I don't get the problem.  The store is online at x-plane.org.  What is the advantage to having it integrated with X-Plane?  C'mon, guys, get a life.

I am glad they are taking their time to do the store RIGHT. Otherwise what happened with the MSFS Marketplace will happen here too... Rubbish developers cranking out 5 aircraft a month for $10 where nothing works while being advertised as "faithfully represented" or such. As long as LR learns from MS about this pitfall, the XP Store would be a revolution in the market of this platform. Bonus would be if they did what Contrail does on MSFS side - you can transfer your purchase from certain developers to Contrail. Aerosoft and JustFlight and GotFriends and FSS do that. 

3 hours ago, mldavis2 said:

I don't get the problem.  The store is online at x-plane.org.  What is the advantage to having it integrated with X-Plane?  C'mon, guys, get a life.

They aren't associated with Laminar Research. It's a different entity. The integrated store would be curated by Laminar (in a way that it could have quality requirements to be sold on there - at least that's the hope).

Get a life? Nice one. I suggest brushing up on the way you post. 

Edited April 21Apr 21 by BostonJeremy77

2 hours ago, BostonJeremy77 said:

 

Get a life? Nice one. I suggest brushing up on the way you post. 

Caveat emptor.  No one would ever expect a $10 aircraft to be one of study level complexity or anything but a quick and dirty toss into the pond.  I always look over the specs on an aircraft, check the pics and look online for reviews before I spend money.  Some developers have a solid reputation that might suggest bypassing the "check it out first" steps.  A blind purchase is always your own risk if you fail to vet it regardless of who runs the cash register.  If the new integrated "store" at X-Plane excites you, go for it.  I simply use the URL.

18 hours ago, BigBoeing said:

Well, it's 2026 now and we still have no store.

Technically, you do (just not in the form you want yet) 😂

https://www.x-plane.com/kb/x-plane-12-3-2-release-notes/

21 hours ago, mldavis2 said:

I don't get the problem.  The store is online at x-plane.org.  What is the advantage to having it integrated with X-Plane?  C'mon, guys, get a life.

Integrated updater and (hopefully) curation, so you're not tempted to buy add-ons that were made for a legacy X-Plane release and are unmaintained and unsupported in the current one.

8 hours ago, DeltaWho said:

Technically, you do (just not in the form you want yet) 😂

https://www.x-plane.com/kb/x-plane-12-3-2-release-notes/

Austin’s losing a LOT of my money! 😉

While folks like to bash the MS Marketplace, I’m finding it incredibly convenient to use vs keeping up with all the individual developers updates and such. 

I’ll agree with the desire for a somewhat higher level of curation than the MSMP offers, tho.

On 4/21/2026 at 9:13 PM, BostonJeremy77 said:

They aren't associated with Laminar Research. It's a different entity. The integrated store would be curated by Laminar (in a way that it could have quality requirements to be sold on there - at least that's the hope).

 

Yes; and they will work for next to nothing; than they will start to sell anything they can to increase income; like every other business on earth.

Edited April 22Apr 22 by Marc22

So, I hopped back into MSFS 2024 today. It's better than it was a year ago. Honestly, as far as performance goes, it blows XP12 away... Granted, I am running on a 6 yr old laptop, but I can manage 50 FPS on Medium settings with Volumetric Clouds set to Ultra (otherwise they look terrible)... Took me an hour to set up controls again. The key is to avoid default planes because loading them via tablet used to be a nightmare. Flew one flight with Fenix and one with PMDG 777. I may get a new aircraft or two and mess around with it more. Always had it since day one (bought the $200 Aviator Edition). Good to see it's making progress. It still doesn't match my XP12 experience, even though I only get 25-30 FPS on it. Even ATC has gotten somewhat better, though again.. doesn't compare to XP12 default. 

I am REALLY missing Better Pushback. For the third flight, set up the 777 for 45 mins just to have the pushback tug get stuck at an angle unable to push the aircraft. So I rage quit. 🙂 Back to XP for tonight. 

 

EDIT: OOPS... wrong thread. Apologies. 

Edited April 22Apr 22 by BostonJeremy77