Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 VLOG

Ben from Airline2Sim takes a detailed frame by frame look at the teaser video for Microsoft's new surprise Flight Simulator and sees a few little giveaways that show us how the platform works....

[@widerfov]

I remember playing a flight sim on my Dad's Compaq in the 80s. The map was basically about a 5 mile grid with "mountains" that were just cardboard cutouts on the edges. It had 2 small airports and had a dogfight scenario as well. It was so hard to land because I would over-correct the approach due to the fact that it only got about 3-4 FPS. Whenever I'm flying P3D or X-Plane today and think the graphics could be better, I just think back to that old Compaq.

[@crazyenglishkevin]

Look at the bottom left of the screen at the mountains @ 3:50. You can see the diagonal line where 2 sets of ortho photoscenery taken at different times meet... That is the first indication the footage is from a simulator 😁

[@WillsB3]

I highly doubt that the blurring was applied in the edit. It’s highly likely it’s an effect in sim. We’ve had DOF effects since the dawn of shaders 😁

[@davey3765]

Your absolutely right - that blurring is keeping the reins on the game so it dosent drop the frames down to stutter level its there for draw-distance limitations without distracting the player and ruining the immersion.

[@JamesDavidWalley]

15:24 - "Look down there, there’s a McDonald's drive-thru." YES, THERE IS. RIGHT AT THAT EXACT SPOT, RIGHT OUTSIDE SEATTLE CENTER. I'VE EATEN THERE MANY TIMES. Take my money, please!

[@xample222]

7:00 The blur effect isn't done in post production, it's real time, the fx is called depth of field, the effect has been in games for a while now, but it's really taxing so it's the first time seen in a simulator like this, and I bet you will need a monster PC to be able to run that fx all the time without severely lowering FPS. This also apply to the motion blur.

[@Biohaloxboxtranfor]

A big exemple of this is Halo Reach

[@dbvetter7485]

Microsoft bought Flight Simulator from Bruce Artwick (not sure when) - I had the Bruce Artwick version on my Commodore 64 in 1985, then my Amiga 500 in 1987.

[@tingalls]

Origin: SubLOGIC flight simulator for TRS-80 Mod 1 and Apple II... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Microsoft_Flight_Simulator First Microsoft version release 1982 for the IBM PC.

[@Republic3D]

The "depth of field" effect isn't necessarily video editing, it's an effect that's fairly easy to do real time in many game engines.

[@andy545i]

If that environment wx and shading is out of the box, it’s a game changer. Let me install my PMDG, FSLABS, QW and quality addon airports and it’s a day one purchase.

[@lifted.5916]

im thinking that they gonna work together just PMDG and FSLabs or something

[@dannnnn496]

May not even need addon scenery in this sim. The stick satelite scenery looks good af. All it should need is aircraft.

[@henson2k]

Perhaps Microsoft decided to pull the trigger mostly because of RTX. Only if there is significant advantage in graphics it makes sense to reboot MSFS thing. Hopefully code base will be 100% new and optimized for multicore CPUs plus new SDK etc because old one is really pain.

[@Avantime]

It's mostly to do with Phil Spencer's new strategy for Xbox. The Xbone lost this generation's console war to the PS4 because Sony has far better exclusives from their own in-house studios. Now Microsoft is playing catch-up by throwing money at more in-house content and buying indie studios like Double Fine. Resurrecting MSFS is a way to push the Xbox branding into PC gaming, as consoles begin to resemble min-PCs and streaming services like Google Stadia coming to town. While the sim genre is still kinda dead, sims like Euro Truck Simulator made the industry notice that there is a niche market for them.

[@billymkirkwood4956]

For all reasons you guys have stated.. yes PS4 is winning atm.. and MSFS as in house game as well as once a ground breaking flight sim until others caught up and surpassed because of FSX original coding was terrible even tho was set up for 64 bit... it wasnt lol that's why 3rd party devs made it better!! My only concern is I hope it's not too arcade and still keeps the original feel, but I think MS will have definitely thought all about that whilst looking at P3D and X plane 11 whilst they were developing this new sim... looks promising tho by far... could be a game changer 🤔😁😎💪

[@yamigregslimgreen892]

29.92 and 1013 are the same thing lol. One is in inches mercury and the other in hecto pascal . Btw that’s just the standard baro pressure , LAX can be above that or bellow that depending on the temperature and other factors .

