MS Announces New Flight!

[Ragapot12]

Has anyone else seen this?

http://www.microsoft.com/games/flight/
Click on news.

[SamYeager]

It should be for PC, it's on the Games for Windows page, but I am not really sure.

Reading the announcement about this and the other two games announced I found these bits interesting:

[quote]
All three titles are designed with Games for Windows

[ShaneG_old]

If it looks anything like that video portrays,
can you imagine how long it will be before anyone can run it?
:-/

A lot of people are still having issues getting FSX & FS9 to run,
I can't possibly imagine why they would push the envelope even further,
unless of course they've gone the route of dumbing down the game engine to allow it to run smoothly,
and putting the real burden on the graphics card,
instead of the CPU.

I really hope this isn't some cheap 'video game' of flight.
It's bad enough that it appears to be online based.

Seeing as how the majority of MSFS supporters still feel abandoned by MS,
I see this one falling on it's face,
and being supported only by the trendiest of 'gotta have the best' types.

Won't hold my breath on this one.

[usapatriot]

Hmmm...

[Ragapot12]

Well the word "Simulator" is not in the title so one can only assume this will be a dumbed down version for the average gamer. I guess we will find out in time what it's really about. :-/

[B-Valvs]

Well the word "Simulator" is not in the title so one can only assume this will be a dumbed down version for the average gamer. I guess we will find out in time what it's really about. :-/

I'm worried about that too. Especially since it's on the LIVE platform. I have two games that use that right now, and I can't stand it.

8-)

[SeanTK]

Check it out. Looks like they dropped the word "Simulation" from the title....not sure if it's just for styling, or if it is a cause for more worry.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/203440/m ... k=rss_news

[B-Valvs]

There's already a post in the FSX section. I made the same mistake. Looks like mine was removed.

8-)

[gtirob01]

Hmmmm, too soon to tell. But that water looks amazing!

[FuturePilot]

They should have just kept the MSFS series! Probably got a little ahead of their self and had to start a new series while dropping the word "Simulator" so they wouldn't be pressured! 

[Al_Fallujah]

Has anyone else seen this?

http://www.microsoft.com/games/flight/
Click on news.

Is it just me, or does the video in the center of the page not work?

[MIKE JG]

It'll be for a gaming console, not a PC.   ::)

[SeanTK]

There was a different press announcement from anther source confirming that this will be for the PC.
I'll see if I can find it later.
Also, it's using at least the Windows Live marketplace for content, but who knows at this point how much else it will use of the Live environment.

EDIT: Maybe a mod can merge the threads. There are bound to be more about this subject scattered throughout the forum in the coming days.

[MIKE JG]

Has anyone tried the Google Earth flight simulator recently?  It's getting better and better with each release.  They've got the makings of the environment component already and with Google Sketchup coming along, wouldn't be surprised if Google had a go at a realistic flight simulator.

[Al_Fallujah]

If the Mods want to get together and decide to name me the official Simviation Press Agent for a Newly formed Simviation News Bureau, I will contact the lady on that page for questions.

Her contact info says "Press Only"