What could have been - FS11 features

[Christian]

I stumbled across this quote from an insider. Not sure how trustworthy it really is, but it claims to come from an ex-Aces member and kind of confirms what people in the past have hinted, especially the first person mode that people at ESP were working on. Interesting stuff:

Planned features included voice recognition with air traffic control, first-person mode, a full fledged career mode with a job board and a currency system, a lighter-then-air aircraft class, and skydiving. "We were starting to focus more on the game aspect of it than just the simulation," the ACES insider told us.

[Ian Warren]

Christian , Sure its going to be a 'Phoenix rising from the ash's' i dont think we have seen the last of MS and what we have that will last easy another five plus more years with 3rd addons .

[Christian]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Feb 8 2009, 09:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Christian , Sure its going to be a 'Phoenix rising from the ash's' i dont think we have seen the last of MS and what we have that will last easy another five plus more years with 3rd addons .

The same source also said that MSFS as we know it is dead and current plans are an Xbox or arcade version somewhere down the track. So currently I wouldn't bet on a return. However, I agree, FSX + addons should give us plenty to play with. Judging on how popular FS9 + addons is even now, there's a god few years of simming left and who knows what's going to happen then.

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (Christian @ Feb 4 2009, 01:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Judging on how popular FS9 + addons is even now, there's a god few years of simming left and who knows what's going to happen then.

Its the who knows what ?, I believe its not dead yet .... id say mothballed .