simmerhead 0 Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Next Flight DLC is yet another arcade aircraft: https://news.microsoftflight.com/blogs/news/archive/2012/03/27/the-zero.aspx I guess the facebook comments says it all: http://www.facebook.com/msflight Are these guys nuts, or is this based on the P-51 being the most popular DLC download? Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,487 Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 I expect they have the aircraft roll-out planned for the next 6 months at least, if the development work has been completed then keeping it hidden away costs them money. I think this aircraft just continues the ethos of this game, it's nothing to get worked up about. Cheers, Joe Link to post Share on other sites
simmerhead 0 Posted March 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 He he... Haven't got any feelings for this project anymore, so I'm not worked up - more like wondering wether a laugh or a cry is in order Flight bored me from day one and I've got no hopes it will get any better. But it is still a very interesting game to follow as I don't understand a thing of what Microsoft is doing or what people who like Flight are attracted to. It's a real Sherlock Holmes mystery to me. Howard said they were aiming for 20 million users. If they succeed I'll have to reconsider my entire view on the PC gaming industry. Flight is then a real game changer (pun intended) succeeding against all odds (from my point of view of course). Link to post Share on other sites
M31 0 Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 He he... Haven't got any feelings for this project anymore, so I'm not worked up - more like wondering wether a laugh or a cry is in order I'm with you there, a Zero (cockpit-less) flying over Hawaii, you couldn't make it up Link to post Share on other sites
Tim_A 996 Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 To quote (completely out of context) a book I read recently: You really can go from hero to zero in just a matter of seconds! Link to post Share on other sites
hurricanemk1c 195 Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 No cockpit - no gunsight. Shame, wonder how it'd do against the Flight Mustang........ Link to post Share on other sites
jankees 917 Posted April 27, 2012 Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 and another cockpitless aircraft, the P-40. It's funny, I really love wwII aircraft, but I am completely uninterested in buying these models. No cockpit, why? Link to post Share on other sites
Sabre 28 Posted April 27, 2012 Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 No cockpit, why? Simple - MONEY - if you can sell enough of them without the time, effort and development costs of designing the cockpit then you've saved some cash - end Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted April 28, 2012 Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 When the target audience is 13-year old gamers using mouse, keyboard or X-box controller, what is the point of having a detailed cockpit? It's not a flight simulator, it's a flight-themed game. The typical user very likely has no interest in the kind of flying that a cockpit is useful/needed for. Super Mario Kart probably didn't have an instrument panel either, but they sold quite a few copies. I just don't think they're going to move MSF closer to being a flight simulator. John Link to post Share on other sites
SEATAC 400 Posted April 28, 2012 Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 I'm with you there, a Zero (cockpit-less) flying over Hawaii, you couldn't make it up Following Microsoft's logic thus far, maybe their next plane will be a P-40 to chase the Zero or a sunken battleship (one without a bridge mind you). Link to post Share on other sites
TheeAviationist 18 Posted July 4, 2014 Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 All the comments on the news page are partly negative! LOL Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted July 4, 2014 Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 ...and richly deserved. John Link to post Share on other sites
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