Thanks again for a unbiased review. I have been using XPlane since version 10. It’s a mature product. I also have the whole of the U.K. in True Earth. This is updated fairly regularly. The biggest advantage , apart from the flight dynamics, are the vast choice of aircraft. From the heavy to the ultralight. All of mine are the free ones. I have gliders, WW1 , WW2 ultra lights, and a collection of fast jets lots of biplanes etc. I have the free version of the Euro Fighter. The cockpit instruments are generic, but everything else works. And the weapons can be fired as well. There is a payed for version with all systems working, including hover. My frame rate is around 65 fps. It’s on a M.2 NVME drive , as is the Microsoft one. I also have MSFS 2020. It’s difficult to compare. One is a mature product, one is not. There is not the choice of aircraft yet in MS 2020 especially freeware ones.. Fast jets are now supported, no gliders yet. Maybe not until 2022 . Way to long. The graphics on MS 2020 can be quite good. The weather engine is improving. And it does cover the entire globe, if that’s what you want. The flight dynamics are better in XPlane. And the controls are very easy to set up ,as you saw in the video.It’s your choice, or you could have both . There is I believe a demo version of XPlane. Or there used to be. You will only get the default generic scenery.
@@Huddison Thanks for the reply and comment, and yes there is a demo version, it’s also been updated. And the Multi Panel works as well with no additional drivers for XPlane. I forgot to mention that it also runs on Linux, Apple OS , and Windows . For some reason Microsoft chose not to use the new Vulkan. graphics engine. Very basically it pre loads the graphics depending on which direction you are heading. This stops or reduces the number of trees, buildings etc which pop up in the distance , makes it a lot smoother . Microsoft may update the graphics engine at some time this year. I think it’s on the development map somewhere.
I've been an FSX fan since it was released but when I decided to upgrade to a 64bit simulator I decided to go with Prepar3D v4 because my existing hardware and and quite a few of my add-ons would work with it. I upgraded only weeks before the announcement was made that Microsoft were going to make a new simulator. I now have MSFS 2020 and absolutely love it. It's almost (but not quite) put me off Prepar3D. New Zealand, where I'm from, usually misses out on quality default scenery because we are at the ends of the earth and no-one flies here. Indeed, you'd be surprised (or maybe not), at how many people don't know where we are. MSFS 2020 knows where we are and the default scenery is magnificent. Yes there are issues with it but compared to most default sceneries it is superb. MSFS 2020, by Microsoft's own admission, is an early release project. It will be years before everything will be up and running as it should. Helicopters, proper auto pilot, gliders, variety and numbers of 3rd party input. All of us currently flying in MSFS 2020 are in fact beta testers even though that of course is not official. With a huge software package like this though, this is the best way to keep testing going, by millions of testers, AND get some money back on the project at the same time. So, by all means, buy Prepar3D or XPlane to fly with really good planes, good scenery, stability and learn how to control an aircraft. BUT buy MSFS 2020 as well to see where simulating is going, see the quality that is just around the corner and really explore the world.
Well said: FS2020 is indeed in it's early release phase; it can really (hopefully) only improve from this point onwards. As I said in this video, I am always amazed & exhilarated whenever I play FS2020 - no other simulator (flat screen at least) proffers me that same experience!
Controls: XP11 Sounds: Both good Graphics: Maybe it's not a popular opinion, but my preference goes to X-Plane 11 because it's consistent in quality everywhere! MSFS is very oversharpened and stuff.. Easy of use: XP11 hands down I was expecting a lot from MSFS, but it really didn't do the job for me. I'll stay with XP11. Also the loading is terrible with MSFS.
X Plane 11 isn't consistent in quality everywhere, my local airport is a grass strip. In MSFS the airport is there in complete detail, by default. X Plane has massive areas of the world with very little detail, which has to be filled in by the user with either paid scenery or free scenery which takes up storage space. Your point about MSFS being "oversharpened" is down to your graphic settings, not the sim.
