Microsoft flight sim "Aces studio" axed

[Mysticpuma]

I bought FSX, as I wanted to see what it really had going for it, and was impressed initially with the amount of RW detail it had.

My system, although very powerful, was only able to run it at between 15 and 32 FPS though, and that was after much internet trawling to find settings that others had to use to get playable fram-rates, so ultimately I sold it on as I wasn't having an enjoyable time with it.

Now, something sprung to mind, which I haven't seen discussed here though, is a visit I made to see Oleg in Birmingham a couple-of-years-ago, when he attended a Flight Sim show.

Turning up at the venue, I had to search really hard to find his stall, tucked away in a dark area to the left of a hall and not-at-all easy to find.

The rest of the hall was virtully crammed full of PC's running the newly launched FSX and other retailers selling additions for the game, with landscape packs, airport packs, hardware, etc,etc.

Why do I mention this? Well, I cannot believe that a Flight Sim show organiser would be willing to hold a show if the only new software was Olegs BoB (as Rose-tinted as our spectacles may be), and maybe the closure of the FSX franchise, resultant in lack of advertising and promotion, will or at least could, severly affect any Flight Sim shows of the future.
This means that the enthusiast will no-longer be able to se hands-on presentations of these sims, it will al bee report based over the web, and the chance to meet Oleg and other developers, well frankly looks as though it will be a closed chapter from no-on?