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Following my attendance at the Microsoft Games Studios in Redmond, We have been given the go ahead to publish this Press Release about the forthcoming Microsoft Flight Game:


[quote]Title:      Microsoft Flight

Availability:            Spring 2012 Worldwide

Developer:      Microsoft Studios

Format:      Digital download

ESRB Rating:      Rating pending

Pricing:      The starter pack is free to play and includes the Icon A5 and the Big Island of Hawaii.[size=16] Pricing for game add-ons will vary.

Product Overview:      

Microsoft Flight is an entirely new PC game that lets players jump into the challenge, fun, and freedom of flight with no special hardware or past experience. Whether players want to fly freely or choose to master real instruments and controls, Microsoft Flight is easy for a beginner while challenging for the most accomplished PC pilots. The game immerses players in the flying experience with realistic graphics and accurate physics, and will continually evolve with new terrain, aircraft and challenges that can be downloaded via expansion packs.

Features:      Top features include the following:

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Interesting 8-)

As with all my other MS Flight Simulators over the years, I am eager to dip into my pocket and try it out... [smiley=thumbsup.gif]..!

Something a little bit new!

Paul... ...!

P.S. I notice that it states that it will be available as a "Digital Download". I sincerely hope that it will also be available as a full DVD Package.

As with all my other MS Flight Simulators over the years, I am eager to dip into my pocket and try it out... [smiley=thumbsup.gif]..!

Something a little bit new!

Paul... ...!

From what I've read so far you won't need to dip in your pocket to try it.

Unfortunately I understand you need Win7 for it to run any sense so that leaves me out.

......From what I've read so far you won't need to dip in your pocket to try it.

...I mean; rush into my local Game Shop with money burning a hole in my pocket, and purchase the full version!

It needs to be sitting beside my FS 2004, on my Hard Drive... ...!

I'm really looking forward to this!

Paul... 8-)...!

(New toys to play with!)... [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif]...!

As with all my other MS Flight Simulators over the years, I am eager to dip into my pocket and try it out... [smiley=thumbsup.gif]..!

Something a little bit new!

Paul... ...!

From what I've read so far you won't need to dip in your pocket to try it.

Unfortunately I understand you need Win7 for it to work so that leaves me out.

Well, that's somewhat upsetting, as that would count me out as well.
Where did you get that info? I didnt see it in the press release.

Also, Pete, can you tell us anything about the possibility of freeware?

......From what I've read so far you won't need to dip in your pocket to try it.

...I mean; rush into my local Game Shop with money burning a hole in my pocket, and purchase the full version!

It needs to be sitting beside my FS 2004, on my Hard Drive... ...!

I'm really looking forward to this!

Paul... 8-)...!

If I'm reading it correctly you download it online & add to it as required. I'm not sure it will be available in your local shop.

As with all my other MS Flight Simulators over the years, I am eager to dip into my pocket and try it out... [smiley=thumbsup.gif]..!

Something a little bit new!

Paul... ...!

From what I've read so far you won't need to dip in your pocket to try it.

Unfortunately I understand you need Win7 for it to work so that leaves me out.

Well, that's somewhat upsetting, as that would count me out as well.
Where did you get that info? I didnt see it in the press release.

I read it somewhere on the MS Flight website. Can't find it now. I found this with a quick Google.

[i]"The game requires a PC with the following minimum hardware requirements: Dual Core Processor 2.0 GHz; 256MB graphics card, DirectX 9.0c compliant; 10GB hard drive space; Windows XP with Service Pack 3 or a newer version of Windows; and 2GB RAM. For better performance, Microsoft recommends Dual Core Processor 3.0 GHz; 1024MB graphics card: ATI Radeon HD 5670 or nVidia GeForce 9800T or equivalent; 30 GB hard drive space; Windows 7 SP1 64-bit; and 6GB Ram. The title will be available as an online downloadable game this spring. The initial download is about 1 gigabyte.

That

so we could only flight in hawai ?

....If I'm reading it correctly you download it online & add to it as required. I'm not sure it will be available in your local shop.

Judging by the enormous size (Giga-Bytes) of the previous Flight Simulators, and present download speeds, I wouldn't have thought that would be very practical for the majority of Users?
I expect it to be available as a complete DVD set, as previous versions, via the local Retailer, etc.

Paul.

....If I'm reading it correctly you download it online & add to it as required. I'm not sure it will be available in your local shop.

Judging by the enormous size (Giga-Bytes) of the previous Flight Simulators, and present download speeds, I wouldn't have thought that would be very practical for the majority of Users?
I expect it to be available as a complete DVD set, as previous versions, via the local Retailer, etc.

Paul.

I really hope it will be available as a full DVD set, I'd rather just buy it all at once as a full sim.
Also, even with 100Mb/s FiOS it will probably take a while to download.

this is disappointing to me, XP? this is not Call of duty or Battlefield, this is a simulator, for the fun of real flying, not with having to rank up.

Does anyone else find this hilarious?

All the nay-sayers were right. It's comedic.

I get the feeling that this game will only be fun for about 20 minutes (like the missions included with FSX). At least the required hardware specs aren't too high and the base package is free.

Seriously! Free Hawaii then you have to buy addons for the rest of the sim. Seems like another Microsoft money making scheme to me.

I very rarely fly VRF I fly regional to long haul flights.
So at best I imagine the world will be divided into continental areas at worst it will be individual countries.