[@Xlaminator]

we know, but in the US, and thus at KLAX its inches mercury, in the rest of the world it´s metric. That´s what he is talking about.

[@tomymoustaky1907]

The first City you see is Marseille, located on the south coast of France.

[@AV8R_1]

You can tell from a lot of these clips that they are using 3-D scan and satellite imagery for a lot of the scenery.. The trees and buildings in a lot of areas look a lot like they do on Google earth when you turn on 3-D

[@dtrjones]

Thats exactly what it is. To me it's a fair compromise to get that level of detail. I have google earth in VR and it's amazing! Sure there are glitches but the overall effect is great.

[@AV8R_1]

David Jones I occasionally use the flight plugin for google earth. It’s neat to fly in areas that are familiar, though the 3D scans are far from perfect, in many ways the experience is still better than FSX. Hopefully fs2020 has a bit better scans, and full planetary coverage, which I doubt.

[@dtrjones]

@@AV8R_1 yep. From the trailer there is a combination of hand crafted building and scenery generated from satilite images. When you factor in water masking and colour correction it's extremely time consuming to produce and of course takes up a lot of storage. Clearly with the 3d grass on show this sat imagery is only used in limited areas and maybe you have to pay for each one? Ultimately it results in terrific scenery for everybody and if they can do some clever shading tricks we may even get seasons as well (I.e. xenviro 1.10).

[@kandtgraphic]

Really hope the taxiway lights will be fixed and no floating lights.

[@Krilin84]

Very interesting and well presented analysis, was looking for something just like this! My spontaneous thought is that it's "real time footage - OF A REPLAY" meaning there's no physics calculations going on impeding performance. That would explain the depth of field effects and such too that you often only see/want in replays. If I'm correct in this assumption I think we're in for a lot less 'beauty' when running the actual physics simulation, but I sure hope I'm wrong! Hope to see further vlogs like this as more info about the sim is released! Subbed!

[@epictetus9766]

Best analysis video, by far, of the new sim - thanks!

[@Dappdude]

By far the best analysis I've seen so far, good to see all the little imperfections that show just how great this sim will be!

[@alphapache7312]

The first city is Marseille in France :)

[@dtrjones]

Good video. A few points. 1. The satalite imagery might not be everywhere, they could still be using an updated land class for non satilite areas. 2. The clouds although unquestionably 3D the way it captures the sun, some shots could be showing 2D clouds. 3. Some of the observations will of course be down to the fact it's still early development for the plane systems, road traffic etc and there will be bugs.

[@jnbennett6496]

what a great platform to start from, I am sure over the next few years they will fix the texture bugs and traffic directions, great post

[@JoeSmoe1]

the most important thing is it will be apart of Microsoft game pass for $9 a month, and when the streaming service releases, about 70% of the game will be loaded from Microsoft servers. This means that its very possible you could play this game ANYWHERE with an internet connection and a decent tablet. Truly amazing

[@normand5847]

Are you going to carry around a HOTAS and rudder peddles with you?

[@LemonToGo]

I still think it is impressive how no one notices the obvious ground texture error in one of the first scenes of the video ;) Take a look at the bottom left (3:37)

[@leejames4757]

Excellent video Ben! Yes, MS bought the rights to what was then SubLogic Flight Simulator from its creator, Bruce Artwick, who produced it to showcase the Apple II computer. It then became Microsoft Flight Simulator. I’ll take issue with you about the current Sims left being P3D and XPlane - you forget that thousands of Simmers who still use FSX and the much better and far improved version, FSX Steam Edition, as available from Dovetail. I still use FSX-SE since I don’t use XPlane and cannot fulfil the EULA conditions of P3D. And Steam Edition runs excellent for me. But I completely agree - this looks tremendous! I just hope that it is not solely for Xbox (has Xbox plastered all over it) users. As a desktop FS user since 1986 and a former tester for MS UK many years ago, I don’t want us non-console users to be left out!! Thanks for the video

[@RNPAR0.1]

Its for PC and Xbox, read a few articles about it yesterday.

