Comments on: Pssst…you want a date for v10?

By: Ben Supnik

Ben Supnik — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 16:25:38 +0000

In reply to Kenneth. X-Plane 10 will be released on DVD. The DVD will be needed to run X-Plane.

By: Kenneth

Kenneth — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:09:01 +0000

Shame this release won’t be offered via the Mac App Store initially. To keep download size reasonable, I could see buying the base X-Plane in either a Europe or US version, and then offering the rest of the world as in-app purchases at a rate where the whole world costs the same or slightly more than buying the DVD set.

At any rate, I really, really *really* hope that X-Plane doesn’t still require the DVD to be in the drive for verification. That annoying method of ownership verification should have died in the last decade.

By: chris

chris — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:37:09 +0000

In reply to Chris Serio. when will we get to see images of the new world textures

By: Chris Serio

Chris Serio — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 12:48:11 +0000

In reply to Jon. That's not a bad question but it's also one that essentially every other Mac software developer has to face as well should Apple pull that trigger. We have options when the time comes but right now we're only focusing on the immediate tasks involved in releasing v10 to the public.

By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 12:28:52 +0000

Given that Apple is pushing the Mac App Store hard and that it’s likely (at least in my view) that within the next year or two that the new iMac will probably be without a DVD drive, what are Laminar Research’s plans get X-Plane to the consumer?

By: Chris Serio

Chris Serio — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:16:10 +0000

In reply to Mark B.. Surely you guys know that Adrian is joking as was I right? That's not sarcasm, that's an attempt (maybe a poor one on my behalf) at humor. Lighten up and have some fun! We're not curing cancer here, we're talking about a flight simulator for enjoyment.

By: Mark B.

Mark B. — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:07:43 +0000

In reply to Jimmy.

I agree with Jimmie, sarcasm is out of place guys. After the shameful delay that is plaguing this release, all you could do is patiently reply to any question that is posed.
Such a delay would have brought most companies under water with customers fleeing to competition, and most individuals responsible for such a delay would have been fired on the spot.
You guys are getting away with it partly due to customers’ loyalty because x-plane is undoubtedly a great product, but mostly because LR has virtually no competition in the market after the demise of the MSFS team.
Responding with sarcasm to legitimate questions is an utter lack of respect for your customer base and denotes a Microsoft-esque arrogance.

By: chris

chris — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 21:29:57 +0000

Christmas is too long of a wait, this year long+ wait has sucked 🙁 anxious sure hope its as cracked up to be. October-November would have been nice. owell..

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 17:29:19 +0000

In reply to adrian. No need for the sarcasm. If a software product is not "feature complete" 4 months before release, it's not going to be pretty.

By: Ben Supnik

Ben Supnik — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 22:12:59 +0000

In reply to sothis. Using your l33t 37-bit Linux distro? Just don't ask me where to get libopenal.1.so for /usr/lib37. :-)