MSFS 2020/2024 Side By Side Comparison. Which is better?

[@XxXNyMpHoXxX]

I can honestly say that 2020 looks best on console than 2024 does. If only they were to provide an udpate on 2020 that has the same night lighting that 2024 does, 2020 would blow it out of the water for sure!

[@RB-rf8rf]

Lighting in 24 is definitely better as are the ground asset qualities but if you're an airline flyer there's not much more to offer currently. I'd say if you're all about the campaign modes or a bush pilot then 24 is a worthwhile upgrade.

[@JD-qd1bp]

I'm sure at some point I'll make the switch to 2024 but right now I'm very happy flying the PMDG 737 in 2020, I'm gratefull for this video as it shows that for now I'm not missing much sticking with 2020 whilst not having to put up with all the current glitches in 2024. Night lighting and sky colour is still way better in XP12, especially with a few mods, it's literally a light and day difference - apologies for the pun! From what I'd heard the night lighting in 2024 had improved massively but from the evidence of this video it's only a small improvement. Little bit disappointed but I'm sure 2024 will improve over time...

[@seven3simmer]

Hey… thanks for your comment. I do agree with you, 2020 is still going to be my preferred option until a few more of my add ons are ported over but I do think there are promising signs. Guess we’ll have to see how quickly they can knock it into shape. Thanks for watching, appreciated 👍✈️

[@ryanbarbosa3220]

I definitely have to agree with you as I bought both the PMDG 737-800 and the PMDG 777-300er. Not gonna drop them to play 2024 any time soon. The campaign stuff is cool but I do vatsim ans do my own campaign you know if I land in Toronto in my 737 I'm most likely going to take off from Toronto in my 737. My home base is Detroit and I always end up finding my way back to detroit bit yeah I'm going to hold off 2024 sense at the end of the day it's a flight simulator and well I don't think the flight dynamics are that much better that I must switch. Now the only thing that would make me do it is if I can get over 50fps in VR on my Pimax crystal VR headset on higher settings then 2020.

[@craigknapp6318]

I own 20 and 24 as well as most since the early 1990s. High altitude flying is not the best case for comparing 20 and 24. A side by side comparison is better with a propeller plane close to the ground at 200-300 feet and highlights the capability of my gaming rig. This shows the difference in trees and buildings. Fly from Reagan Intranational airport in DC, then fly low over the Mall. The difference in buildings such as the Capital and The Lincoln Memorial are considerable with 24 showing bricks. Yes I understand that major landmark get some extra attention to detail by the developer. Try a side by side comparison of other less known locations and the improvement level of detail for trees is amazing. Water and water reflections are much better in 24 also.

[@christopherfinn7986]

Based on my 3000 hrs as an RAF FJ Nav, flying at both low and high-level over the UK, I would say that: the sky in 2024 is a much more realistic Wedgewood blue and the vis much crisper. The ground lighting is also more realistic. But the trees and bushes are far too GREEN !

[@Chrismkeough]

24 looks better, however, with the issues 24 is still having, for heavy tin IFR it looks like 20 is still the best option. For low and slow, including bush, 24 seems to be the best option. Thanks for the video. 😊

[@flyguy7287]

I agree. I use 24 for VFR GA flying and 20 for all things commercial and IFR. 24 will eventually be the sim to go with but it has growing pains as did 2020 when it released. Generally I’m sticking with 2020 for “serious” flying for now.

[@seven3simmer]

Totally agree, it is slowly getting there but 2020 still my go to until all my add ons start porting over. Thanks for watching & commenting 👍✈️

[@flightsimfan89]

yep guys pls follow the trap and go to 2024 sim then I have empty servers for nice textures on 2020. 2024 is a game for kids. 2020 a sim for simmers

[@pieterduplessis6906]

typical comment for a so called simmer who cannot tell and see the most basic things stay in the past. that is where fossils belong, even those who complained bitterly when 2020 released 4 years ag luckily you dont build platforms we took the trap and 2024 is the future. it is incredible and simmers like you ALWAYS COMPLAINS but no worries. soon you will be in 2024. guaraneed games see the future while "simmers" are a bunch of whiners who dont know a single thing about realsim. some join tbe future and others like you will be dragged along. faults and all

[@sblopez9617]

Definitely a headache at first but I got 24 dialed in and all of the korks ironed out. BATC with fsltl, ported most of my addons over and am in love

[@D800Lover]

I am definitely in. I think 2024 is going to work out fine, but patience is required. This is unlike any other 'software' and you can tell they are working very hard behind the scenes.