[@mspates5982]

This was a very well done video! It was nice that you were able to zoom in on their video to see a few flaws, at least it lets us know that it's the real deal! I started with Microsoft flight simulator in 1990, and I followed through with every last one of their editions including flight! When the original Flight Simulator X ended and they said that they were shutting down, I remember having dreaming about how upset I was about that and telling my wife that I was going to call them up and give them a piece of my mind!! That really happen! I even told my wife about the dream, and she thought I was crazy! But I'm glad to see that they're back I hope that this is going to be the real deal and not some half done flop like flight! I have X-Plane but I've just never been really satisfied with it!

[@payt01]

Looks like they're using Google Earth topography, and probably some generic FS stuff to fill up the areas that aren't rendered in 3d in google earth. Then the add some fancy lighting, weather systems etc, and off you go. So this WILL be an online experience, I'm afraid.

[@BlankedEye]

Payt Laros i have a feeling it will be, but I’m personally fine with it because I think nowadays internet is a necessity for everyone and we’re all always online or else we probably have to download hundreds of gigs for this game.

[@Avantime]

That's not the Aerosoft A320, that cockpit is made in-house. Compare the screenshots if you're curious. Also notice that the ND compass rose doesn't spin when the aircraft is being pushed back, suggesting that the gauges don't work.

[@dannnnn496]

yet

[@traffictraffic]

Good to have confirmation this is real actual in game footage, just to wait now for the release and see if it's arcady or simulatory

[@williamsternritter3214]

FSX always had those sliders to adjust the level of realism, so it can be either.

[@RocksmithPdl]

traffictraffic what do you mean arcady its a simulator 😂

[@traffictraffic]

Arcady as in FSW or MS Flight

[@RocksmithPdl]

@@traffictraffic aren't all Flight "Simulators" supposed to be realistic or at least have an option to be realistic? Its not like a racing game

[@traffictraffic]

@@RocksmithPdl well Dovetail's flight SIM world sure didn't feel like a simulator to me. Anyway, time will tell if this one is what we all grew up on from back in the day

[@Pe11ePD]

It's not the editing. DOF and motion blur effects are standard in practically all the games with modern graphic engines. They are not crazy to add DOF or motion blur in post since they have it in sim. :)

[@bdbuss22]

Hey, I just figured it out....It should be 2992 but does 1019 mean Oct 19, 2019. This is either when it is coming out or when they are going to start showing more videos on it and fully discussing it.....Just a thought

[@7anthillmob]

I'm with you on that one. Would be a nice birthday present as I'm 56 on the 18th. Here's fingers crossed, but I think that's maybe pushing it a bit far. Bit too coincidental.

[@danielkarlsson7021]

I LOVE IT!! Well done Microsoft! I am hyped can't wait! I hope they have multiplayer as well would be the perfect sim in that case!!

[@tlevans62]

The big difference will be a 64 bit based program which will use multi core processors, the old one was based on a 32 bit program, so limited to less than 4 GB of RAM, and was single core optimised. That will make all the difference.

[@majormauser]

Dude they used depth of field effects with the in game engine.

[@tf51d]

This is great eye candy (Best of any sim to date), but what will make this a good sim or not is how accurate the Flight Physics are done, and how open the architecture is for 3rd Party addons. Remember that was the downfall of MS Flight.. They made it a closed platform, then just couldn't keep up with the demand for new content.

[@henson2k]

Don't forget pricing policy. I'm sure MS will charge for every bit monthly.

[@TheOfficialSethos]

Sounds like you haven't played many videogames in the past decade my friend, dynamic depth of field has been a thing for years. No need to do that in post. Hell, you can add it with ReShade in this day and age, that's how common it is.

[@JoeSmoe1]

in this day in age, sure it exist, but games constantly look shit on release day

[@billymkirkwood4956]

Seen a few reviews for the new MSFSimulator, but love how your breakdown frame by frame delivery 😎. If MS have learned from the past, their coding will be exact for existing tech hardware right now, also they will have watched P3D and X plane development just to be able to even try to compete... this looks promising... I wonder what recommended settings will apply? Hopefully they have as said earlier achieved better coding with this one unlike FSX!! We will soon know??