Great video! Our opinions differ alot however because your initial thought to how the Cessna felt on the runway is somewhat different to mine because in my opinion the Cessna in X-Plane feels more like a "standstill" simulator than real life while the one in FS2020 feels more like real life and less like that simulator. I personally use both sims and X-Plane in my opinion wins when it comes down to most of the IFR, but FS2020 just feels so much more alive even when just starting the engine; especially in the single props. According to a friend of mine who's flying the big wings, but goes back to props sometimes when free, "X-Plane feels a bit like you're on ice while in FS2020 you can feel the friction of the air" and to be honest it describes it a bit like how I feel. I believe that FS2020 has a long way to go, but I'm very eager to see what X-Plane 12 can achieve once it's out. :)
I have both MSFS2020 & X-Plane 11. Most of the time I opt to fly in X-Plane because it feels so much more like flying to me - and things just work. For XP11 sceneries I use Ortho4XP scenery generator to create my own - based on satellite imagery and open street maps, combined with terrain data from AI-Pilot. This is a good and low-cost solution - only cost is time & hard-drive space.
Thank you for doing this very helpful, would you please do some more tutorials for X-Plane 11. maybe a more detailed setup tutorial covering Saitek yoke / Throttle quadrant / control panels etc. etc.
Arcade game would be a gross exaggeration. If you want to experience arcade flying play Ace Combat, The Crew 2 etc. MSFS's flight model is not as good as X Plane but it's nowhere near arcade. And yes, I own both sims.
Hi @Huddison ! I know this is a slightly older video. Not sure you'll see this comment.. If you you do, please read to the end.. :-) I'm the kind of guy that used to fly MSFS all the way back from the 80's and it was the best. Then, I went full scale, and got my pilot license. Now I'm back to looking at sims... Honestly, I'm back because of the "Hype" of MSFS 2020. I have the Honeycomb Alpha yolk, and the Bravo throttle quadrant is due to arrive sometime in Feb 2021. That said, I now have MSFS 2020 Premium Deluxe. I've seen, and even experienced some of the downfalls... It's made me think of getting X-Plane 11 just to have a variation. My question(s) truly is/are: 1) Is X-plane without any pay ware worth it? 2) I hear some flight models are still better in X-Plane... Do you think MSFS will catch up? I guess I'm thinking it's always good to have multiple sources now that I'm back to sim, when I can't be flying for real... I'd be happy to have both sims, but..... Is it worth it to have both? I hear X-Plane might require a lot more financial expenditure to get true VFR scenery. I guess the next question... You answered a ton in this video, but you mentioned add-ons.. How many add-ons would I need above the base price? Can I get my local NE USA area only? Are the flight models that much better in XP than in MSFS? I know it's a lot.. But, I am.... Umm... Curious... :-)
Thanks for such a great comment and questions. In regards to Q 1): X-plane add-ons are pretty much always on sale at one time or another; it would be a pity not to buy add-ons for it (IMO). The default scenery has apparently improved with the latest incarnation - in comparison to previous X-Plane versions, but the Sim simply looks quite stunning with a good scenery add-on package (the True Earth Packages in particular!) . In regards to Q 2): X-Plane has been around for a fair few years now, so it has been continually improved upon, updated and refined - this really shows in the aircraft modelling and handling. MSFS in comparison, is obviously much newer, but the developers continually tweak and patch the Sim. With the latest refinements to sensitivities, I feel the aircraft handling is rapidly catching up to that of X-plane. This will all be down to personal taste and preference, of course, but virtual pilots and real pilots alike, each have their own preferences with both simulators. If you plan on buying a lot of add-on scenery packages with X-Plane, I would advise that you buy a large enough SSD drive (preferably a M.2 Drive), to accommodate all these scenery packages (you can put these packages on a normal Hard-drive, but performance will invariably suffer taking this route). I personally only currently have one add-on package for X-Plane (the one you see in this very video) and I have found that it offers me many hours of exploration and fun - I do intend to buy more add-on scenery packages in the future & I will look to take advantage of sales whenever possible. I hope all this will/has helped in your decision in buying your new Flight Simulator :)
I own both but have, so far, struggled to get into MSFS. Maybe in time, but I find X Plane feels very realistic. For long time simmers it can take a while to change, as I have fantastic aircraft in X Plane, the UK covered with Orbx (and the airports which are created by the users is a great feature), the IFR works properly and with vulcan I get amazing framerates. Plus in VR it's very well implemented. In time (if Microsoft give it time), MSFS will get there, the streaming scenery is great but with a bit of effort you can use free ortho in XP. Fantastic having so many quality sims to choose from though.
