X-plane 12 is currently in Alpha and Looks pretty interesting. I think there's no need to worry about that going away. MSFS is of course looking pretty good; bu

X-plane 12 is currently in Alpha and Looks pretty interesting. I think there's no need to worry about that going away. MSFS is of course looking pretty good; but in terms of rendering capabilities, X-plane 12 looks like a big update as well. I think when it comes to simulation fidelity, it still has a nice edge over the Microsoft ecosystem. Though that did improve with their latest version. In terms of third party aircraft, there are interesting products for both simulators. Probably more for MS; but there are a few nice ones for X-plane as well. P3D seems like it has served its purpose. It was a nice upgrade before MSFS 2020 became a thing for users stuck in the MS ecosystem without meaningful updates to their simulator for a decade or so. Now that they have released (and given how great it is), there probably still is a niche market for people with older setups that are happy to keep on using that; especially those that invested in third party aircraft. Of course, most relevant aircraft are probably also available for MSFS 2020 at this point and possibly in an improved or nicer version. Other than that, I don't see any good reasons for new users to want or need this. Correct me if I'm wrong.