[@mnamnam6061]

I'm a graphics slave, and if it becomes THAT amazing, I'm on it. Gives me goosebumps instantly, just wow. If they might put in a correct "real" setting with good aerodynamics ...

[@dannnnn496]

Exactly, all these looks like it needs is accurate weather depiction and high fidelity aircraft with good flight modelling. It could very well be the best home sim we've ever had or seen.

[@rderespini]

I will be shocked if this leans more towards a simulator than an arcade game. Don't get me wrong, it looks utterly amazing, but the xbox compatibility leads me to believe this is aimed at gaming, as opposed to a hardcore sim.

[@bigfootaviation8497]

Wasn’t FSX also released initially on the Xbox 360? I

[@ParkerSomerfield]

Ronald DeRespini this is my thought exactly. Find it hard to believe it’s going to be a true successor to FSX or X-Plane

[@JoeSmoe1]

the streaming service will literally run 70% of the game from the microsoft streaming servers. thats how itll run on console but i dont think ill run 4k until the next generation console in 2020. Xbox one X can run this game for sure at 30 fps, but im almost 100% to get the full experience youll need to stream it. I'd be shocked if this game is any less than 100 Gigabits

[@skyhigh776]

Hmm, I don't think for one minute, not one second, that the entire sim is like this. Microsoft will have simply built a number of high fidelity areas that they can use for publicity purposes and use them within a promo video. I'd also like to wager a bet that those first shots of the clouds and sky won't be found in the sim, a little like when they promoted FSX (?) do you remember how the water looked almost real? Anyway, interesting video nonetheless.

[@Refixul]

"The big giveaway is the traffic" Really!? Not the stadium textures being not aligned with the structure?

[@markdoyle8918]

this 100%

[@MrMrduke1975]

My bet is that they will be heavily leaning on Azure. That’s fine with me.

[@dannnnn496]

AI is the future so it only makes sense. This is using it in a really interesting way and it'll be real interesting to find out how it works.

[@AV8R_1]

0:11 Chocolate milk... the word you’re looking for is “chocolate milk”.

[@sixpackpilot]

I went a little crazy when I saw the announcement...is it April 1st ; announcement like that, out of nowhere? It can't be true! First reactions were denial...and anger, because I have converted to X-plane 11 and just about gotten used to its quirks. The dust has long settled on my extensive FSX add-on collection, but now I wonder if any of them can be re-used in this new iteration of Flight Simulator. I really hope it is not another MS Flight disaster: eye-candy without much simulation substance . Most of all I am curious what system they will choose for flight modelling: the old, crude FSX tabular lookup approach (hope not), X-plane's blade element theory, perhaps a hybrid of both, or my favorite, DCS EFM, where the developer has the means to add as much (or little) detail to the flight model as he wants.

[@Sam-pn2kc]

I hope there is SDK for all the flight sim developers

[@XR269]

it'll be a failure without one

[@jaypeesan1877]

The Dubai Palm is impressive...it actually really looks great and truthfull to original..

[@RocksmithPdl]

Hráč123 yeah cause they used satellite imagery basically google maps. Theyre just tracing over them so theyre gonna look very similar

[@ecolink101]

AS-MGS# That seems to be the reg for most of the aircraft we see with a visible reg. A bit of speculation but could that represent AeroSoft - Microsoft Game Studios...? I mean people are saying the textures of that Airbus we saw are similar to the Aerosoft airbus, and if this were the case, could this be the reason Aerosoft have taken so long with certain projects such as the A330?

[@ecolink101]

@Maher Justice oh wow, I didn't know about that.

[@davey3765]

I can't wait for 2020 AHHHHH!!!! I havent had MS:FS since 2012 WAYYY overdue for a new modern hardware version.

[@Alitalia350]

NASA wants their computer back, microsoft...

[@Trilobito]

How much I'll enjoy it with my RTX Turbopower 16080Ti in some decades!