Great points - I can imagine it would be hard to transition if you're more used to using one sim over the other. They are both fantastic Flight Simulators, no doubt.
I played fsx for 14 years from the time I was old enough for flight Sims till msfs2020 came out. I did hesitated switching thinking it was more of a mission based game. But within a week I switched and so glad I did. I played with setting to get it to how I liked it. Played around and figured.out how things worked within the sim and fell in love. Physics are way better then fsx amd honestly I don't find that much difference in xplane in handling xplane yes alot better then some aircraft insfs2020 but very little difference in other aircraft. Cessna a320fbw and some of the purchase aircraft dc6 by pmdg and the junkers. I use simbrief plan flight routes navigraph and can see my position on the navigraph app from anywhere I am even not home. Iuse vatsim and I get alot of realism amd enjoyment everytime. Xplane 12 doesn't even make that much of a jump graphically. Why spend so much money on add-ons scenery so dumb. At this point msfs2020 is the go to even after only being out just over a year.
You should set affiliate links to Amazon with the hardware you recommend for the simulators. In this way you will get something in return and re-invest it in new toys.
tried this after flying msfs 2020 since launch ,,,,,,, well lets say everything WORKS and works well no ctd no usb faiiures no stuttering and in Vulcan a cool 40plus fps even higher of course scenery dull and insipid max out settings
It doesn't matter which Simulator to use. If we choose X PLANE 11, choose that for training and for fun. Also for MFS2020, if you want it, you can also use it. It doesn't matter. Why? Because of any simulator you got, that person will always be happy for anything. :)
Yeah X-Plane has better physics so I got a physics mod for fs2020 and it feels really close to X-Plane. Also thanks for the help with the yoke. The problem is fixed
Great to hear that your yoke problem is all sorted. I'll have to look into the physics mod for FS2020, but I'm one of the minority who still really enjoys flying around in the stock FS2020 sim 😉
I have both X-Plane 11 and MSFS 2020 and there’s pros and cons with each sim. If you want stunning eye candy visuals and a immersive VR experience, MSFS wins hands down. X-Plane gives you better flight dynamics but there’s a steeper learning curve when flying the outstanding pay ware General Aviation aircraft or Airline Heavy’s such as Flight Factors Airbus fleet or IXEG’s fleet of Boeing Aircraft. My biggest disappointment with X-Plane has been the lack of urgency of pay ware developers to update their aircraft to work with the new X-Plane Vulkan platform. Given the appeal of the MSFS 2020, my fear is that the developers that created products for X-Plane will abandon their support and focus their new product roll-outs solely for MSFS 2020.
I hope your fears don't become realised, that would be a huge shame for such a great sim like X-Plane. My feeling is that there is still a huge fan base for X-Plane 11 in the Flight Sim community - so I do think that products will continue to be supported. I also think that the developers of X-Plane will improve the visual fidelity of the sim, to compete with FS2020 visuals; that would be an amazing time indeed!
$49 for one small area of the world for add on scenery. How can you add that in and then compare with FS2020? It would cost hundreds of dollars to get it up to the scenery level of MSFS 2020. X Plane has been around for decades. MSFS around 6 months.
