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Mike... do you have _ANY_ idea how lucky you are? ;-)

Yes, I feel the same way. From listening to the keynote it seems Oculus is investing heavily into mobile to speed up the adoption of VR. They see at as a way to get VR into the hands of millions of users as opposed to a thousands of (niche-) PC gamers. They (Oculus) will release a 'PC-' version but there's no telling when. If there's nothing concrete regarding a release date towards the end of the year I'm going for the Vive...

"-The force is strong in this one, Yoda." ;-)

I'm in the same boat but... if you're going to upgrade, primarily for DCS, you should hold off until it is released. It's tempting to buy it now but you'll be far better off waiting. 1)No need to think about it now. 2)Hardware gets better as time passes. 3)You'll be on the bleeding edge once DCS does ship. Resist the urge to upgrade...

You can do it! I know you can! ATC are just bullies. Don't give them the pleasure of bossing you around... (sorry, I can't be of help)

It's real alright. A lot of people have tried and blogged about it. Each and everyone was highly enthusiastic about the experience. Of course this was all done in a test-setting with a large prototype instead of those slick looking glasses shown on stage. It remains to be seen how this is going to work in the home. Kinect showed great promise but didn't get very far. Hopefully this will go a lot further. MS was able to demonstrate this to an audience first but there are other companies dabbling in the VR/AR space. Notably 'Magic Leap' which is supposed to demo their AR device sometime this spring(?). Remains to be seen how this is going to develop over the next couple of years but I'm hopeful.

Another useless youtube video... What is the point? Seriously, why?

There's no need for that. I apologize if that offended you. It certainly wasn't my intention to offend anyone. Anyway, back on topic... Windows 10...

Hiya Skate, That was clear to me but, apparently, for 'Ronbo316' it wasn't. Personally I have no use for an Xbox. One feature I do like is the option to save the last 30sec(?) of gameplay baked right into the OS. I can see myself using that. Also, they haven't revealed all of it. According to the 'Xbox-guy' they'll have more to share during 'GDC'(?). Sometime in April I think. It's good to see MS back. I was getting tired of all the Apple and Android posts. :-)

Windows 10 will, in the foreseeable future, not be a subscription service like Office 365 or Adobe CS. They're just keen to get everybody onto their new OS (for obvious reasons). Regarding Xbox and PC getting linked... are you suggesting we're going to have to purchase an Xbox in order to play games on our PC?

Apparently it is "easy" to port from DX11 to DX12. I'm not saying ED should start porting it now... let's get EDGE out the door first. However, it is encouraging to know that it could be done at some point.

No need to be suspicious. They just want everyone to upgrade to W10 as quickly as possible. Also, Apple and Google, offer 'free' OS upgrades. MS simply can't stay behind and lose market-share in the consumer market. That said... I'm going to buy a full Win10 version on day 1. For some reason upgrading my current OS seems like a recipe for disaster.

Just saw the Windows 10- keynote and... wow... blown away by MS HoloLens. AR device that seems to be quite far ahead in development. These are truly interesting times in the tech world... dare I say... 'magical'. Eye-tracking, no wires... Would love to know if this (AR-) tech can be beneficial to DCS World.

I'd imagine this area to be too big for the game to handle (to be fair, this is an unknown for World 2.0). Compare the sq. miles to the current map. Also... there can be no Vietnam scenario without a significant portion of Laos and Cambodia mixed in. I'd be fantastic to have but a b**ch to produce. Think of all the assets that need to be produced...

Liked the video a lot. It shows that you're putting a lot of thought into these. That 'extra' problem regarding terrain and performance is often overlooked. re: bold faced procs. Take you're time completing these. Yes, they're supposed to be done without delay but you wouldn't be the first to cut the 'live' engine in an effort to contain the problem. Go through it methodically and "think" before you start throwing switches. You might have done that but it wasn't apparent from looking at the video. I realize I'm just nitpicking here but it would be good point to make, I think.

Ah.... Bunyap's most excellent series of videos. Highly recommended for newbees and experts alike. I like the 'laid-back' presentation style. The video on the Rift also comes highly recommended. BTW, welcome back from your assignment abroad and keep those vids coming!

Joint project from France and Britain.

Drama: The Deerhunter. numero uno of all time! Sci Fi: Aliens (mind the 's') Adventure: Raiders of the Lost Ark Horror: Nightmare on Elm Street (dream warriors) Comedy: Airplane! and' Fargo'.... and 'The Big Lebowski' can't decide which is 'best'. Touchy-Feely: As Good as it Gets Most atrocious movie eva!: Any Given Sunday (wow, what a stinker. I left after 15 minutes. 15 minutes too late)

THAT, my friend, is the grand-daddy of sims. The Queen of the Virtual Skies, the pinnacle of programming excellence.... FLANKERRRRR... 1.0 :D

Ah, yes... I miss it too. :D

Art-J, Are you sure the thrust lever was at idle? Adjusting the power _after_ blacking out might not actually work... like in real life. ;)

I think you're mistaken. The complaining won't stop (even after release) and will just sour the mood around here. It only takes a few to spoil the anticipation... Let them take the time to release a working product.

Also, you can surf to http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com. Login with your credentials and select 'User Files'. Use the filter 'Device Profiles'... Hey Presto!

I can't wait to see screenshots featuring fog, rain and snow. I'm very excited about this aspect in particular. Having unlimited visibility is nice but things get really interesting when your target shows up at the last possible moment or having to struggle back home in CAT1 weather with one engine out and a nose-gear that won't extend :)

I'd imagine it's one of those 'no-go areas' due to mil. restrictions. I do wonder if it can be approximated in LUA by a 3rd party somehow. Some script (attached to a vehicle) that prevents said vehicle from being detected. Would that be even possible? I know nothing about LUA...