[@davey3765]

I bet you $1 it wont even support (or ever) ray tracing. In fact I bet it wont even support DX12 (looking at Microsoft's track record). If it comes out with 'true' DX12 support Ill crap myself.

[@scottb8411]

While the cloud structures and lighting look better than anything we've seen in a flight sim, they appear to be static images rather than moving, life like clouds. Has anyone spotted actual cloud movement in any of the preview footage?

[@InsuredFrames]

When you have 2 seconds of reference per scene it seems, there's no way you can detect motion

[@KEITHGEE1000]

Thanks for sharing this Ben, not seen this before. It will need to be good to rival the existing P3D and XPlane. What I do question is this. There are currently some amazing brains in the FS world, Orbx by way of an example with scenery. Rex simulation for weather, FS Labs say for aircraft. If we are to believe what we are seeing here, and taking it on face value, then there even greater boffs out there capable of producing previously unseen or unequaled quality. On thing is for sure. If what you are showing is true, then the current developers will be burning the candle at both ends!!

[@athos500]

04:40 it’s Marseilles, France (and it’s pretty realistic !)

[@matteoveneziani700]

I can't believe anybody hasn't noted the strange jetway shape. The legs of the jetway at 8:17 are very unrealistic. They start under the jetway and very close to the hood and not on the side of the jetway as should be be. Also is very noticable the different technique used for city like ( San francisco and Marseille ) compared to dubai. In SF and Marseille the building looks like google earth 3D, so made by using a photorealism, in dubai you can see the skyscrapers made by using " random " textures. I think in this case the artificial intelligent has been used just to recognize the shape and dimension of the building over the photoreal map. Infact if you go on Dubai with google earth you can see, at the exact same position, the real skyscrapers are different.

[@sgbawg0]

Forget trailers. Here are the real questions. 1. Does it ship with an open API that's backwards compatible (or has roots to) FSX? 2. Will MS publish a developers kit to allow 3rd party devs to port their stuff to this new sim. Open API is why FSX has lasted as long as it has. Its also the foundation to the 3rd party dev community. Unless Microsoft has tricks up its sleeve to engage these parties, then this sim will evolve into a simple stand alone flight sim game... kinda like MS Flight. And since that bombed, I can only assume MS learned from its mistakes and have answers to my questions: Yes, and Yes.

[@James28R]

Backwards compatibility would be rubbish. its the reason the 737 800 and max are outdated compared to airbus. Needs a clean break and start again.,

[@cactus9201]

The trailer shows interesting graphics but doesn't reveal much of the game: will we see a proper AI (ATC, aircraft traffic, even Instructor) or system model (electrical, hydraulics...)? At the end of the day, it's supposed to be a *FLIGHT* simulator, so if we can't read the menu at McDonald's, I don't think that it's a big deal.

[@BrazenNL]

I hope runways can follow terrain.

[@Jay-Ryan]

Didn't begin with Apple... May have been playable on an Apple, but I used a PC right from v.1... Flight simulator was introduced by a small software developer, SubLogic.

[@dtrjones]

You plonker LOL, subLOGIC was developed on an Apple by Bruce Artwick!

[@kalanco7759]

The city is Marseille, France !

[@opval6078]

Do you think I would be able to put my PMDG 737-800 on this?

[@sjouke120]

