Microsoft Flight Simulator (PC, Xbox, Game Pass)

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PostRe: Microsoft Flight Simulator (PC, Game Pass) - coming to Xbox Series X|S Summer 2021
by Finiarél » Tue Jun 15, 2021 10:31 am

30 fps is fine for it tbh.

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PostRe: Microsoft Flight Simulator (PC, Game Pass) - coming to Xbox Series X|S Summer 2021
by kazanova_Frankenstein » Tue Jun 15, 2021 10:32 am

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kazanova_Frankenstein wrote:Can’t wait. Will be interesting to see how it performs on the Series consoles.


It's 30fps but for a game of this type? I'm ok with that, it's 4K on Series X too.


It is yes, and thats fine by me also. I hope it manages to keep close to 30 in the busier areas, but i'm realistic with my expectations. Apparently higher frame rates for those with VRR screens, so maybe there is a bit of overhead there (which is possible depending on the settings they decide to use).

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PostRe: Microsoft Flight Simulator (PC, Game Pass) - coming to Xbox Series X|S Summer 2021
by Monkey Man » Thu Jun 17, 2021 5:50 pm



https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2021/06/17/ ... -for-free/

Next update will be Germany/Austria/Switzerland in late August.

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PostRe: Microsoft Flight Simulator (PC, Game Pass) - coming to Xbox Series X|S Summer 2021
by Peter Crisp » Thu Jun 17, 2021 9:16 pm

kazanova_Frankenstein wrote:Can’t wait. Will be interesting to see how it performs on the Series consoles.


I have a feeling this will be an early showcase for the XSX.

This could be an amazing game for just relaxing and pottering about sightseeing in something lazy and slow.

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PostRe: Microsoft Flight Simulator (PC, Game Pass) - coming to Xbox Series X|S Summer 2021
by kazanova_Frankenstein » Thu Jun 17, 2021 9:32 pm

Yep, so excited for this. Sounds like the tutorials etc have been fleshed out a bit as well to help those who are today me to the genre, which sounds like a cool idea.

I know I will fall in the middle ground of wanting a fair bit of control and sim like feeling, but will never get to understand all the nuances of the finer controls.

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PostRe: Microsoft Flight Simulator (PC, Game Pass) - coming to Xbox Series X|S Summer 2021
by Finiarél » Fri Jun 18, 2021 4:59 pm

Peter Crisp wrote:
kazanova_Frankenstein wrote:Can’t wait. Will be interesting to see how it performs on the Series consoles.


I have a feeling this will be an early showcase for the XSX.

This could be an amazing game for just relaxing and pottering about sightseeing in something lazy and slow.



That's literally what I use it for, Stressful day and I just sit back late at night and do some short flights, Especially now with the sun setting later, you can get some stunning screenshots!

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PostRe: Microsoft Flight Simulator (PC, Game Pass) - coming to Xbox Series X|S Summer 2021
by Abacus » Fri Jun 18, 2021 5:45 pm

If there's a way to switch off all the gumph and just pootle about sight seeing, I'll be all over this too.

I quite fancy going up the west coast of Scotland. Or shell island in North Wales.

Forget flight simulator, they should just call it "old man's daytrip adventures".

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PostRe: Microsoft Flight Simulator (PC, Game Pass) - coming to Xbox Series X|S Summer 2021
by Finiarél » Fri Jun 18, 2021 6:26 pm

You can pick were you want to take off from ( or start midflight at any point you want ) So yeah just fly about and sight see.

Nordic update looks incredible. Will definitely spend some time flying about Norway/Iceland!

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PostRe: Microsoft Flight Simulator (PC, Game Pass) - coming to Xbox Series X|S Summer 2021
by Peter Crisp » Fri Jun 18, 2021 6:28 pm

Finiarél wrote:That's literally what I use it for, Stressful day and I just sit back late at night and do some short flights, Especially now with the sun setting later, you can get some stunning screenshots!


I'm looking forward to trying to save myself from a flatspin in an A380 or seeing if it can do a Cobra manoeuvre.

