It's wonderful how a post can grow in different directions.
I've no problem with that, it's fun to watch, it really is.
Every time my wife sees a big SUV she
ALWAYS says "Why would anyone want something like
that!
I no longer tell her that different people like different things for different reasons.
Where she sees BIG & UGLY, they see something totally different.
Is FS9, FSX, Prepar3d a game? Sure.But it can also be a training tool.
It can also be an opportunity for someone with little money to learn if flying would be worth it to themselves.
It can also be a way to learn, in a MUCH more interesting way, about history and the world we live in.
It can also be....
Different people see it differently. So what's new?My point in the posting revolved around the fact that a company producing a product "Not for entertainment" was announcing a partnership with Saitek, a company that makes add-ons for games.
I, for one, find some irony there.
Yes Prepar3d is a close descendant of FSX, but Prepar3d is in it's infancy.
The Academic license is 59.95. After paying 59.95, you are left with a watermark on the top right corner of the screen that says Academic license.
There's a watermark in the corner? I haven't noticed that for a long time. I no longer see it there.
It probably took all of one or two days before it disappeared from my consciousness.
I have seen the complaint about spending $59.95 for Prepar3d.
But really. Who hasn't spent that and much more on FSX add-ons?Only those who didn't like FSX in the first place, I'd bet.