I tink that a cloud system for this would be the best solution. And there are good reasons for that in my opinion. 1. If you are using Google Earth on a computer with a simple graphic card, you see it works. A 960 Nvidia graphic card works great with google earth, if you use the flight simulation of google earth, it works without stuttering. The reason that google earth flight simulation not stuttering is because it's on a cloudserver. If you would install all the data of google earth on a computer, you would find many problems, especially with the generated 3D objects. 2. If there are any changes in the world. I mean new roads, new buildings etc. it can be updated any moment. Users would not needed these stupid download updates again. Users no longer need to download updates as is the case with X-Plane and Prepar3D, for example. Any changes that are made will then simply be made on the cloud system. Maybe you need to install an update for new planes every now and then, but then it's not that big and it's done faster. In other words, users will be rid of the nagging about the large updates that take so much time. Is it necessary for a cloud system to undergo an update as a result of which the server is temporarily out of service? No! Because Google Earth is always available! So, why would a similar cloud system be taken out of service for maintenance? This would only be done to bother the users sometimes. 3. With an affordable subscription they would be able to get the costs out of it. If Microsoft really promised that the whole earth will be made in 3D, including villages etc. Then you have paid subscribers who normally have nothing to do with flying. But who doesn't want to fly over their own house? You attract people you wouldn't normally be able to attract. 4. Another advantage of a cloud system would be that they would do everything in real time. By that I mean that when you start flying and others are also flying, they are actually active and you see them flying and landing. This brings you so close to reality that people can even more easily obtain a certificate in real life. Establish rules that flyers have to follow. For example, you could also give users the opportunity to function as a tower or as certain ground staff, whatever they want. With a cloud system, you can bring the reality that every aviator has dreamed of so close. Can you imagine it? If Microsoft were to choose this system, it would attract millions of people all over the world. That would make Microsoft even richer, and users would enjoy the game. No more annoying large updates, just small updates to the files on your PC itself. Just install the devices on your PC and the rest of the data on a cloud system. And as I just mentioned. Establish rules for the users they have to comply with. For example, it is not the intention to fly into other players. Because with that you can ruin it for other players, set rules for that. It is also not the intention to reach the same height as Boeings with a Cessna. Set standard rules for that as well. When you are at an airport, together with other players, make sure that everything runs smoothly and that not everything and everyone wants to go up at the same time. Establish rules on this as well. That way, a cloud system would work well and you would bring reality so close.

[@DeanArnold1066]

I really hope this is a open flight sim with real time weather, Traffic, routes, flight dynamics etc etc. I just pray it’s not a arcade flight sim ( example ) fly to London Gatwick with heavy rain challenges for 10 points kind of game) If they get other 3rd parties involved. Maybe a vatsim real multiplayer addons it will be mint

[@dtrjones]

I'm sure it will be open, otherwise they would have called it Flight 2. There is a reason why they went back to the Flight Simulator name.

[@vin340600]

Easy giveaway in pushback scene is the four unpainted A320neos in lax.. It's just AI spawning..

[@vin340600]

Good analysis.. For me, the A320 pushback was the first frame that looked like Sim footage.. All scenes before that were just too scary realistic.. Esp the DA62 scene with the hangar door opening.. I was like, no way in hell.. That cannot be Sim footage.. It was way too good to be Sim footage..

[@UKScenery]

I detect Screen space ambient occlusion in the Vid, that's goods news.

[@FromtheWindowSeat]

Wow. Great analysis. 👏

[@RudolfKlusal]

Last year I've just completed transition to P3D from FSX (With all my mods, Aerosoft etc...) Sh...t :-D This looks amazing! :-D

[@obese7027]

10:50 How is the right side engine bleed start valve open and ignitor A is active, while the eng 2 master switch is off and the engine mode selector is on normal 🤔

[@DanP221]

I hope we can host servers and just hang out with friends. Also i hope they make public servers for the try hard pilots.

[@AHeroInHell]

I honestly can't wait for this. I thought they canned it. So excited :D

[@ospreys48]

Will all of earth be geographically correct or only certain areas?

[@fighterace284]

I would assume everywhere because it’s powered by satellite imagery

[@sebradfield]

You say you got into FS around '98. Not that it's really worth anything, but I still have me copy of the original flight simulator.

[@crjsim]

Guys I cannot sit still!!!

[@Stefan-bs6ty]

Transponder 2019... Digits 8 and 9 are not available. So at least that plane is fake. :) I'd rather wait for the release before going into "CC RDY" mode.

[@phantomfpss]

7:30 could be in sim Depth Of Field...

[@phantomfpss]

Really taking that much time to tell if this is the SIM in Real time. IT says at the begining of the video that is Real capture in 4K....

[@AtlantiXYL]

I mean they are not gonna turn it into grant theft auto level details.

[@efrainrodriguez7744]

Great video Ben!

[@unclealig]

hope it supports multi-core. would be ground breaking and would mix up the current market (p3d and xp)

[@dannnnn496]

It will or it will fail.

