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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 | We Don't Need Roads
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rykomatsu
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oh whoa - they're doing dead reckoning....I think that is going to make Airforceproud95's videos not as fun...
VlaudTheImpaler
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My wife looked over and thought I was watching real footage of planes... This game never ceases to impress me.
cowden_harley
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Thanks for your work in the thread IbizaPocholo 
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
Microsoft releases new beautiful screenshots for Flight Simulator Alpha
Microsoft has released a new set of beautiful screenshots from the Alpha phase of Flight Simulator.
www.dsogaming.com
LeVictorien
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Microsoft releases new beautiful screenshots for Flight Simulator Alpha
Microsoft has released a new set of beautiful screenshots from the Alpha phase of Flight Simulator.
Oh my... will need to update my monitor set just for this game... can't wait!
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
Microsoft's Flight Simulator won't require a super-powerful PC rig
One of the most anticipated games this year is Microsoft’s Flight Simulator 2020. Not only do the graphics look lush and detailed, but it’ll simulate the entire flying world, including all 37,000 real-world airports, real-life air traffic and up-to-date weather conditions. You’d think all that...
www.engadget.com
DynamiteCop!
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It also might not be that hard to run either with all the cloud computing stuff going on.
INC
Member
Is their helicopters and jets (like a rapture)?, could be a reason to get a flight stick if it looks shit hot in VR
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DynamiteCop!
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I'm not sure about that, I mean I would assume so or that they will be added.
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
New Microsoft Flight Simulator screenshots showcase Volumetric Clouds, Environments & Airplanes
These screenshots showcase some truly amazing Volumetric Clouds, the game's gorgeous environments and some airplanes.
www.dsogaming.com
INC
Member
closes is warthunder i think on console, thats free
TheMan
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Pretty sure an Xbox version of this game will be released alongside the PC version
Otherwise, picking are slim on console. General Aviation? forget it. There's an Island Flight Sim game which is rubbish. Military wise things are slightly better. There's Ace Combat on Ps4, plus some generic WWII shit. Birds of Prey (also WWII) came out on Xbox 360 and PS3, that was pretty ok.
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lock2k
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mitchman
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Well, these flight combat "simulators" aren't really simulators but more like flying arcade games. The only combat flight simulator worth anything these days seems to be DCS, not available on consoles. IL2 is apparently also good.
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Optimistic Gamer
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Does the water move in these games? They always fascinated me until I realized how much of a stale photograph everthing was. Having rivers that flow/oceans with waves might get me off the fence
lock2k
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It's funny to think about it.
One of the things I've been craving the most during this pandemic is to get back to flying somewhere. The feeling of being in a plane is one of the most peaceful things I know and I really miss it.
And to think I used to be really scared of flying at some point.
One of the things I've been craving the most during this pandemic is to get back to flying somewhere. The feeling of being in a plane is one of the most peaceful things I know and I really miss it.
And to think I used to be really scared of flying at some point.
TheMan
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well of course the good stuff is on PC. But he wasn't asking about PC.
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
May 7th, 2020 Development Update - Microsoft Flight Simulator
The team has started preparations for releasing the upcoming Alpha build. We’ve spent a few extra days incorporating a number of fixes for the Airbus A320 based on feedback from the community testers.
www.flightsimulator.com
D.Final
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May 7th, 2020 Development Update - Microsoft Flight Simulator
The team has started preparations for releasing the upcoming Alpha build. We’ve spent a few extra days incorporating a number of fixes for the Airbus A320 based on feedback from the community testers.
Awesome
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
Solarstrike
Member
Thanks for your work in the thread IbizaPocholo
Thanks for the updates
IbizaPocholo
I can say i've been testing the game the past few months. Can't talk about it much.
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IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
May 14th, 2020 Development Update - Microsoft Flight Simulator
“Boeing 747-8i, you are cleared for takeoff.” The team is excited to announce that we have released Alpha 3 (build 1.3.9.0) today!
www.flightsimulator.com
BusierDonkey
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This continues to impress, crazy to think they first showed it almost a year ago.
JareBear: Remastered
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Some closed-beta details emerge
www.polygon.com
Microsoft Flight Simulator closed beta scheduled for mid-July
Microsoft Flight Simulator’s closed beta is set for mid-July. The team at Asobo Studios made the announcement in mid-May. The private alpha test now includes flyable Airbus and Boeing jetliners.
www.polygon.com
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
tryDEATH
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They just released a video on the weather system that uses real life data.
A video of the actual storms, which looks absolutely breathtaking. I believe this will be a game that will have people awestruck like no other game next generation.
A video of the actual storms, which looks absolutely breathtaking. I believe this will be a game that will have people awestruck like no other game next generation.
Senua
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wow
Flintty
Member
Yeah, disappointing. Short term gains but long term loss right there. At least they appear to get it now, hopefully.
BusierDonkey
Member
How does this manage to look better every time I see new footage?
Given the scope and ridiculous scale of this project I can't believe how far above any other flight sim this thing is shaping up to be in terms of visuals. To render this level of detail in an engine moving hundreds of miles an hour in a game with an incredibly robust physics engine is wizardry. The fact that people that have tried the demos have come away with nothing but glowing reviews, not just about the visuals, but how much freedom they are allowed while trying it out and how the people working on the game pose legitimately important questions for them afterwards. They're letting people find their own homes and basically giving them free reign of where they want to go and the conditions they want to fly in. They are being extremely transparent about the development and I think it's going to pay off.
Given the scope and ridiculous scale of this project I can't believe how far above any other flight sim this thing is shaping up to be in terms of visuals. To render this level of detail in an engine moving hundreds of miles an hour in a game with an incredibly robust physics engine is wizardry. The fact that people that have tried the demos have come away with nothing but glowing reviews, not just about the visuals, but how much freedom they are allowed while trying it out and how the people working on the game pose legitimately important questions for them afterwards. They're letting people find their own homes and basically giving them free reign of where they want to go and the conditions they want to fly in. They are being extremely transparent about the development and I think it's going to pay off.
LostDonkey
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I can't wait to just fly about aimlessly on this and then probably crash into my house.
Solarstrike
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June 11 update is Live. For patch notes, updates, and invites please visit:
Flight Simulator
video by Aus Flight Simmer
Flight Simulator
video by Aus Flight Simmer
abacab driver
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Trueblakjedi
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Asobo I think
Tesseract
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GaviotaGrande
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This is ridiculous.
I remember playing F-19 Stealth Fighter in early 1990s and being amazed on how realistic that look. It's cliche to say but just look how far we came...
PanzerAzel
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This right here is the reason I’m saving up for a new rig, it will consume many hours of my time. Looks unbelievably good.
Solarstrike
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Set my departure from Los Angeles, California and flew around for a bit. Stunning is an understatement. Every single building and iconic landmark, including the Hollywood sign and the Ferris wheel at Santa Monica Pier is there. Everything even lights up at night. Imagine the lighting from Grand Theft Auto V at night, whereas cars, the entire city lit up, the fading flickering movement of lights from the vehicles below moving about in the distance. It's all there. Fying over Las Vegas, Nevada is even more detailed. Everything lights up as how it does in real life. Colors, lights, etc. Flying over the pyramids Giza in Egypt at a certain time of day the light reflects off the bricks, giving depth; You can see the outlines of the bricks on each structure.
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pasterpl
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is this your experience from alpha?
Schmick
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Maybe, at least, apply the weather system to a game like Forza Motorsport of Forza Horizon.