The highly-anticipated Microsoft Flight Simulator has been heavily guarded in terms of revealing raw gameplay footage over the past weeks and months, but that all changes today!
Lots of previews and video coverage has now been unleashed for the title, including a full 90-minute flight (complete with dodgy landing) courtesy of IGN in the video above.
There's plenty of other great content surfacing on YouTube as well - below, you'll find a couple of videos from PC Gamer flying over various famous landmarks and navigating through stormy weather.
Additionally, Microsoft and Asobo announced today that Microsoft Flight Simulator will be available on Steam for PC when the game launches on August 18th, with pre-orders now available. The game is also getting TrackIR and VR support on PC, with the latter arriving later this year in time for the launch of the HP Reverb G2.
In case you're wondering, there's still no update on a release date for Xbox One and/or Xbox Series X, although Xbox boss Phil Spencer did recently hint that the game is on its way to the next-gen system.
What do you think of this Flight Sim footage? Impressed by the visuals? Let us know in the comments.
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Comments 9
Technological marvel.
Looking great but hoping for more console info on this soon. Microsoft's biggest games so far this year with this and Gears Tactics seem to be hitting PC before Xbox itself.
I am wanting some console news too but I really can’t see this running on an Xbox One unless it is absolutely scaled back to the point that it looks night and day compared to the Series X and PC versions. It will most likely be scaled back on the Series S so therefore I can only see it releasing on the Series X/S and not Xbox One.
@MaccaMUFC
Exactly. I almost hope they decide not to make an Xbox One compatible version. 😅
The detail in each cloud is amazing! I just wonder if this game is too much of a simulation to the point where I can't grasp it. It looks so good though.
@Dpullam The weather system and flight data are all real-time. Imagine what’s waiting after the ray tracing and VR update.
https://youtu.be/AEkNQVWkgpc
I don't care one lick for this kind of game.
I somehow care about this game.
@Z3u5000 Oh wow really? This makes me pretty excited.
@XBontendo
I feel the same exact way. I can’t stand these types of games, but this I so want to see this game in action. Lol.
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