‘Microsoft Flight Simulator’ update brings better UK and Ireland visuals

Posted on 16/02/2021 by Engadget

The third major Microsoft Flight Simulator world update has arrived and, following upgrades for the Japan and US regions, it's the UK and Ireland's turn for a makeover. The patch adds high-res 3D photogrammetry to London, Birmingham, Bristol,...

Breaking down the AI wizardry of ‘Microsoft Flight Simulator’

Posted on 13/01/2021 by Engadget

There are some wild stats about Microsoft Flight Simulator. In the sim, all 117 million lakes in the world are rendered in their appropriate places. Each plane has more than 1,000 points that respond to a variety of conditions at any given time, incl...

Asobo Studio shows off real-time snow in ‘Microsoft Flight Simulator’

Posted on 05/01/2021 by Engadget

Last month, Microsoft Flight Simulator developer Asobo Studio released an update that made the program compatible with most VR headsets. One of the enhancements that rolled out with it is snow and ice coverage for Flight Simulator’s Live Weather feat...

Microsoft brings ‘Flight Simulator’ to the VR headsets people care about

Posted on 22/12/2020 by Engadget

Microsoft Flight Simulator now supports most virtual reality headsets. If you have a headset that’s SteamVR compatible or OpenXR compliant, such as an HTC Vive, Oculus or Windows Mixed Reality one, you'll be able to explore the world in VR following...

‘Microsoft Flight Simulator’ update makes the US more detailed

Posted on 24/11/2020 by Engadget

The latest major Microsoft Flight Simulator update is all about the US of A. The free World Update II patch is available now, and it should make flights over the US look much better.Asobo Studio has added high-resolution versions of 50 landmarks. The...

Microsoft starts taking ‘Flight Simulator’ VR beta sign-ups

Posted on 03/10/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

You’re now one step closer to playing the new Microsoft Flight Simulator in its most immersive format possible. Asobo Studio has opened sign-ups for a closed beta test (via Eurogamer) that will let you play Flight Simulator in VR. You’ll initially ne...

Microsoft fixed several ‘Flight Simulator’ installation issues

Posted on 03/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

While Microsoft’s launch of Flight Simulator 2020 has largely been a success (apart from the odd monolith), lots of folks have found that the massive 150GB app can get stuck during installation. To that end, Microsoft has released a patch designed to...

A typo created a 212-story monolith in ‘Microsoft Flight Simulator’

Posted on 20/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Microsoft’s latest Flight Simulator entry doesn’t do anything small. It’s a title that comes on 10 DVDs and allows you to explore the world in almost its entirety. It turns out that scale even extends to its accidental inclusions. Flight Simulator us...

‘Microsoft Flight Simulator’ will have an in-game store for mods

Posted on 17/07/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Microsoft Flight Simulator is a seriously big game — one physical version will be available on 10 DVDs, after all. You’ll be able to navigate a simulation of the entire planet and it’ll incorporate live, real-world flight and weather data. It also ha...

‘Flight Simulator’ developers explain its ‘shared world’ multiplayer

Posted on 27/03/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Last year we got some hands-on time with a pre-alpha build of the next Flight Simulator game in Microsoft's long-running series. While that gave a peek at the game's photorealistic environment and inclusion of information like piped-in live flight tr...

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