Microsoft Flight Simulator owners have called for the game’s two-hour Steam refund window to be extended or dropped entirely, after spending all of it waiting for the lengthy in-game installation to complete.
The problem here is that the bulk of Microsoft Flight Simulator’s 150GB download is done through its in-game launcher. After an initial download, this client handles the majority of the game – and takes some time.
As soon as this launcher begins downloading, Steam’s metric for tracking how long you’ve played begins counting.
Microsoft Flight Simulator owners have called for the game’s two-hour Steam refund window to be extended or dropped entirely, after spending all of it waiting for the lengthy in-game installation to complete. The problem here is that the bulk of Microsoft Flight Simulator’s 150GB download is done through its in-game launcher. After an initial download, this client handles the majority of the game – and takes some time. As soon as this launcher begins downloading, Steam’s metric for tracking how long you’ve played begins counting.Read moreEurogamer.net
