Right, I'm not arguing that they should change their stance. What they decide to do is their choice, and whether we choose to support them is ours. What worries me though is what this means for developers and the flight sim community in general. Everyone wants a new sim, I think we're all growing tired of the issues and limitations that plague FSX, and we're desperately seeking for a replacement, and P3D can fill that hole. However I suspect that we may be expecting too much P3D and in the long run, we'll be left disappointed. With all the good looking screenshots and new features Ive been posting about, I thought it was important to bring up some of the problems we'll be facing with P3D, this being the one that has concerned me the most.
Microsoft Flight is a shining example of what happens to a product like a flight simulator when support goes out the window. FSX is alive today because of 3rd party developers, people like you and me who have a passion for their hobby. Not because of Microsoft, not because of Lockheed Martin, not because of Laminar Research. Here is a quote from PMDG developer "rsrandazzo".
I just think its important for everyone to know where developers stand on the new product, as they are the people making the products that we really love. I should have expanded on that in my original post
Microsoft Flight is a shining example of what happens to a product like a flight simulator when support goes out the window. FSX is alive today because of 3rd party developers, people like you and me who have a passion for their hobby. Not because of Microsoft, not because of Lockheed Martin, not because of Laminar Research. Here is a quote from PMDG developer "rsrandazzo".
After my discussion with John Nicol at Lockheed Martin, I feel that I have a very clear picture of what LMCorp has planned for Prepar3d, and equally importantly, *what they do NOT have planned.*From PMDG's perspective, Prepar3d is not going to be a platform into which we push our retail product line. There will never be a consumer version of P3D, and as such it is not reasonable or feasible for us to expect the major market to exist on P3D beyond a small set of folks who don't mind the niche nature and the price tag.Now- that being said- there are some very serious licensing questions that come up when folks start talking about using our existing retail product line within Prepar3d. These are issues that we are going to be working with Lockheed Martin and the Prepar3d platform to resolve- as there is a significant amount of unwanted legal liability placed on our shoulders if an airline or airline employed pilot decides to place one of our retail products into that platform and use it for any purpose. Our legal counsel has weighed in on this topic already- and I anticipate that we are going to be updating our EULA to prohibit the use of our products within the Prepar3d platform
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