Microsoft releases new flight sim

Stefan Mileschin · 20th August 2020, 08:47

Reviews seem rather positive

Microsoft has released a new flight simulator using a new graphics engine and satellite data from Bing Maps.

Microsoft has not released a flight simulator for 14 years and many thought Vole had given up on the idea completely. However, last years's announcement that it had come up with a new way of creating a flight sim which looked good and was super accurate got pundits excited again.

Pricing starts at $59.99 for the standard version of Flight Simulator on both the Microsoft Store and Steam. If you want access to more planes and hand-crafted airports, you will need to buy either the $89.99 deluxe version or, for even more of those, the $119.99 premium version.

With the base version you can still land at the same 36,000 airports as the others, and there are more than enough planes to keep you occupied — you’ll just miss out on a few extras. If you want to test it out you can use Vole's Xbox Game Pass for a month. The first month only costs a dollar.

https://fudzilla.com/news/gaming/513...new-flight-sim

20th August 2020, 08:47	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 153,541	Microsoft releases new flight sim Reviews seem rather positive Microsoft has released a new flight simulator using a new graphics engine and satellite data from Bing Maps. Microsoft has not released a flight simulator for 14 years and many thought Vole had given up on the idea completely. However, last years's announcement that it had come up with a new way of creating a flight sim which looked good and was super accurate got pundits excited again. Pricing starts at $59.99 for the standard version of Flight Simulator on both the Microsoft Store and Steam. If you want access to more planes and hand-crafted airports, you will need to buy either the $89.99 deluxe version or, for even more of those, the $119.99 premium version. With the base version you can still land at the same 36,000 airports as the others, and there are more than enough planes to keep you occupied — you’ll just miss out on a few extras. If you want to test it out you can use Vole's Xbox Game Pass for a month. The first month only costs a dollar. https://fudzilla.com/news/gaming/513...new-flight-sim

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