That's a valid point: you have to go considerable expense to get X-Plane 11 to look any where near as good as MSFS 2020. I have already spent around £50, or so, on MSFS scenery add-ons though, so the costs may equalise down the line.
Precisely, MSFS wins in the eye-candy department and in no others. Even then, the scenery argument only applies to autogen and such, not ground textures. These textures can be generated for free and to a much higher standard than the bing equivalents in MSFS through the use of Ortho tools.
@@SnazMC To match MSFS all over the world (as that's what MSFS covers) wouldn't fit on anyone's PC. So your point is moot. I own both sims and X- Plane has better physics and more aircraft, that's it. MSFS wins on everything else, especially on VR flying.
Looking forward to it. I am running X-Plane through Steam using Parallels 17 windows 11 on one side with an Xbox controller via Bluetooth which is giving me problems and X-plane on the Mac side with the Xbox controller with no problems on a MacBook Pro 16 inch with the M1Max chip on 32 GB on Ram and a 1 Terabyte flash drive
Hello, if you fly both sims, can you do that with the same yoke, rudder etc Do it recognize the different settings and assigments of both sims without a problem ? ?
I bought both… to play VR only. Xplane is WAY more realistic (I have my pilot license…)… you really have to pilot your plane like you would in real life. And there is no performance drop in VR… amazing. I fly for the pleasure of feeling flying an actual plane… over poor sceneries (if you don’t have add-ons…). MSFS is beautiful out of the box… but whatever I do… it is a video game… and the performance in VR is crap… and it crashes to desktop very often… . I want to love it… but can’t… the sceneries are amazing on my screen… but I have google earth… and the planes have no realistic reactions… and when I switch to VR, it is so jerky… unusable. If you are a pilot… xplane is satisfying in VR… you can practice and really train. If you have standard screens and only want fun and beautiful landscapes… MSFS is the way to go.
In my opinion I don't like MSF 2020 it has too many bugs. FPS is low since the game doesn't use cpu correctly. Loading times up to five minutes. Unlike X plane 11 it loads fast and it has a ton of planes that ppl have made.
@@Poseidon6363 Sounds just like I remember it 😁. Most seaside towns are like that in fact - I live on the South Coast and the town centre is fairly grotty.
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Thanks again for a unbiased review. I have been using XPlane since version 10. It’s a mature product. I also have the whole of the U.K. in True Earth. This is updated fairly regularly.
The biggest advantage , apart from the flight dynamics, are the vast choice of aircraft. From the heavy to the ultralight. All of mine are the free ones. I have gliders, WW1 , WW2 ultra lights, and a collection of fast jets lots of biplanes etc. I have the free version of the Euro Fighter. The cockpit instruments are generic, but everything else works. And the weapons can be fired as well. There is a payed for version with all systems working, including hover. My frame rate is around 65 fps. It’s on a M.2 NVME drive , as is the Microsoft one.
I also have MSFS 2020. It’s difficult to compare. One is a mature product, one is not. There is not the choice of aircraft yet in MS 2020 especially freeware ones.. Fast jets are now supported, no gliders yet. Maybe not until 2022 . Way to long. The graphics on MS 2020 can be quite good. The weather engine is improving. And it does cover the entire globe, if that’s what you want. The flight dynamics are better in XPlane. And the controls are very easy to set up ,as you saw in the video.It’s your choice, or you could have both . There is I believe a demo version of XPlane. Or there used to be. You will only get the default generic scenery.
Your comments adds so much further detail to my video, that I simply had to pin it - many thanks Frank.
@@Huddison Thanks for the reply and comment, and yes there is a demo version, it’s also been updated. And the Multi Panel works as well with no additional drivers for XPlane. I forgot to mention that it also runs on Linux, Apple OS , and Windows . For some reason Microsoft chose not to use the new Vulkan. graphics engine. Very basically it pre loads the graphics depending on which direction you are heading. This stops or reduces the number of trees, buildings etc which pop up in the distance , makes it a lot smoother . Microsoft may update the graphics engine at some time this year. I think it’s on the development map somewhere.