[@dekar43]

I don't really see a difference. I will say the placement of autogen trees in 2024 is way exaggerated and sometimes in places it shouldn't be.

[@robbyyant6213]

At was thinking the same thing about the trees. I was flying in Brisbane the other day and it looked more like a jungle than a city. Way over done.

[@jeremy001]

Really nice comparison....i will definitely purchase when there is a discount and most other bugs have been ironed out....sticking with 2020 for now

[@seven3simmer]

Hey, thanks Jeremy. That’s a good shout, 2020 is still my go to with all the add ons etc but 2024 will get there and it’s starting show some promise now. Thanks again for watching & commenting. ✈️👍

[@fernandop7185]

FS2024 is a massive upgrade. Much better quality and quantity textures, increased detail and resolution. There's nothing to say about FS2020. Rest in peace.

[@robbyyant6213]

Yeah, not sure how people aren't seeing the difference. 2024 has significantly better lighting and atmosphere. Low level flying is also significantly more detailed with the improved trees and foliage. Even rolling over the terrain now actually gives you bumps and shakes. All that said, I do think 2024 is more demanding, and it's obvious why. Not sure how some are claiming that it runs better than 2020.

[@MitalosLFS]

I'm having some Stuttering and weird lag in MSFS 2024, is due to problems in the sim rn ? Or i should do a chekup on my desktop ?

[@robbyyant6213]

I have issues with 2024 and low FPS whereas with 2020 I could run almost maxed out settings. It's certainly a lot more demanding and I can probably blame my several years old RTX 2080.However, 2024 eats VRAM and there's supposedly a bug where the GPU will basically stop doing anything because of it. Hard to say if you should upgrade anything at this point because 2024 is still so new and seems to be showing some major bugs at the moment.

[@MitalosLFS]

@@robbyyant6213 Think i'll just stick with 2020 till they fix things in 2024.. I run 2020 almost maxed out right now.. And besides, the INibuilds A320 did not stick me too..

[@seven3simmer]

I’ve just recorded a new settings guide which will be uploaded in the next day or so, hopefully there’ll be something in there that can help you. Thanks for watching appreciated 👍✈️

[@josephf2157]

2020. For the win! Followed by X-Plane 12

[@christyler4381]

Can't say there is a massive difference if I'm honest!. Lightning is better in 2024.

[@grzegorztomasiak]

unfortunately it's not, play night time it's disaster, lots of reflections, instruments too brigthy

[@wlplanes]

@@grzegorztomasiakthat is a real thing, at night pilots turn down the brightness of their displays to see better at night

[@Lonsome1223]

No difference for me got a refund

[@najeejohnson3658]

I have 2020 and 24 and I feel this video is comparing a high quality 2020 to a busted version 2024 because 2024 isn’t ready yet. It’ll come out to be a great game though but as of right now 2020 is definitely on top with all the detail features with clouds and weather for sure.

[@seven3simmer]

Hey, thanks for watching & commenting, appreciated. I do agree with you, however there are some promising signs for 2024. I’m not at all convinced streaming the software is the way to go. Hopefully when more of my high quality add ons port over it will start coming together. In the meantime I’ll definitely be flying 2020 too. Thanks again 👍✈️

[@najeejohnson3658]

@ Oh yes I see great things happening for 2024 once they fix things and agreed 100% on the add on porting over I cannot wait for that. I go on 2024 just to see what has changed lol because I know it will be great things on the newer versions and so anxious to get to it. But being patient.

[@chriscotton4207]

If you fly off in enough you can definitely tell that 2024 is more realistic from the sky

[@seven3simmer]

I agree, although until I made this video I actually thought they were about the same, but you can tell that there’s a lot more detail & better texturing in 2024. Just need all my add ons ported over to the new sim and I’ll be happy. Thanks for watching & commenting 👍✈️

[@brexpatfarang3780]

certainly 2024 appears better at some points (if you are focused and studing both images carefully without the issues of actually flying - in reality when you fly and are busy with that aspect both look the same) however in the video there are a few points where there is stutter in 2024 but 2020 is smooth all the way through - infrequent and small as the stutter may be it kills the immersion. I have tried 2024 but at the moment I am still getting a smoother better performance in 2020 (same settings) - I think in time it will come of age but I think they will relax the streaming content before that happens

[@seven3simmer]

Hi… I do agree, 2024 has a way to go yet but I believe they’ll get there, and with the Fenix the only real option I’ll be flying 2020 for a while yet until a few more of my add ons are usable in 2024. Thanks for watching & commenting, appreciated.👍✈️

[@nickwestwood3057]

I think 2024 looks better, but what a nightmare of a sim everything has changed! Just getting to grips with 2020, my first flight in 2024 crashed mid air for no apparent reason.

