I don't think it'll be anything special. Regarding the screenshot, people said, good coastline, good textures, ...
you get a lot better than that in FS9, and that shot was most probably taken somewhere where the texture has been made good like close to NY, or London or Meigs. As soon as you fly a little bit further, ...? - WHAT ABOUT THE WHOLE OF EUROPE, or AFRICA!
And that crap about rivets. Who in the hell wants to see every little rivet. You're nuts!!
And with all the addons for FS9, it cant be better, even the default boeings are crap. They're just adding more planes (Airbus) with crappy panels and you'll end up having to look for better ones anyway!
Anyway, Not worth buying a new system, that I'd need to take a loan from the bank to buy!
Those of you who talk like that don't usually see the big picture. Are you forgetting that M$ provides the shell while the addon developers provide the cool stuff that expands the sim? Hell, we managed to make Google Earth display flight plans made in FS. In fact, making new addons that make the sim better and better is a never-ending cycle.
FS95 was considered the best sim. Then came FS98 and FS2000, and FS2002 and finally FS9. Each newer version ending up to be more better than the last. What makes you think that FSX won't be better? What makes you think that the rivets are there just for show? Addon developers can greatly benefit from that feature as did many addons that took advantage of the rain drops that appeared on the DVCs of FS9. Once FSX is released, I bet you $10 that us addon developers will provide you with addons [using FSX's new features] that will make FS9 look like old school.
Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if we came up with a tool that better and more fun than FLIPS*.
*FLIPS: A tool that uses FS to make flight plans, which are then transfered to Google Earth for dislaying them in 3D.