Also, if you have any update on which CPUs/GPUs are required for HD, WQHD or even 4K, it would be highly appreciated if you could share them.

Laminar has told us earlier that XP12 will run natively on Macs (both on Intel and on M1 processors). XP11 works natively on Intel but on M1 via Apples emulator Rosetta with pretty good performance.

Only Laminar (and its partners under NDA) knows how the performance is on M1 – and I guess the XP12 code hasn’t yet been optimized, so the performance might increase a bit more.

That is what I believe is on the CPU code, but the GPU code I believe is already running (or most of it) natively due to API calls.

It was confirmed in the comments of the March 4th Development Update that XP12 will run natively on Apple Silicon.

I can’t wrap my mind around this. Why are people asking for a discount when most video games cost 60 dollars and are not supported for the length of time that X-Plane is (and this is not a video game mind you, I just am comparing this is other “entertainment products” on the market)? I’m going to make this clear because I’ve been a user for a long time for X-Plane and have to defend Laminar a bit here because they are the best. For your 60 bucks… You’ll get X-Plane 12… And all subsequent releases which pretty much amount to big huge changes and a “newer” up to date version of the sim. This support will continue for 5 – 6 years, possibly more, depending on what Laminar decides on and when they decide 13 in a logical next step and it’ll be 60 bucks again. 60 dollars is nothing, it’s 1 video game, but you’re getting way more value for your money with all the new features and fixes they will provide with their huge point releases. These guys work hard on the sim and truthfully 60 dollars isn’t a lot of ask for how advanced this sim is and the quality is through the roof. People need to stop asking for charity. If you want to be involved in flight simming as a hobby, pay for the best, enjoy the benefits for the next half decade that you won’t get with any other software, and be happy they aren’t charging a lot more for this amazing sim. They’re better than any of the competition. Austin and his team also run real world tests to keep the flight model as real as possible. It’s constantly a ton of work for them. So no offense here and it’s not meant to be rude, but have some respect for these guys, what they do, and the business they are running. This is a fantastic piece of software. Everyone stop asking for discounts. It’s beyond ridiculous for what we get from Laminar. Pay the 60 dollars and enjoy!

This is the best sim on the market in my opinion. Laminar is the best. The competitor is still a broken release and barely works for most people. These guys know what they are doing and Austin and them do real world tests with real planes to get the real world effects to put in the simulator. They work very hard on this. The fact they are putting this much work into this and making it comparable to the competitors broken release but theirs will also work, is amazing. 60 dollars is well worth it. I’ve been an X-Plane user for years and years and when I was a kid was an MSFS user. Since using X-Plane I have not EVER been disappointed. I’d say go for it my friend and welcome to the X-Plane community if you’ve never used X-Plane before.

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