In short, Microsoft recruited the talented Asobo Studios to give its legacy series an entirely new lease of life, and this arrangement has paid off handsomely. This long-absent giant was finally being shaken back to life, not as a simple re-release or remaster, but a full-on revival with next-gen tech, that goes far beyond anything else in the genre (and then some). Its reveal in 2019 sent shockwaves pulsing throughout the entire sim community.
There’s no denying that there was an absurd amount of fanfare in the lead-up to the launch of Microsoft Flight Simulator. As the old saying from Maya Angelou goes, “If you don’t know where you’ve come from, you don’t know where you’re going.” A hype-filled takeoff Thus, as fans look ahead to what lies beyond the horizon, I figured now’s the perfect time to see just how far the sim has come.
Indeed, in the year since the revival of Microsoft’s longest-running game series, so much about it has changed. Really, the experience that console-bound players have been introduced to is a path that PC paved the way for. Although Xbox players have only recently been able to marvel at the beautiful world of Microsoft Flight Simulator, PC players have now had the privilege of enjoying the sim, and its updates, for over a year.
