Greetings everybody,
As most of you already know, Dovetail games acquired the 'entertainment' rights to Flight Simulator from Microsoft last year. As a result, Microsoft Flight Simulator X was released as a purchasable game on the Steam platform.
If you are unsure of what Steam is, below is an excerpt from geeksquad.co.uk
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What is Steam?
At its heart, Steam is a digital game distribution service. You can browse the extensive catalogue of games and buy them for yourself or as handy gifts. In recent years, Valve has been adding more and more features to the Steam application, including distribution of not just games, but desktop software for things such as animation, photo & video editing and more.
What makes Steam so great is just how easy it is to get hold of the games you're after. You simply need to login, find the game and buy it. It will then be downloaded to your PC and once finished it's ready for you to play! Steam is also notorious well known for its enormous sales where it will offer games at a massive discount - often in bundles so you can get plenty of games at once for a small price.
Steam also puts a lot of emphasis on community features - you can chat and communicate with other players while gaming, and compare scores and achievements.
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So why is Steam important to msFlights.net?
The boxed edition of Flight Simulator X has been discontinued, and stock of it on websites like Amazon.com is nearly depleted. The base retail cost for new boxed versions of FSX is now over $150.
Unfortunately, the Steam Edition of Flight Simulator X is not multiplayer compatible with the boxed/classic edition. What this means is that the Steam edition of Flight Simulator X is where all of our new players will be coming from and discovering us. In recognition of this, and out of excitement for the possibilities that Steam may bring to Flight Simulator X, many of our community members have already purchased it.
You can view FSX on the Steam Store page here:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/314160/
Compare it to the unit cost of a new FSX boxed edition here:
http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Flig...1&keywords=FSX
We are not completely phasing out the boxed edition of FSX immediately; this will be a natural and gradual shift over the course of several months. Many other communities have made an abrupt switch to the Steam version of Flight Simulator X for a multitude of reasons. In order for the msFlights.net community to stay relevant in the flight simulation world, it makes sense for us to make this same transition.
I am hosting a “FSX on Steam” giveaway on the msFlights.net community Facebook page. On Monday, March 16, I'm going to be printing off all of the usernames that were submitted as a comment to that Facebook post, and I will be having Sylvia pick some out from a hat. Those picked will be gifted a copy of the Steam edition of FSX. If you don't have FSX on Steam yet and can't find the funds to pay for it, this is a good opportunity to get it! This is something I will do a few more times before July, so stay tuned to our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/msflights
Will your add-ons work with FSX on Steam?
In short, yes. Now, almost all of the add-ons that you are accustomed to using will work on the Steam edition. The main reason that we have not made this transition sooner was to provide add-on developers time to make their products compatible. Our very own Novawing has been kind enough to put together some content on our official YouTube channel, which explains how to connect to multiplayer, how to install new liveries, and how to install aircraft and scenery; he also provides an overall introduction to the Steam edition of Flight Simulator X.
https://www.youtube.com/user/MSFlightsMedia/videos
I hope to see you all in the virtual skies on both the boxed and Steam edition in the coming weeks and months. Happy flying!
As most of you already know, Dovetail games acquired the 'entertainment' rights to Flight Simulator from Microsoft last year. As a result, Microsoft Flight Simulator X was released as a purchasable game on the Steam platform.
If you are unsure of what Steam is, below is an excerpt from geeksquad.co.uk
-----
What is Steam?
At its heart, Steam is a digital game distribution service. You can browse the extensive catalogue of games and buy them for yourself or as handy gifts. In recent years, Valve has been adding more and more features to the Steam application, including distribution of not just games, but desktop software for things such as animation, photo & video editing and more.
What makes Steam so great is just how easy it is to get hold of the games you're after. You simply need to login, find the game and buy it. It will then be downloaded to your PC and once finished it's ready for you to play! Steam is also notorious well known for its enormous sales where it will offer games at a massive discount - often in bundles so you can get plenty of games at once for a small price.
Steam also puts a lot of emphasis on community features - you can chat and communicate with other players while gaming, and compare scores and achievements.
-----
So why is Steam important to msFlights.net?
The boxed edition of Flight Simulator X has been discontinued, and stock of it on websites like Amazon.com is nearly depleted. The base retail cost for new boxed versions of FSX is now over $150.
Unfortunately, the Steam Edition of Flight Simulator X is not multiplayer compatible with the boxed/classic edition. What this means is that the Steam edition of Flight Simulator X is where all of our new players will be coming from and discovering us. In recognition of this, and out of excitement for the possibilities that Steam may bring to Flight Simulator X, many of our community members have already purchased it.
You can view FSX on the Steam Store page here:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/314160/
Compare it to the unit cost of a new FSX boxed edition here:
http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Flig...1&keywords=FSX
We are not completely phasing out the boxed edition of FSX immediately; this will be a natural and gradual shift over the course of several months. Many other communities have made an abrupt switch to the Steam version of Flight Simulator X for a multitude of reasons. In order for the msFlights.net community to stay relevant in the flight simulation world, it makes sense for us to make this same transition.
I am hosting a “FSX on Steam” giveaway on the msFlights.net community Facebook page. On Monday, March 16, I'm going to be printing off all of the usernames that were submitted as a comment to that Facebook post, and I will be having Sylvia pick some out from a hat. Those picked will be gifted a copy of the Steam edition of FSX. If you don't have FSX on Steam yet and can't find the funds to pay for it, this is a good opportunity to get it! This is something I will do a few more times before July, so stay tuned to our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/msflights
Will your add-ons work with FSX on Steam?
In short, yes. Now, almost all of the add-ons that you are accustomed to using will work on the Steam edition. The main reason that we have not made this transition sooner was to provide add-on developers time to make their products compatible. Our very own Novawing has been kind enough to put together some content on our official YouTube channel, which explains how to connect to multiplayer, how to install new liveries, and how to install aircraft and scenery; he also provides an overall introduction to the Steam edition of Flight Simulator X.
https://www.youtube.com/user/MSFlightsMedia/videos
I hope to see you all in the virtual skies on both the boxed and Steam edition in the coming weeks and months. Happy flying!
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