[@seven3simmer]

Hi Nick, 2024 has a lot of different keybinds… I found that when I tried to pan my camera around the cockpit using my normal WASD keys it applied full aileron inputs, cancelled the autopilot and I too failed to recover! Just beware that you might need to go through and unbind any clashes you might have. It’s a pain but I think I’ve just about sorted my controls now. Thanks for watching ✈️👍

[@laihimchan8540]

the road traffic 2024 is much more real

[@tumbaslavsky9742]

Поддержка 2024 будет долгой

[@sky173]

Great video but I'll never see the point of updating/purchasing FS2024, esp as an airliner sim pilot. I'm guessing there are so many addons that make FS2020 nearly as good.

[@seven3simmer]

I have to agree, eventually MSFS 2024 will take over but until I can port all my add ons I’m going to be using 2020 for a little while yet. Thanks for watching & commenting 👍✈️

[@Lonsome1223]

I flew over my house in 2024 and and it's no different than 2020 I think it'll be a long time before we get addons like in 2020 if ever and at what cost Fed up of airport buildings looking like boxes and substandard default aircraft full of bugs. No for me got a refund.

[@seven3simmer]

Fair enough I can’t really blame you. There are some positive signs for 2024 but 2020 is still my preferred option with all my add ons etc. thanks for watching 👍✈️

[@brandongarrett2309]

Need to fly lower for a more valid test.

[@seven3simmer]

I don’t really fly a lot of GA but it’s a great shout, I’ll give it a go. Thanks for watching ✈️👍

[@jingle1161]

2020 looks way better. 2024 is too saturated

[@grzegorztomasiak]

exactly and the difference in overall it's minimal, yet people still say it's massive, are they dumb or what

[@TheMrBitsy]

@@grzegorztomasiak I guess that makes you dumb for having an opinion? I can respect anybody who decides to stay with 2020 as we all have our personal requirements. However, the upgrades in 2024 are huge, especially the upgraded correct lighting and the 4,000 percent increase in ground resolution.

[@DiscoDK-p5c]

Just use reshade..

[@paulsleighty]

People seem to be getting quite different experiences in 2024, some seem to be getting a great experience in msfs 2024 others like myself aren't. I will keep both installed, and hopefully soon msfs 2024 will become everything I hoped it would be. But I find blurry textures loading in higher level textures as I'm flying along to be too big an immersion killer. And b4 I get told its my pc or its my Internet, I7 14700k, Rtx 3090, 64 gig DDR 5 ram at 6600mhz, 2 x 2tb WD black nvme, 900 mbps broadband speed.

[@Lonsome1223]

​@@TheMrBitsyI didn't notice any difference sticking with 2020 with addons giving me real airport buildings not boxes Got a refund

[@bobbrown8661]

Thanks but I'll still wait

[@CarlosQuesadaR]

Thank you

[@seven3simmer]

You’re welcome, thanks for watching 👊

[@oliverfoden]

Oh wow, the graphics are a bit better….Great job Microsoft🤦‍♂️. Xplane 12 is a much better sim for actual flying!!

[@grzegorztomasiak]

the world in 2024 is brown, it's so annoying, it was nice and green in 2020

[@Patrick_AV]

Because its using seasons….😂

[@dekar43]

The green in 2020 was so unrealistic though...

[@Amvienttz]

What @Patrick_AV said, live time is giving you Autumn (soon to be winter) textures. Set a different month for different textures.

[@pieterduplessis6906]

you know tbe world is not really green have you ever flown a real aircraft. seasons is reality, not a green world

[@Patrick_AV]

@ its also flat😋

[@galaxy-xp5nn]

You never pay the price for the game or software with the promise that it will be better in future. Why are people being so dumb. 2024 version is the beta version that they release.

[@seven3simmer]

I do agree there are promising signs but the launch was an absolute disaster and was quite damaging. Should’ve been in a much better place at release but it’s slowly getting there. Thanks for watching 👍✈️