Microsoft Flight Simulator review – buckle in and see the world

Microsoft Flight Simulator review – buckle in and see the world

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https://www.theguardian.com/games/2020/aug/18/microsoft-flight-simulator-review-asobo

PC (version tested)/Xbox One (coming soon) Microsoft/AsoboThe perfect lockdown antidote: get in a plane and see New York, or the Amalfi coast, or the Himalayas, in eye-searing detail

When the original Microsoft Flight simulator was released almost 40 years ago, it was very much for enthusiasts only. Early home computers could barely cope with drawing cockpit instrument panels, let alone scenery – so what you saw as you fought with the controls was a lot of dials and numbers, usually followed by an on-screen message politely informing you that you had crashed during take-off.

Microsoft Flight Simulator review – buckle in and see the world

Aug 19, 2020, 9:21am UTC
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2020/aug/18/microsoft-flight-simulator-review-asobo > PC (version tested)/Xbox One (coming soon) Microsoft/AsoboThe perfect lockdown antidote: get in a plane and see New York, or the Amalfi coast, or the Himalayas, in eye-searing detail > When the original Microsoft Flight simulator was released almost 40 years ago, it was very much for enthusiasts only. Early home computers could barely cope with drawing cockpit instrument panels, let alone scenery – so what you saw as you fought with the controls was a lot of dials and numbers, usually followed by an on-screen message politely informing you that you had crashed during take-off.