[@dbvetter7485]

A Sim for X-Box? Hmmmmm

[@danielkeane1225]

Well i'm guessing the fact that this isn't just for pc but also xbox, I can only assume their gonna be attempting to gain a new fan base aka people who have never used a sim before that this wont be to the standard of something like P3D or X-Plane and be more of an arcade game type things which annoys me to say because it looks stunning

[@normand5847]

@Maher Justice They're not making a different version for XBOX.

[@AdamJPestridge]

to get all the latest MFS news, check out the weekly news show: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l32vapqJg7t9oNk

[@Contacto_Radar]

I wanna believe and i really hope that the Microsoft people show up this trailer a year before or so the official release so they can see and listen the pro-sim community opinion, before come out with something disappointed for everybody, giving the fact that they already have a disaster experience with Microsoft flight, and is just simple, we want a better and improve FLIGHT SIMULATOR, better than prepard and better than xplane11,

[@Sam-pn2kc]

Day 1 for me this could be my only sim i need

[@tatin82]

It's not a video edit blur, but a "Depth of Field" effect. It's common on modern PC games. Check it out on this GTAV video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZCaZXhneq6Smqs

[@MatrixMaverick1980]

Insightful

[@toriyshaov2245]

Subscription? I play on weekends only, 2-3 hours, it's about 100H per year and about 100 USD. If after 10 years they close their shop and what do I do with this? Just say goodbye to my 1000 USD?

[@normand5847]

You were expecting free?

[@toriyshaov2245]

No. I did not expect it at all:) I am ready to pay it but I want it to be mine. I do not want it to be like MS Flight which I bought with its every DLC and which I am not able to play as they switched off servers.

[@normand5847]

@@toriyshaov2245 I'm certain that it will be available for purchase. It will also be available on Gamepass. You will need XBOX Live subscription, for online services.

[@benhope5864]

ok say the graphics are actually real and the sim actually looks like that. What NASA supercomputer will you need to run it. Like lol the sim could be fantastic straight out the box, aircraft as well but then guess what you have to pay 10 grand to get yourself the best PC out there.

[@tims2986]

MaxNGX my country has terrible internet, no chance of it been able to stream in real-time anything like this.

[@benhope5864]

@@MaxNGX what do you mean by "their specs" and yeah to get i9-9900k and RTX 2080 that's thousands

[@normand5847]

It is releasing on XBOX.

[@normand5847]

Chocolate milk?

[@SchwarzAA]

you need to see IL-2 clouds they are the best

[@thescoopfamily5668]

Not as good as these, the lighting, the shadows and the transparency are the best we've ever seen in a flight sim.

[@aarnjer]

Also time will show. So far we We have not heard word from PMDG, FlyTampa, ImagineSim, Aerosoft, SimWings, Orbx, etc 3rd party devs. if they are ruled out then MSFS is long gone. But maybe good to new comers who are interested flight sim genre. because the price is just 10 USD for Xbox and 5 USD per month if PC.

[@dannnnn496]

This sim may just kill off scenery developers though. Airport developers might be able to keep up but large regions may be out the window. I do agree though, if they can get some good aircraft developers on board this sim will be amazing.

[@aarnjer]

@@dannnnn496 So far we dont see PMDG in near future years to jump into MSFS 737NG3 in dev 747 and 777 in update schedule +many other dev at time. FSlabs havent heard about Concorde for P3D4 but im sure they are focusing dev to P3D as MSFS alfa/beta is running most scenery developers are quite thght NDA whit MGS if they already have somekind SDK tool to build improved scenery from ground up and rewrite the code.

[@southbeach09]

On Avsim some people are bitching but Rob A the so called FS Guru is already going on about the flaws lol. This sim blows P3D and every single add on ever produced for FS out of the water.

[@Cartoonman154]

Looks like lidar.

[@kotezstudio]

Analyzing something based on looks isn't that good an idea. Might look nice but from past experience, it usually means they have spent more time doing that rather than Flight physics and all the other in-depth flight systems. Maybe I'm wrong and Microsoft has made the perfect Flight sim. I won't be holding my breath.

[@jpalm32]

Are you really evaluating this BS from a promo video???