Microsoft not out of the flight sim game after all...

[philip.ed]

Alpha, weren't those questions posted a while ago on the site for the afore-mentioned game?
In any case, thanks for posting

[KG26_Alpha]

Well where'd ya think they come from

I really don't care enough about Microshite's next piece of bugged to hell throw at consumer and let 3'rd party developers fix our crap software.

I have had all their flight sim stuff from FS 3.0 to FSX

None of its ever impressed me as an out of the box fully working product.

And none of the pre release screen-shots and video garbage they spew out is ever attainable at the consumer end.

If Oleg did a Civilian Flight Sim he would clean up the market if the code was as stable as IL2 1946 not withstanding the new BoB SoW engine.

Would I buy another MS FS ? NO

Would I buy a 1c Team FS ? YES

[philip.ed]

I couldn't agree more.

[AWL_Spinner]

Originally Posted by The Kraken

FWIW there's some new footage on the site which apparently shows some in-game graphics:

http://www.microsoft.com/games/flight/

Nice but pretty much the same as FSX which shouldn't come as a surprise. Of course it's probably all WIP (maybe they'll still add DirectX 10 effects ) and who knows what kind of gameplay they'll come up with for their new "social gaming experience" customer group...

My thoughts exactly. i.e. nothing to see here, it's just FS-X repackaged with some "2010" graphical tweaks.

They've even got some lovely blurry vomit ground texture around the tarmac on that trailer (although at least that would indicate it is actual game footage, and they haven't just made it up).

Deeply underwhelming.

I can just about run FSX with Orbx scenery and REX cranked up to a nice level, and I don't play it online, I'm not seeing anything here to get remotely excited about so I think I'll be sticking with that for my civvie kicks.

Oleg FTW.

[Doogerie]

Originally Posted by RCAF_FB_Orville

I can see it now, a mission to rescue rapper 'Jay-Z' from a towering skyscraper inferno, and transport him to his next 'gig' in a Harrier Jump Jet. Get da kidz wit it!

Hmm now theres a question would you rescue Jye-z from a burning buldng granted it would make you aher but you would also be subjecting us to more sub standerd rap

[ElAurens]

The real pity of the MS "sim" is that Harrier won't be armed, so you could fix the rap problem, permanently.

[engarde]

naah.

microsoft dont need my money.

when i recently changed my hardware due to a failure, and windows tells me its now not a valid copy despite looking at the receipt showing the amount i paid the vendor for?

i'll gladly pay for 1c:Maddox productions.

i'll only buy what i must from microsoft, hopefully one day that will be nothing whatsoever.

thinking of dabbling in graphic operating systems at all, Oleg?

[scrope]

Originally Posted by ElAurens

The real pity of the MS "sim" is that Harrier won't be armed, so you could fix the rap problem, permanently.

Er, you left the "C" off the front of Rap.