Might wanna be sitting down for this one...

***N2056*** · January 22nd, 2009, 16:06

It would seem that Microsoft has given pink slips to Aces...:faint:

My source is a solid one. I am certain he will post soon regarding this very shocking bit of news.

**crashaz** · January 22nd, 2009, 16:23

uh? Don't like the sound of this.:gossip:

**Pepere** · January 22nd, 2009, 16:23

Well, if that is true - lets look on the bright side- that should but more life into FSX! :typing:

After two years I'm just getting mine to work better plus it should help with developers to get some new aircraft/addons out for us's.

David

**deimos256** · January 22nd, 2009, 16:26

going slightly off topic, were they also working on train simulator 2?

***N2056*** · January 22nd, 2009, 16:26

I found this just now...
http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/new...hp?story=21981

**crashaz** · January 22nd, 2009, 16:30

Yep I just saw that too. :faint:

Some really good people there. This could be a real blow to the gut for the community.

harleyman · January 22nd, 2009, 16:32

Oh man........Thats is terrible news....Poor us..Even worse for the guys and their famalies....Man...That bites...

I have been drooling over MSTS for months too.:help:

And preparing for a build for FS X1....

**Pips** · January 22nd, 2009, 16:33

Wow!!:faint:That seems to be an insane move on Microsoft's part. Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face.

**codeseven** · January 22nd, 2009, 16:35

Wow! I heard that MS was laying off 5,000 employees, a first in the history of that company. I'm really going to be bummed if the 'entire' Aces team is laid off.

It's a crazy time in history, especially around the tech world. Looking at the front page of HardOCP are two opposing headlines, 'Microsoft Posts Weak Earnings, Cutting 5,000 Jobs' and 'Apple Trounces Wall Street Estimates'. Who would've ever guessed.

http://www.hardocp.com/

**crashaz** · January 22nd, 2009, 16:38

All that work they put in to be more involved with the community.... and now Balmer pulls the rug out from underneath them. Should have fired the Zune team as it looks like PC gaming revenues went up 3%.

Keep Aces... trash Zune.

Really bummed right now.

***heywooood*** · January 22nd, 2009, 16:39

so we get Macs or we get consoles...eventually life goes on - the flight sim community is big enough to warrant ongoing development somewhere.

is it time for a petition in the meanwhile? cause its better to act fast than to sit around grousing about it

where is P-12 Paul I wonder

***Paularx*** · January 22nd, 2009, 16:39

If so.... what about TS2 & FSXI ! :faint:

I hope your source is mistaken Robert !
i really would hate to hear this is true.
what a nasty shock !

datter · January 22nd, 2009, 16:49

I just heard about this a little while ago myself. Sign o' the times I'm afraid... and really too bad.

***heywooood*** · January 22nd, 2009, 17:03

good thing 1c is still working on the Storm of War and Neoqb is still working on Rise of Flight.

M/S had a good thing going...I blame the Vista O/S debacle - that piece of carp really cost them big time

Here they had the next generation civil flight sim in their hands and its all over - hell they should let the ACES team design the next O/S and fire the clowns in THAT department

**Chuck_Jodry-VJPL** · January 22nd, 2009, 17:03

It has been said that the bean counters have the last word , guess there is some truth to that after all .

The FSX platform remains stable and there was no plans for any service packs anyway , ESP must be supported , that is the Aces in the hold.

Actual members of Aces are under NDA agreements and are likely to respect the letter of the law in forums i should think, press releases from spin doctors will doubtless be forthcoming, i still think there will be a console release eventually .... time will tell , bean counters count verry well after all.