Preview video of Microsofts new sim called "Flight" posted

[cmpbllsjc]

Here's a link to the preview video: http://content4.cata...055ee71c269.wmv

http://www.microsoft.com/games/flight/

"Introducing "Microsoft Flight"

Twenty-eight years after the debut of "Microsoft Flight Simulator 1.0," Microsoft Game Studios also announced the internal development of "Microsoft Flight," a new Windows exclusive. "Microsoft Flight" will bring a new perspective to the long-standing genre, welcoming everyone, including long-time fans, to experience the magic of flight.

A teaser of the future of Flight on the Windows-based PC is available at http://www.microsoft.../games/flight/.
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and more info here: http://www.microsoft.com/games/en-us/community/pages/gamescom.aspx

The short video looks pretty good.

I just hope that its a sim and not a game with no ability to addon with airports/planes.

[PUP4ORD]

I have to agree,the video is very detailed in the way it should be.

[Bruce Hamilton]

Looks more like a game than a simulator.

[Dimon]

Looks more like a game than a simulator.

What did you expect to see? Full scale ATC, complex AI and airport scenery? 

[Bruce Hamilton]

What did you expect to see? Full scale ATC, complex AI and airport scenery? 

Uh... yeah!   

[windshear]

Here's a link to the preview video: http://content4.cata...055ee71c269.wmv

http://www.microsoft.com/games/flight/

"Introducing "Microsoft Flight"

Twenty-eight years after the debut of "Microsoft Flight Simulator 1.0," Microsoft Game Studios also announced the internal development of "Microsoft Flight," a new Windows exclusive. "Microsoft Flight" will bring a new perspective to the long-standing genre, welcoming everyone, including long-time fans, to experience the magic of flight.

A teaser of the future of Flight on the Windows-based PC is available at http://www.microsoft.../games/flight/.
"


and more info here: http://www.microsoft.com/games/en-us/community/pages/gamescom.aspx

The short video looks pretty good.

I just hope that its a sim and not a game with no ability to addon with airports/planes.

Wow I did not expect that one. Although ending a franchise like they did seemed too dramatic to be true.
I hope they used the time to wipe the table clean and redo it all. Flightsim had become a build upon build upon build of the same game.

To quote Microsoft: "welcoming new pilots and long-time fans to experience the magic of flight!"

So it would seem that it indeed is a simulation.

[PUP4ORD]

In the background of clouds and what appears to be at the bottom an airport with the runways on Flight's web page just before you play the video. Yes, we expect it to be a flight sim!!!!!!!!!

[Frank Lindberg]

Looks more like a game than a simulator.

Yes I agree... I will bet my money on aerosoft, they will properly make a better simulator.

[Dimon]

The good thing is that I don't have to worry about switching to FSX anymore. The will be no FSX for me.

[cmpbllsjc]

I think it's too early to speculate of what may or may not be as far as features, etc. However, if this is an in game screen shot, it looks like we may now finally have cloud shadows if you look beyong the airport. I had to edit this down to 1600 x 769, but you can still see the cloud shawdows in the background.

[SirIsaac726]

That almost looks like a real world photo?  I highly doubt that is in-game.

[anappy]

I can'tsee any of the links they appear dead.

[cmpbllsjc]

That almost looks like a real world photo?  I highly doubt that is in-game.

It looked better before I resized it, but it doesn't look all that different from FSX in my opinion, except for the cloud shadows. I wouldn't doubt that it could be an in game shots if you look at the clouds carefully.

[Silverbird]

Here's a link to the preview video: http://content4.cata...055ee71c269.wmv

http://www.microsoft.com/games/flight/

"Introducing "Microsoft Flight"

Twenty-eight years after the debut of "Microsoft Flight Simulator 1.0," Microsoft Game Studios also announced the internal development of "Microsoft Flight," a new Windows exclusive. "Microsoft Flight" will bring a new perspective to the long-standing genre, welcoming everyone, including long-time fans, to experience the magic of flight.

A teaser of the future of Flight on the Windows-based PC is available at http://www.microsoft.../games/flight/.
"


and more info here: http://www.microsoft.com/games/en-us/community/pages/gamescom.aspx

The short video looks pretty good.

I just hope that its a sim and not a game with no ability to addon with airports/planes.

Its going to be a very instering time for us simmers I really hope that microsoft signed fsdt for beta so far I have heard that orbx and flytampa are under nda's

[cmpbllsjc]

Yeah, George over at FlyTampa just confirmed they are under and NDA. I wonder if Umberto and the FSDT fellows are under the NDA also?

Maybe that's why Umberto said something the other day about them being really busy? Maybe they have more on their plates than just finishing the Hawiian stuff and trouble shooting DFW problems?