Very interesting, thanks. I knew that DX12 was on the table for FS2020; I didn't know they were also looking into the Vulkan engine.
My first X-Plane flight with Toliss A321 during taxi already: WOW!!!! IT FEELS GOOD
I've been an FSX fan since it was released but when I decided to upgrade to a 64bit simulator I decided to go with Prepar3D v4 because my existing hardware and and quite a few of my add-ons would work with it. I upgraded only weeks before the announcement was made that Microsoft were going to make a new simulator. I now have MSFS 2020 and absolutely love it. It's almost (but not quite) put me off Prepar3D. New Zealand, where I'm from, usually misses out on quality default scenery because we are at the ends of the earth and no-one flies here. Indeed, you'd be surprised (or maybe not), at how many people don't know where we are. MSFS 2020 knows where we are and the default scenery is magnificent. Yes there are issues with it but compared to most default sceneries it is superb. MSFS 2020, by Microsoft's own admission, is an early release project. It will be years before everything will be up and running as it should. Helicopters, proper auto pilot, gliders, variety and numbers of 3rd party input. All of us currently flying in MSFS 2020 are in fact beta testers even though that of course is not official. With a huge software package like this though, this is the best way to keep testing going, by millions of testers, AND get some money back on the project at the same time. So, by all means, buy Prepar3D or XPlane to fly with really good planes, good scenery, stability and learn how to control an aircraft. BUT buy MSFS 2020 as well to see where simulating is going, see the quality that is just around the corner and really explore the world.
Well said: FS2020 is indeed in it's early release phase; it can really (hopefully) only improve from this point onwards.
As I said in this video, I am always amazed & exhilarated whenever I play FS2020 - no other simulator (flat screen at least) proffers me that same experience!
Controls: XP11
Sounds: Both good
Graphics: Maybe it's not a popular opinion, but my preference goes to X-Plane 11 because it's consistent in quality everywhere! MSFS is very oversharpened and stuff..
Easy of use: XP11 hands down
I was expecting a lot from MSFS, but it really didn't do the job for me. I'll stay with XP11. Also the loading is terrible with MSFS.
I agree with some of your points, but IMO, MSFS has the better graphics of the 2 - for now..
X Plane 11 isn't consistent in quality everywhere, my local airport is a grass strip. In MSFS the airport is there in complete detail, by default. X Plane has massive areas of the world with very little detail, which has to be filled in by the user with either paid scenery or free scenery which takes up storage space.
Your point about MSFS being "oversharpened" is down to your graphic settings, not the sim.
Great video! Our opinions differ alot however because your initial thought to how the Cessna felt on the runway is somewhat different to mine because in my opinion the Cessna in X-Plane feels more like a "standstill" simulator than real life while the one in FS2020 feels more like real life and less like that simulator. I personally use both sims and X-Plane in my opinion wins when it comes down to most of the IFR, but FS2020 just feels so much more alive even when just starting the engine; especially in the single props. According to a friend of mine who's flying the big wings, but goes back to props sometimes when free, "X-Plane feels a bit like you're on ice while in FS2020 you can feel the friction of the air" and to be honest it describes it a bit like how I feel. I believe that FS2020 has a long way to go, but I'm very eager to see what X-Plane 12 can achieve once it's out. :)
Yes I definitely agree, MSFS 2020 certainly feels more alive than X-Plane, currently.
I have both MSFS2020 & X-Plane 11. Most of the time I opt to fly in X-Plane because it feels so much more like flying to me - and things just work.
For XP11 sceneries I use Ortho4XP scenery generator to create my own - based on satellite imagery and open street maps, combined with terrain data from AI-Pilot.
This is a good and low-cost solution - only cost is time & hard-drive space.
Great comment - thanks for sharing.
