my stupid question . Their server is still up and I noticed they just added a Cub yesterday so apparently no more future development . I did think the scenery was good but I wish I had not even gotten involved with it in the first place . I loved their Stearman too.

Rich

[Thoe6969]

Well I'm one who tried to support Flight by purchasing the island package and Alaska,only to be really disapointed with the Alaskan scenery.But all the time thinking maybe they would see the light,now I,m sorry I ever gave them a dime

[mike_cyul]

Let's hope P3D gets enough support; at least it holds the potential of taking flight simming even further than FSX.


Mike

[ryanbatc]

That's what happens when you turn your back on the community.

Excellent post.

[Lawman]

That's what happens when you turn your back on the community.

This has nothing to do with "turning your back on the community". Truth is that the community isn't big enough anymore to make it worthwhile for MS to invest money for (comperatively) so little in return for them. Ask yourself this: where would all those add-on developers be if MS hadn't invested in the development of the base program? Flight was a (desperate) effort to get the punters interested in (civilian) flight simulation again. It is not MS that has turned its back on flight simulation, its the (mass) market that has (and did so long ago). And instead of gloating about the demise of Flight, that's the thing we should be worried about: the world at large apparantly doesn't give a flying **** about flightsims. The failure of Flight only confirms what MS was probably expecting. MS most likely will now turn its back on flight simulation(s). And given the state of affairs, I can't blame them for making that sound business decision. They're not a charity. As for Prepared, we're still to see if and under what conditions Lockheed Martin will (be able to) develop it further. IMHO, Prepared at the moment is nothing more but some vague promises by LM and a desperate clinging on to hope by the FS-community.

Just my 2 cents

[BPbobafett1982]

As a Flight Simulator user since version 4.0, I have used and enjoyed every version up to FSX. I did purchase P3D when LM released the academic version earlier this year. P3D is FSX with needed refinements which is fantastic. I even spent the time to try out MS Flight, as this "software" had great graphics and a new take on the genre. I found myself going back to FSX or P3D after completing gold in all the challenges, so what incentive is there to keep playing.

Also MS Flight just wasn't as open as I would of liked it to be, I only spent like $4 and used some of my redeemed Bing.com points to get the other add-ons.

I wish that Ace's Studio wasn't disbanded because of what I read from the developer's personal blogs made it sound that FSXI would of leapfrogged the technology and overall user experience of the franchise.

Just my two cents, and I know you don't always get what you want.

Brian

[robert41]

No surprise here. Still not sure who Flight was aimed at. Serious flight simmers, serious gamers, I do not think so. Casual flight simmers, casual gamers, maybe. But one thing, if MS would have release more complete AC and scenery each month, Flight might have worked.