Head of Xbox Phil Spencer has been busy playing a bunch of new Xbox games recently, from the critically-acclaimed Death's Door, to Raji: An Ancient Epic and The Ascent on Xbox Game Pass, and for his latest excursion, he's been testing his skills as a pilot in the incredible Microsoft Flight Simulator.
How do we know? Well, Xbox fan @TheVGHD on Twitter found him cruising around Mount Everest in the game's World Map, and tried to follow him with little success. Spencer, also, couldn't make it to the summit.
If you weren't aware, you can find your Xbox friends like this by heading to the World Map, searching for their little icon, and hitting 'set as Departure'. However, we've found that the game often displays friends who haven't been playing for up to 24 hours, so even if you see them, it doesn't necessarily mean they're online at that moment.
Mount Everest looks amazing if you do get to the top of it, and it's one of many landmarks to explore in Microsoft Flight Simulator. Don't forget to download the free World Updates to add even more incredible sights to the experience.
Which landmarks have you been visiting in Flight Sim so far? Let us know in the comments below.
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Are the bodies of Everest visible from a plane?
@Broosh how about the trail of litter that tourists leave behind?
I also crashed on my way, for some reason I couldn't get the plane to go higher as I flew towards the mountain. 🤷🏻♂️🤣
Will try again, I really need to do all the tutorials.
The first of the discovery landmarks. It's appears easy to just fly over the top, but it's very deceptive as you need a large run up to get the altitude to make it. I barely avoided flipping my plane just scraping above base camp IV aborting a flyover of the peak. Such a fun game.
For those seeking the craziest of challenges, try the epic landing challenge in Bagota (something like that in Indonesia). I can't believe that thing is an actual real life runway?!?!
Nazca Plains were a bit of a disappointment, lots of lines but I couldn't see the drawings, even after using google maps to make sure I was in the correct location.
Other than that I've been really impressed with the game on both PC and Xbox.
@Broosh I'm assuming you mean the bodies of climbers who failed to return, including that in the game would be incredibly controversial and in poor taste.
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