The first location I loaded up was Phoenix, Arizona, my hometown. And, even in pre-alpha, that seems to ring true. But, after soaring around a digital Earth for four hours, casually exploring exotic and familiar locations, it's clear that the game offers plenty more than mere relaxation - though developers at Microsoft and Asobo Studio would recoil at the term "game." Flight Simulator is too deeply researched and technically detailed to be anything less than a full-on simulation experience, in their eyes. It feels like Flight Simulatorwas made for exactly this scenario: coming down after a long day. Above, an infinite sky is peppered with layers of mist and clouds. Suddenly, the land below stretches 600km in every direction, alive and dense with realistic detail. As soon as you're in the air, you flip the perspective from inside the cockpit, surrounded by dials and gauges and window frames, to a third-person view just behind the plane. You throttle the small plane forward, straighten out, and take off. The screen boots up and - click, click - it's filled by a long stretch of asphalt backed up by the mechanical hum of a single-engine Cessna. You grab a drink and sink into the chair in front of your PC. You get home as the sun is setting and close the door behind you, throwing down your keys and sliding off your shoes.
While we are still working on wrapping up the final few details, we are targeting mid-November for officially kicking off this series which will provide insight into all the amazing partnerships taking part in the development of the next generation of Microsoft Flight Simulator.It's been a long day. We are in the final stages of preparing to release our first series of announcements as part of our Partnership Announcement Series. The DR (formerly DRR) preview for November/December is now available in the Insider Area!
So if you are wondering WHEN build access will be provided, it will start on the 24 th.ĭR UPDATE (PREVIEW FOR NOVEMBER/DECEMBER)
Though this is only our first step in our collaboration with you, the importance of this step to the team cannot be overstated. On behalf of the entire Microsoft Flight Simulator Team, we’d like to express our sincere appreciation to the community for all the valuable feedback we’ve received from the community on the first episode of the Feature Discovery Series.