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It's awkward and, for newcomers to the sim I'm sure, off-putting.
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It's a very PC experience in other ways, too, asking for some arcane menu diving when working with the content manager, for example, where you'll go to manually download some of the more recent world updates so that you can see Microsoft Flight Simulator at its very best. I've done all my flying these past few days on a controller - for science, but also for convenience and necessity - and there are regular frustrations when looking to poke deeper than the very basics of flight control, or even just attempting basic menu navigation. There is mouse and keyboard support, and support for peripherals, though sadly not many peripherals that currently support this console version (at least none I have to hand in the small pile of plastic I've acquired this past year).
Microsoft Flight Simulator remains a PC game first and foremost, something you're constantly reminded of by the cursor that pops up as you fumble your way through the front-end. There's no escaping the fact, though, that putting a sim on console - even a sim as casual and open-armed as Microsoft Flight Simulator - will always be a slightly awkward endeavour, and while efforts have been made to force the fit, the elegance you find in the heavens can sometimes be lacking when it comes to the more earthly concerns of a half-decent interface. The Discovery Flights are a great way to start - and seeing as a majority of them will need you to head to the content manager for the requisite downloads, a good way to familiarise yourself with some of the more fiddly elements of Flight Sim too.Įlsewhere the Flight School that acts as a broad tutorial for everything from controlling basic flight surfaces to getting intimate with the intricacies of an airliner cockpit has received some welcome nips and tucks, providing a firm foundation for hundreds of hours of virtual aviation. As one of the few true next-gen games available on Microsoft's new machines, this more than does the trick. Microsoft Flight Simulator on console is every bit as impressive as its PC counterpart, so consider that part of Asobo's mission in porting this a success.
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Playing in 4K and HDR, having come from my own modest PC with its 1080p screen, I'm being wowed all over again.Īfter a few days solid flying - and after dozens of hours with the PC version over the past year - I'm still catching my breath at regular intervals, staring wistfully out at the sun setting over the mouth of the Thames estuary, or that glorious moment when you break through thick, stormy cloud cover into the heavens above in a smooth, controlled airliner ascent.
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It looks absolutely splendid, too - just browse the screenshots here if you've any lingering doubts, all of them captured on a Series X where the framerate sticks to 30fps for the most part (don't worry, Digital Foundry will be along with a proper analysis in due course), and where the fidelity is just extraordinary. Microsoft Flight Simulator arrives on console as very much the full-fledged PC experience, with the same features, the same planes, the same whole planet and the exact same sense of wonder as you spin the map and figure out where to explore next. Availability: Out July 27th on Xbox Series S and Xįirst, that magic.Developer: Asobo/Microsoft Game Studios.
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