Above, an arrow can be seen this signifies the centre, which is vital to implement a perfect take-off and landing. The 'Assistance' waypoints, in blue, are seen guiding the player, and the new subtitles feature is seen below. It won Best Sim/ Strategy Game at The Game Awards 2020.Ī Lufthansa A320neo is cleared for takeoff at Budapest's runway 31L. Pilots also noted the game's unrealistic aerodynamics. Several reviewers also placed it on their favourites' lists and called it the most aesthetically pleasing game of 2020, though there was criticism of its loading times and inaccuracies in rendering of some buildings. The game was released to critical acclaim, with praise for its graphical fidelity, cited by critics as the 'safest way to travel' during the COVID-19 pandemic. A distinct difference from the other entries is the game does not display any scenes of destruction. The gameplay includes new features like landing challenges and helpers, as well as safaris where pilots can photograph animals from the air. To augment its realism, the Azure AI also incorporates real-time elements like natural weather and real-world air traffic. Some places are handcrafted, introduced in region-specific updates. Flight Simulator has a physics engine to provide realistic flight control surfaces, with over 1,000 simulated surfaces, as well as realistic wind modelled over hills and mountains. Microsoft Azure's artificial intelligence (AI) generates the three-dimensional representations of Earth's features, using its cloud computing to render and enhance visuals, and real-world data to generate real-time weather and effects. It is also the first game in the series to have a console release, with it being released on the Xbox Series X and Series S on July 27, 2021.įlight Simulator simulates the topography of the entire Earth using data from Bing Maps.

It was released on August 18, 2020, for Microsoft Windows, with a virtual reality (VR) version released in December of the same year-the first in the series to see a VR release. The game is a return of the series after a 14-year absence, with development beginning six years prior to its release. It is an entry in the Microsoft Flight Simulator series which began in 1982, and was preceded by Microsoft Flight Simulator X in 2006. Microsoft Flight Simulator (colloquially known as Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020) is an amateur flight simulator developed by Asobo Studio and published by Xbox Game Studios.

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