Thank you for doing this very helpful, would you please do some more tutorials for X-Plane 11.
maybe a more detailed setup tutorial covering Saitek yoke / Throttle quadrant / control panels etc. etc.
I can certainly have a good think about doing something like that.
I find the movement of aircraft through space more realistic in X-Plane than Microsoft FS (any version) which often feels like arcade game.
The movement of the aircraft does feel better in X-Plane - but I feel more immersed and amazed in MSFS.
Arcade game would be a gross exaggeration. If you want to experience arcade flying play Ace Combat, The Crew 2 etc. MSFS's flight model is not as good as X Plane but it's nowhere near arcade. And yes, I own both sims.
@@acurisur Very true.
Hi @Huddison !
I know this is a slightly older video. Not sure you'll see this comment..
If you you do, please read to the end.. :-)
I'm the kind of guy that used to fly MSFS all the way back from the 80's and it was the best.
Then, I went full scale, and got my pilot license.
Now I'm back to looking at sims... Honestly, I'm back because of the "Hype" of MSFS 2020.
I have the Honeycomb Alpha yolk, and the Bravo throttle quadrant is due to arrive sometime in Feb 2021.
That said, I now have MSFS 2020 Premium Deluxe.
I've seen, and even experienced some of the downfalls...
It's made me think of getting X-Plane 11 just to have a variation.
My question(s) truly is/are:
1) Is X-plane without any pay ware worth it?
2) I hear some flight models are still better in X-Plane... Do you think MSFS will catch up?
I guess I'm thinking it's always good to have multiple sources now that I'm back to sim, when I can't be flying for real...
I'd be happy to have both sims, but.....
Is it worth it to have both? I hear X-Plane might require a lot more financial expenditure to get true VFR scenery.
I guess the next question... You answered a ton in this video, but you mentioned add-ons..
How many add-ons would I need above the base price?
Can I get my local NE USA area only?
Are the flight models that much better in XP than in MSFS?
I know it's a lot.. But, I am.... Umm...
Curious... :-)
Thanks for such a great comment and questions.
In regards to Q 1): X-plane add-ons are pretty much always on sale at one time or another; it would be a pity not to buy add-ons for it (IMO).
The default scenery has apparently improved with the latest incarnation - in comparison to previous X-Plane versions, but the Sim simply looks quite stunning with a good scenery add-on package (the True Earth Packages in particular!) .
In regards to Q 2): X-Plane has been around for a fair few years now, so it has been continually improved upon, updated and refined - this really shows in the aircraft modelling and handling.
MSFS in comparison, is obviously much newer, but the developers continually tweak and patch the Sim. With the latest refinements to sensitivities, I feel the aircraft handling is rapidly catching up to that of X-plane. This will all be down to personal taste and preference, of course, but virtual pilots and real pilots alike, each have their own preferences with both simulators.
If you plan on buying a lot of add-on scenery packages with X-Plane, I would advise that you buy a large enough SSD drive (preferably a M.2 Drive), to accommodate all these scenery packages (you can put these packages on a normal Hard-drive, but performance will invariably suffer taking this route).
I personally only currently have one add-on package for X-Plane (the one you see in this very video) and I have found that it offers me many hours of exploration and fun - I do intend to buy more add-on scenery packages in the future & I will look to take advantage of sales whenever possible.
I hope all this will/has helped in your decision in buying your new Flight Simulator :)
I own both but have, so far, struggled to get into MSFS. Maybe in time, but I find X Plane feels very realistic. For long time simmers it can take a while to change, as I have fantastic aircraft in X Plane, the UK covered with Orbx (and the airports which are created by the users is a great feature), the IFR works properly and with vulcan I get amazing framerates. Plus in VR it's very well implemented. In time (if Microsoft give it time), MSFS will get there, the streaming scenery is great but with a bit of effort you can use free ortho in XP.
Fantastic having so many quality sims to choose from though.
Great points - I can imagine it would be hard to transition if you're more used to using one sim over the other. They are both fantastic Flight Simulators, no doubt.
