Switch from FS2004?

[Pinhead]

I've been using FS2004 for many years now, but since that doesn't like Win10 very much and pretty much all new addons are developed for FSX, I was thinking about switching. Is it worth it to switch, or should I stick with FS2004?

[SteveFSX/P3D]

For me it was worth it, but I made the switch many years back now. If you want to stay within the Microsoft FSX family I would maybe consider jumping right over FSX into P3D. I have too much invested in FSX to make that switch just yet - but If I was not tied up with too many add-ons in FSX I would maybe be on that platform instead.

[Pinhead]

I would get P3D, but it's a bit out of my price range. If not for the price tag, I probably would've gotten it years ago!

I haven't looked too much at FSX's addon community- is it much different from FS2004's? Is there a good amount of freeware?

[joe_ireland_west]

upgrade you will never look back.

[Rogue]

Gobs of freeware for FSX or FSX_SE.

[gspectre]

Yes, make the switch to FSX:SE and wait for Flight Sim World (FSW) to complete.

[tomatoes.dll]

Definitely a much improved game. Moreover, the online play has ramped up due to the steam edition, and if I think it uses a better, built in method, for connecting to others in Air Traffic Control, etc. for online play.

Check out the Gamespot Review and Info[www.gamespot.com] to help you decide.

Oh, this next bit is from that review; it goes to what I was saying about the online stuff:

Microsoft has significantly enhanced the multiplayer options via its "shared skies" concept. Multiplayer has long been a major component of Microsoft's Flight Simulator world, particularly among the hardcore fans--for example, those enthusiasts who would pilot a jumbo jet on an 18-hour flight in real time as a member of a highly organized virtual airline. But as part of its overall push to open Flight Simulator up to the more casual player, Microsoft has made multiplayer simpler to get into, going to a server-based system, adding integrated voice over IP, and incorporating a couple of new features. The first is the ability to have someone fly in the plane with you. This is a great feature for training: An experienced pilot can virtually sit next to you in the cockpit and talk you through, for example, landing in VFR conditions or using advanced navigational controls on a cross-country flight. The other is the previously mentioned ability to join a multiplayer session as the air traffic controller. In this role, you sit in the tower with a visual on the airport and a radar screen in front of you. As in real life, your job is instructing all of the air traffic around you, including takeoff and landing instructions. And as in real life, this is sure to be a high-stress role like at a busy airport.

[Pinhead]

I think I'll be getting FSX based on all of this- it's definitely cheap enough to just take the plunge. Thanks for all the responses, everyone!

[TextRich]

Originally posted by Sir Archibald Mapsalot III:

I've been using FS2004 for many years now, but since that doesn't like Win10 very much and pretty much all new addons are developed for FSX, I was thinking about switching. Is it worth it to switch, or should I stick with FS2004?

Oh? FS 2004 works great on Windows 10 for me. Anyway, FSX:SE blows 2004 right out of the water. If you loved 2004 then you will love FSX:SE. 2004 doesn't take that much HD space either, so you could always keep it and run it alongside FSX:SE.