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Pricing FS addons – too much, too little?
My first experience with (proper) payware flight-sim addons came back in 2016 with the FlightFactor 777 Worldliner Extended for X-Plane 10. It was miles ahead of anything else at the time, and set me back $84.95 USD. Looking at both now and then: Is that too much for an aircraft of such quality?
Sure, many would agree that moving into X-Plane 11 and the “next generation of study-level addons” that the 777 just doesn’t cut it anymore. However, this plane still is good food for thought, and has had me asking some questions about the future of X-Plane and flight simulation in general.
Will XP addons get more expensive in the future?
In short: yes. The future of XP addons is almost certainly one of rising price. Why, though? Certainly inflation alone will not account for this, so I have identified a few key factors specific…
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Pricing FS addons – too much, too little?
My first experience with (proper) payware flight-sim addons came back in 2016 with the FlightFactor 777 Worldliner Extended for X-Plane 10. It was miles ahead of anything else at the time, and set me back $84.95 USD. Looking at both now and then: Is that too much for an aircraft of such quality?
Sure, many would agree that moving into X-Plane 11 and the “next generation of study-level addons” that the 777 just doesn’t cut it anymore. However, this plane still is good food for thought, and has had me asking some questions about the future of X-Plane and flight simulation in general.
Will XP addons get more expensive in the future?
In short: yes. The future of XP addons is almost certainly one of rising price. Why, though? Certainly inflation alone will not account for this, so I have identified a few key factors specific…