I played fsx for 14 years from the time I was old enough for flight Sims till msfs2020 came out. I did hesitated switching thinking it was more of a mission based game. But within a week I switched and so glad I did. I played with setting to get it to how I liked it. Played around and figured.out how things worked within the sim and fell in love. Physics are way better then fsx amd honestly I don't find that much difference in xplane in handling xplane yes alot better then some aircraft insfs2020 but very little difference in other aircraft. Cessna a320fbw and some of the purchase aircraft dc6 by pmdg and the junkers. I use simbrief plan flight routes navigraph and can see my position on the navigraph app from anywhere I am even not home. Iuse vatsim and I get alot of realism amd enjoyment everytime. Xplane 12 doesn't even make that much of a jump graphically. Why spend so much money on add-ons scenery so dumb. At this point msfs2020 is the go to even after only being out just over a year.
You should set affiliate links to Amazon with the hardware you recommend for the simulators. In this way you will get something in return and re-invest it in new toys.
I will look into that; thanks for the advice my friend ;)
tried this after flying msfs 2020 since launch ,,,,,,, well lets say everything WORKS and works well no ctd no usb faiiures no stuttering and in Vulcan a cool 40plus fps even higher of course scenery dull and insipid max out settings
Exactly. XP is stable, realistic and the graphics I made Orthos and it looks great
It doesn't matter which Simulator to use. If we choose X PLANE 11, choose that for training and for fun. Also for MFS2020, if you want it, you can also use it. It doesn't matter. Why? Because of any simulator you got, that person will always be happy for anything. :)
Absolutely, well put 👏
Huddison Thank you sir :)
Yeah X-Plane has better physics so I got a physics mod for fs2020 and it feels really close to X-Plane. Also thanks for the help with the yoke. The problem is fixed
Great to hear that your yoke problem is all sorted.
I'll have to look into the physics mod for FS2020, but I'm one of the minority who still really enjoys flying around in the stock FS2020 sim 😉
what physics mod? where to find it?
I have both X-Plane 11 and MSFS 2020 and there’s pros and cons with each sim. If you want stunning eye candy visuals and a immersive VR experience, MSFS wins hands down. X-Plane gives you better flight dynamics but there’s a steeper learning curve when flying the outstanding pay ware General Aviation aircraft or Airline Heavy’s such as Flight Factors Airbus fleet or IXEG’s fleet of Boeing Aircraft. My biggest disappointment with X-Plane has been the lack of urgency of pay ware developers to update their aircraft to work with the new X-Plane Vulkan platform. Given the appeal of the MSFS 2020, my fear is that the developers that created products for X-Plane will abandon their support and focus their new product roll-outs solely for MSFS 2020.
I hope your fears don't become realised, that would be a huge shame for such a great sim like X-Plane.
My feeling is that there is still a huge fan base for X-Plane 11 in the Flight Sim community - so I do think that products will continue to be supported.
I also think that the developers of X-Plane will improve the visual fidelity of the sim, to compete with FS2020 visuals; that would be an amazing time indeed!
It seems that the Sensitivity for airplanes with flight yokes in MSFS2020 is solved and is at least the same realism as the X-plane.
Yes there's a lot of sensitivity settings to sink your teeth into in MSFS.
If I could carve out the simple to use flight control set up system out of X Plane 11 and put it in FS2020 I would be a happy camper.
Amen to that.
Nice video. I’m going to pick X-plane 11
Great, it's a very polished Sim.
Hi, could you do some tutorials on camera views and maybe some tutorials for Airliners such as A320/321 that would be helpful.
Here's a video on views: ruclips.net/video/k4xrwdSk_b0/видео.html
I'll do airliner videos at some point in the future.
$49 for one small area of the world for add on scenery. How can you add that in and then compare with FS2020? It would cost hundreds of dollars to get it up to the scenery level of MSFS 2020. X Plane has been around for decades. MSFS around 6 months.
