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A Message From The Microsoft Flight Simulator Team
- Thread starter Eroke
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None of it. Watched a video that points out the telltale signs of satellite imagery. It's crazy the entire world will be at that fidelity. Aaaahhh... Game of e3 for me.
Matt Booty is a big aviation guy which can only mean good things for this team and game which pleases me greatly.
The graphics in the reveal trailer were unreal. If you told me that it was video of real life, I'd probably believe you.
Can't wait to see how this shakes out. They're certainly saying the right things, and what we've seen looks amazing.
Crossing my fingers for VR support.
Crossing my fingers for VR support.
This is my big question.
With years of detailed satellite data to work from that have likely built up since the last sim, I'm hoping it will be the entire world.
The comment on commitment to community content at least makes me hopeful modders will be able to fill in details of the lesser known corners of the world.
I have to imagine it will be like past games, where the entire world is available, but with an empty spot or generic buildings/trees over a location not featured.
I was thinking of native support but xcloud is another reason to be excited about Flight Simulator. If this game uses realistic 3d models of the terrain to fly over then this sim is a great game to sell on the potential of streaming.
Some flight sim fans who spent time analyzing the trailer to determine if this was real or cgi were able to spot typical in game artifacts such as texture or object pop ins and object clipping. The object clipping suggest they aren't modeling crowds on the ground accurately.
I can only imagine the VR/ cockpit setups people will make for the PC version of the game.
People use to go crazy with this stuff, and I guess some still do.
Now for the inevitable return of Microsoft Links...
People use to go crazy with this stuff, and I guess some still do.
Now for the inevitable return of Microsoft Links...
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I was absolutely furious they killed Flight Simulator and its dedicated team!
Similarly I am overjoyed it's coming back.
It's like learning a long lost member of the family is actually not dead and is coming for the next reunion.
Can't quite describe how it feels.
Similarly I am overjoyed it's coming back.
It's like learning a long lost member of the family is actually not dead and is coming for the next reunion.
Can't quite describe how it feels.
That was a running theme for e3 this year.
Square enix previously: We lost the Final Fantasy VIII code
Square 2019: Guess who's back.
Sega 2004: We have plans to bring Phantasy Star Online 2 to other platforms:
Microsoft: It's been Almost 20 years.
....
Nintendo: Hold my beer Phil
So many long lost revivals unveiled.
Thinking about it, you're absolutely right!
The picture would have been complete if they didn't bother showing FFVII before this e3 and Shenmue was revived this year as well!
We got Panzer Dragoon instead but seriously what a miraculous year this has been!
I understand your point but the flight simulators dropped off because of just sheer interest in such realism. Even back in the day it was really a PC graphical display genre that those who threw money at could literally feel like flying a real plane. Obviously you had idiots doing stupid shit like re-enacting 9/11 or "training" for such tasks but such small happenings are far more outweighed by the genuine interest.
probably the outlandish prices, intrusive drm, crypto miners and byzantine installation and usage processes that come with addons today
Me coming into this thread: "Man, who actually gives a fuck about this."
Me a few seconds into the trailer: "Oh fuck."
Me a few seconds into the trailer: "Oh fuck."
I would claim that are all scripted missions like in the previous FS. I don't think the normal free flight mode will feature many of the showed things.
What happens if I crash into a building? Or the side of a mountain? Can I fly upside down in a 747 and do loops?
I think they also wanted to make it clear that this Flight Simulator wouldn't be dumbed down for consoles and that they are making this for PC first and making sure that it will take full advantage of that hardware, and then porting it over to the Xbox console.
This should have being the game of their E3. It's the most promising game Microsoft showed since a long time and they even had gameplay.
I fell like those higher exec at MS don't understand gaming. They constantly say they need to build new promising IPs (or reinvigorate old ones), now they have exactly that with Microsoft flight simulator. But they can't see it and barely promote it. At E3 they should have focused on this game with plenty of gameplay instead of that disappointing Halo cutscene.
I fell like those higher exec at MS don't understand gaming. They constantly say they need to build new promising IPs (or reinvigorate old ones), now they have exactly that with Microsoft flight simulator. But they can't see it and barely promote it. At E3 they should have focused on this game with plenty of gameplay instead of that disappointing Halo cutscene.
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I want to be able to hook up multiple Xbox Scarletts and 4k TVs to run one copy of FS.
Remember when Gran Turismo 5 allowed you to play in a multi monitor mode if you had up to 5 PS3s and 5 copies? Basically that, but with maybe only 1 copy of the game needed.
I mean, yeah PCs, but still.
Remember when Gran Turismo 5 allowed you to play in a multi monitor mode if you had up to 5 PS3s and 5 copies? Basically that, but with maybe only 1 copy of the game needed.
I mean, yeah PCs, but still.
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Yeah, Spencer has strongly implied that all upcoming/future XGS games will launch on Steam as well as the WinStore ("My expectation is that our games will be available on Steam"). He sort of dances around the question of existing WinStore titles, but it sounds like they'll be brought over on a case-by-case basis, and judging from the fact he mentions Sea of Thieves is the most requested title, I presume that'll be the first such "port".
While this is good news in a general sense it boggles my mind how badly MS handled their games restricted to their stores.
1. They make the OS that everybody codes their software to.
Valve shouldn't be consistently ahead in offering a less frustrating experience with each gaming feature added.
2. They are Microsoft
This company is massive and has a ton of different teams with extensive knowledge and cash flow to match. It's fine that they were behind in the number of features Valve offered. Noone tried competing with Valve until it was way too late. But the speed at which they offered catch up features felt way too slow. It's another reason to be skeptical of Epic whose only advantage comparable to MS is cashflow. They don't have the built in expertise or even teams anywhere as large. They are already struggling to meet the demands of making new content for Fortnite to ensure that cashflow keeps on pouring in.
3. They didn't offer anything unique that wasn't perceived as bad.
Because Microsoft was far behind Valve to even have a chance of selling games on their store they had to offer features that offered a positive experience to engender curiosity then discussion and then familiarity and comfort with their games. A platform with trade offs is at least going to gain a foothold with some people as opposed to an inferior product.
It is good that they have given up and are going to make their games available on Steam but it is silly how their effort was so poor for the company that they are.
If it's like past games, the game will pause right before you crash, and then play a crashing sound effect.
You should be able to fly upside down in a 747 depending on your airspeed and stress on the plane (or the realism settings).