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PostRe: Microsoft Flight Simulator (PC, Game Pass) - coming to Xbox Series X|S Summer 2021
by Finiarél » Fri Jun 18, 2021 6:40 pm

First thing I did :lol: Barrell Roll a 747 over china

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PostRe: Microsoft Flight Simulator (PC, Game Pass) - coming to Xbox Series X|S Summer 2021
by Monkey Man » Wed Jun 30, 2021 9:24 pm



The game is getting an engine re-write (not including DX12) to greatly improve CPU performance. Like 80%+ performance uplift.

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PostRe: Microsoft Flight Simulator (PC, Game Pass) - coming to Xbox Series X|S Summer 2021
by Finiarél » Thu Jul 01, 2021 9:42 am

Massive update that. QOL will be much better ( DX12 is coming later for PC with all the added bonuses )

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PostRe: Microsoft Flight Simulator (PC, Game Pass) - coming to Xbox Series X|S Summer 2021
by Photek » Thu Jul 01, 2021 9:57 am

Finiarél wrote:Massive update that. QOL will be much better ( DX12 is coming later for PC with all the added bonuses )

I presume the DX12 will benefit the Series consoles too (I Hope).

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PostRe: Microsoft Flight Simulator (PC, Game Pass) - coming to Xbox Series X|S Summer 2021
by Finiarél » Thu Jul 01, 2021 10:19 am

Yeah it will

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PostRe: Microsoft Flight Simulator (PC, Game Pass) - coming to Xbox Series X|S Summer 2021
by Memento Mori » Thu Jul 01, 2021 11:38 am

Monkey Man wrote:

The game is getting an engine re-write (not including DX12) to greatly improve CPU performance. Like 80%+ performance uplift.

:datass:

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PostRe: Microsoft Flight Simulator (PC, Game Pass) - coming to Xbox Series X|S Summer 2021
by Knoyleo » Thu Jul 01, 2021 11:45 am

Excellent news, just got this redownloaded again now that I've expanded my PC storage.

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PostRe: Microsoft Flight Simulator (PC, Game Pass) - coming to Xbox Series X|S Summer 2021
by Finiarél » Thu Jul 01, 2021 12:16 pm

There's some free mesh downloads on Orbx to think about too - Especially if there's going to be an 80% performance boost.

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PostRe: Microsoft Flight Simulator (PC, Game Pass) - coming to Xbox Series X|S Summer 2021
by Peter Crisp » Thu Jul 01, 2021 8:18 pm



Amazing :wub: .

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PostRe: Microsoft Flight Simulator (PC, Game Pass) - coming to Xbox Series X|S Summer 2021
by Monkey Man » Thu Jul 15, 2021 5:30 pm

A Dev focused article on MFS -

Microsoft Flight Simulator: The Future of Game Development

Microsoft Flight Simulator is but one example of a title stepping boldly into the potential unlocked when compute, networking, and storage are no longer locked to the device gamers are playing on. In this deep dive, we share a glimpse into the tech stack Asobo Studios used to build Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Landing: The future

With the Microsoft Flight Simulator architecture, the future comes quickly in the form of ongoing extensions of the product and platform. Chief among these will be accessibility by a broader range of devices. Although the initial product release requires powerful PCs, the Azure architecture will enable the Microsoft Flight Simulator experience on other devices, too—notably Xbox consoles and, ultimately, mobile devices. This device democratization means that the product does not require more power on the device to scale, rather it just needs streaming bandwidth. Put another way, Azure allows "every device to punch above its weight," notes Neumann. "What you see right now that people are impressed by on a $3,000 PC—guess what? It comes pretty much unchanged to a $500 console, and we are putting things in place to bring it to even lower spec devices, like phones."

https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/g ... velopment/



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PostRe: Microsoft Flight Simulator (PC, Game Pass) - coming to Xbox Series X|S Summer 2021
by Peter Crisp » Sat Jul 17, 2021 8:01 pm

Anyone with an even mildly new TV is going to have a great time with this.
I'm really looking forward to this putting my 4 year old Sumsung to the test as some games can look amazing in HDR.

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