That's a valid point: you have to go considerable expense to get X-Plane 11 to look any where near as good as MSFS 2020.
I have already spent around £50, or so, on MSFS scenery add-ons though, so the costs may equalise down the line.
Precisely, MSFS wins in the eye-candy department and in no others. Even then, the scenery argument only applies to autogen and such, not ground textures. These textures can be generated for free and to a much higher standard than the bing equivalents in MSFS through the use of Ortho tools.
@@SnazMC And you need Terrabytes of Ortho.
@@SnazMC To match MSFS all over the world (as that's what MSFS covers) wouldn't fit on anyone's PC. So your point is moot. I own both sims and X- Plane has better physics and more aircraft, that's it. MSFS wins on everything else, especially on VR flying.
What airport are you taking off from? Very nice scenery ;-)
I took off from Blackpool Airport & I agree, the scenery is very nice: it's part of True Earth GB Central.
@@Huddison I also use True Earth GB Central, but I haven't been to Blackpool yet. Thanks ;-)
@@tombulva It's a must see ;)
@@Huddison I will certainly do it ;-)
Do you have the Xbox controller settings for the Xplane 11?
I don't, but I do intend to make videos on various controller settings for X-plane 11.
Looking forward to it. I am running X-Plane through Steam using Parallels 17 windows 11 on one side with an Xbox controller via Bluetooth which is giving me problems and X-plane on the Mac side with the Xbox controller with no problems on a MacBook Pro 16 inch with the M1Max chip on 32 GB on Ram and a 1 Terabyte flash drive
Hello, if you fly both sims, can you do that with the same yoke, rudder etc
Do it recognize the different settings and assigments of both sims without a problem ? ?
You have to setup button assignments for each sim, but yes sure, I use my same yoke and flight equipment for both sims.
Thx
@@marchetti6567 Most welcome. I haven't yet found any quirks or strange behaviours when using the same flight equipment with both sims.
I bought both… to play VR only.
Xplane is WAY more realistic (I have my pilot license…)… you really have to pilot your plane like you would in real life. And there is no performance drop in VR… amazing. I fly for the pleasure of feeling flying an actual plane… over poor sceneries (if you don’t have add-ons…).
MSFS is beautiful out of the box… but whatever I do… it is a video game… and the performance in VR is crap… and it crashes to desktop very often… . I want to love it… but can’t… the sceneries are amazing on my screen… but I have google earth… and the planes have no realistic reactions… and when I switch to VR, it is so jerky… unusable.
If you are a pilot… xplane is satisfying in VR… you can practice and really train.
If you have standard screens and only want fun and beautiful landscapes… MSFS is the way to go.
Excellent comment!
With XP12 on the horizon, I would not buy XP11 at this point. Comparing XP12 with MSFS will be a better comparison.
Yes it could well be.
I think X Plane has worse Graphics than Mfs but it feels better and the physics are better
Yes that sums it up quite well - although X-Plane 11 Graphics do have that 'earthy', almost serious look to them.
In my opinion I don't like MSF 2020 it has too many bugs. FPS is low since the game doesn't use cpu correctly. Loading times up to five minutes.
Unlike X plane 11 it loads fast and it has a ton of planes that ppl have made.
Fair points.
There is a free Blackpool addon for FS2020 which looks exactly like the one in the vid.
Yes I've heard about that - thanks for reminding me, I really need to install that in FS2020.
@@Huddison Yes, I live in Blackpool and it's spot on, and also there a Blackpool Airport scenery which is excellent,
@@Poseidon6363 I was always in Blackpool as a kid during the 80's - the home of arcade! ;)
@@Huddison Unfortunately it's a dump now, full of cheap bedsits, benefit cheats and drug addicts.
@@Poseidon6363 Sounds just like I remember it 😁. Most seaside towns are like that in fact - I live on the South Coast and the town centre is fairly grotty.