Kevin Taylor Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Good Evening All, I am new to the forum and new to FlightSim. I currently use FSX but am considering moving to P#D V4. Looking for opinions and some direction. As i have not yet made any add on purchases. It seems to me that it would make sense to make the move before doing so as I understand that FSX is no longer being supported. Also, is it necessary to purchase the professional version of V4 for someone with no plans to use it for real life training or would the academic version be sufficient. I welcome and thank you for your opinions and input. Kevin 1 Quote Link to comment
Lefteris Kalamaras Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Kevin, FSX is an obsolete 32-bit platform that came out in 2006 and stopped being supported in 2007. We strongly recommend Prepar3D v4. You can visit their site to decide for yourself what version of that you'd be asked to purchase. The licensing differences are clear, the underlying product is essentially the same (except for Pro Plus, which allows military functionality plus other similar items). Quote Link to comment
Markus Burkhard Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Kevin, adding to what Lefteris has said, even if you should have a not so new PC system for use with flightsims, getting the latest P3D will still be the MUCH better move. Even for older systems P3D v4 can use the hardware you have in a much better way than FSX ever could. Welcome to the world of PC based flight simulation! Quote Link to comment
Kevin Taylor Posted February 16, 2018 Author Share Posted February 16, 2018 Thanks Lefteris and Markus for your input, I appreciate and value your opinions. You have confirmed my thoughts and helped me make the decision. Thanks Kevin 1 Quote Link to comment
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