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Microsoft Flight Simulator announced for Xbox One, PC
- Thread starter Mista
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- E3 - Microsoft
RokkanStoned
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This is the fucking Game of the Show. Holy fuck. Any VR info? Microsoft Flight Simulator was such a big deal back in the day, but it fell off at some point and I'm unsure why. Now was definitely the perfect time to bring it back, especially if it supports VR.
JareBear: Remastered
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Played the crap out of Flight Simulator as a kid, had a big ass Thrustmaster setup and everything. hell to the yeah
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HeadsUp7Up
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Out of everything so far this is my number 1 too! Can’t wait until this comes out.
Shangounchained
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What a time to be a kid, they have flight simulator looking this real! I'm really jelous I didn't have such tools to practice piloting!
Orenji Neko
Member
Oh yes! Fantastic!
RokkanStoned
Member
God, I remember playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 for the first time. So confusing, crashed so bad, but it was so fucking fun. If this is VR compatible, then I'm in heaven.
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Panajev2001a
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they upped the realism up a notch and brought the full experience to consoles... great 
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mango drank
Member
Aw yiss. Last one I played was FS 2004, and I spent like an entire summer on it. Love the new PBR materials / lighting / realism.
VR would be cool, but in my experience with cockpit sims (EVE Valkyrie, GT Sport), VR isn't that big a deal for these IMO. You see the cockpit in 3D, and that feels cool for a second, but the scenery outside is so far away it barely feels 3D, just feels like a distant backdrop. Doesn't add much aside from a sense of larger scale. That said, it'd be sweet to try. Definitely looking forward to this.
VR would be cool, but in my experience with cockpit sims (EVE Valkyrie, GT Sport), VR isn't that big a deal for these IMO. You see the cockpit in 3D, and that feels cool for a second, but the scenery outside is so far away it barely feels 3D, just feels like a distant backdrop. Doesn't add much aside from a sense of larger scale. That said, it'd be sweet to try. Definitely looking forward to this.
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HerjansEagleFeeder
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My game of the show, together with PSO2 
Revolutionary
Member
Who would have guessed that the Microsoft show stealer would be a new Flight Simulator?
TheSadRanger
Banned
DUDE could you imagine if we got a joystick with the same level of attention that they put into elite controllers??
Just think if we got a Sidewinder elite joystick.
Slings and Arrows
Banned
Microsoft deserve a lot of praise for this. The target audience must be tiny, yet they still did it. I know it was a staple PC game way back when. So, well done Microsoft
Stuart360
Member
These kind of games sell big on PC.
DunDunDunpachi
Banned
This looks gorgeous. Respect to Microsoft for re-entering this niche. It's a show of good faith to PC gamers, no doubt about it.
EDIT: also cool that it is coming to Xbox One. For some reason, I thought it was PC-only.
EDIT: also cool that it is coming to Xbox One. For some reason, I thought it was PC-only.
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MrCunningham
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I can't believe that a new Flight Simulator had me more hyped than any other game at the MS conference.
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Paperboy
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Nice scenery and all, but where's the gameplay footage..?
There will be VR support, official or not. Microsoft would be leaving money on the table if they didn't implemented av VR mode.
There will be VR support, official or not. Microsoft would be leaving money on the table if they didn't implemented av VR mode.
Dee Dah Dave
Member
Looks amazing
Solomeena
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It fell off because MS betrayed PC gaming to bring Xbox to the world, that is why.
RokkanStoned
Member
Yeah, though I think a part of gaming also abandoned PC outside of certain genres, for quite a while (but a lot of genres have a had a comeback the recent years). FSX, P3D and XP seems to be the sims for enthusiasts atm, but I hope the new Flight Simulator game will take things to a next level. I'm ready to invest in a nice set of flight controllers if this is good and VR compatible (not a must, but greatly appreciated at least and likely will be implemented some way through mods, though best if it was designed to work with it).
I do share my concerns that they won't go all in on the sim aspect and that it won't at least be somewhat moddable.
LittleBusters
Banned
Interesting. Flight Simulator was literally the first game Microsoft ever made, a long time before XBox even existed. This is Microsoft getting back to its roots!
This will confirm its status as the oldest active gaming franchise ever. 35 years old under MS, more than 40 overall. It is literally older than me. It is not even really a game, you can actually learn to fly a plane with this.
I still have my FS 5.1 disk somewhere. My 486 DX2 was built around it.
I still have my FS 5.1 disk somewhere. My 486 DX2 was built around it.
Rei dos Vermes
Member
Looks amazing! Day one!
Solarstrike
Gold Member
Thought i'd beat anyone to it for my first OT. Sorry guys! Delete my thread i guess :I
Hari Seldon
Member
Those visuals looked stunning. Pretty cool that it is coming to console as well. Time to get back into siming. I have a CH yoke and rudder pedals collecting dust haha.
Wonko_C
Member
You just described my general experience with Ultrawings/Rush VR and other games that show you great heights: It feels "flat" somehow.
It would still be a cool option. We really need a flight sim that doesn't run like crap even on the most powerful modern PCs because it was made before multicore CPUs took off.
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jshackles
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I was blown away by the visuals. I mean - it's Flight Simulator, you know what you're getting and it's always been exactly what they say on the tin.
But damn this looked incredible.
But damn this looked incredible.
Kusanagi2086
Member
Pretty cool for casual market but I am not investing in another flightsim.
This Prepar3d which is what Lockheed Martin made when the bought the original FSX engine this is what I use as a dedicated flight simmer the 737 is made by a company called pmdg and its study level addon with everything as it is in real life.
Here is another video showing the Boeing 777 also made by pmdg
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Godzilla Emu
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As a fan of the older games and as someone currently studying for their recreational pilots license, this was one of the major highlights of the show for me. What a great announcement.
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T-Cake
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I've always wanted to play Flight Simulator but never had the patience to learn it. Now I'm older and wiser (and the controls will be configured for gamepad) I might finally get to give it a go. Well, if it's on Game Pass, I'll definitely give it a go. It's going to look beautiful on a big 4K television.
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C4lukin2
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The ideal best is you will not buy each plane. Maybe you buy a faster plane, It the entire planet is yours if you are willing to wait