Microsoft FLIGHT Archive

I wonder How I missed MS's anouncement of a "integrated content market place" from their FAQ page. Well that should put to rest speculations that MS flight might put TPD out of business. I also like their emphasis on "enhanced scenery & terrain". So sue me, I love eye candy.

I was wondering why last night I suddenly inflight to KJAX I got a message in FSX -- "real wx is not available check internet connection" -- well my internet connection was just fine - so I checked FS9 real weather too -- same message. It seems that fs9 and FSX are officially in the back seat before Microsoft Flight is released.I use ASV for real weather too so its not a problem for me - but people who rely on the FSX real weather may be in for a big let down.

I can't find it mentioned anywhere else (within AVSIM), not real sure if this is the correct place to post it either (please move it if needed) and not 100% sure of the validity yet. But anyway:According to various game websites, apparently within MS's press release for "Age of Empires Online" a new MS flight sim was annouced but to be called just "Microsoft Flight" This is just announced and we will probably find out more at Gamescom gameshow which is just beginning in Cologne. I'm little concerning the "Simulator" part of the title has been dropped.Some sourceshttp://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/press/2010/aug10/08-16MSGamescomPCPR.mspxhttp://www.microsoft.com/games/fl…

MS Flight will be on the cloud. So...increase your bandwidth at home, fiber baby!All content will be updated virtually.Tim

http://www.physorg.com/news205737760.htmlI dont know if this has much to do with the upcoming flight but I knew nothing about cloud computing and found this article on my regular daily perusal

If I was a developer I might be a bit worried. Then again, maybe there's no reason to be. Time will tell I guess.

Well, This forum topic looks, well dead.Microsoft Flight looks to be something that we will enjoy watching for many months to come.So let me introduce you to something fun.The Microsoft Flight FAQ, Videos and News.This is where you will get all your info too.http://www.microsoft.com/games/flight/Hope that new info comes soon, the second video hardly does justice.

I just noticed that MS completely re-worded their answer for "how does windows Live for windows factor in?" question in FAQ section. They replaced the answer per following: "LIVE introduces a new level of connectivity to virtual flight, enhancing both the social and game play experiences of the title. Content is updated virtually. You can fly solo or join an entire global flight community online" Notice their comment about virtual updating (and their emphasis on ability to fly solo). What is virtual updating anyway? Updating of navigation data bases?Frank La

Has anybody noticed this phrase in FAQ; "The Games for Windows - LIVE platform sets the stage for all your virtual flight needs..."? The key words are "stage for your flight needs". My needs? Does it make you wonder if they are setting up a shop in which they sell Flight in bits & pieces based on different needs? They may say scenery areas are sold separately (to fit your need of coarse). Or they may say "Garmin G1000" is sold separately for people who need glass cockpit.Hopefully, I am wrong and am reading too much into it and it is just a shop for current 3rd party developers to sell their stuff. But the phrasing of that sentence was odd!

I just wonder ... If I was an ad-on developer would I be concerned about the future.

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Fable-III-Games-For-Windows-Age-of-Empires-microsoft-Flight,11370.html

I already did... their contact us links are working now!http://www.microsoft.com/games/flight/Under "feedback""Thank you for sending your email to the Microsoft Flight comments alias! We appreciate your comments. This is a no-response email site used to gather feedback from YOU - our most valued customer. We hope you are as excited about Microsoft Flight as we are. Thank you for helping us to create the very best experience for virtual flight! The Microsoft Flight team"

http://windows8center.com/Hopefully this doesn't be the wild card in Flight's development similar to the fiasco of Vista when FSX was in development. Gearing a product to a new OS with promises of a new DirectX version can be problematic. Coupled with a projection of where hardware is going can reign havoc on a products development path and ultimately performance on end users machines. I was hoping the next version of Windows would be farther out giving sims like Flight a direct development path on an existing OS and DX version. FSX had to back track because Vista wasn't ready at the time of it's release. Hopefully we don't see the same with Flight but if trends are …

This month I bought a new system from Jetline Systems that actually allows me to max out all the settings and get FPS starting at about 37. Notice this is 4 years after the release. I've been a user since the late 80s, and I am grateful for the platform they have provided, but all I ask is that my computer works with the next release.Good luck with the development!LuisKMIA

nobody notice new media on flight site? :)brdsMartin

Found this link on another forum: I have no idea whether it is for real or a hoax.Allard.//edit//Interface looks like FSX so it's probably a hoax.

...more cow bell!couldnt resist...sry

A person going by the name "Jaggyroad Films" has posted some "inside" info about Flight."Oh man, I wish I could share with you some of the tidbits of information I'm getting from developers. I'll say this... developers should be happier with the next iteration of FS. My understanding is it is more geared towards development than ever before. Let's hope the buzz I am hearing from several developers is true."The MS Career/Talent site would seem to support the claim above by indicating that Flight will provide an SDK for third-party addon support."Help define our new partner program, including SDK pipeline and release criteria, to enable 3rd party partners to develop add-ons…

Microsoft Flight featured on Fly Away SimulationPosted by Janice Wood · September 12, 2010Microsoft’s next flight simulator release, Microsoft Flight, is now being featured on the Fly Away Simulation flight simulation website. Microsoft recently announced that it will be releasing the next in its series of flight simulator packages for PC users, with the next release being called Microsoft Flight. Microsoft Flight is set to become the biggest complete flight simulator package available to PC users, according to Fly Away Simulation officials, who note, “With enhancements in technology, and more powerful machines for the software to run on, the graphics will be l…

Not sure if you guys have caught wind of this yet, but browsing through some of these Microsoft Flight threads, it looks like maybe not.I hate to be the bearer of bad news, Microsoft Flight is apparently being developed as a "browser based casual game".MS flight Browser Based You may want to have a barf bag handy while reading this.Ms flight is also described on several occasions in the article as a "social game"

..GOD RAYS and FOAMING WATER! :( Will they finish that with MS Flight? :(

Look at this weather engine......download the demo and read all about it.....just amazing...... http://www.simul.co.uk/weatherNow take this weather engine and use this sim. engine and your on for a bad a$$ ride..... http://www.outerra.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=86 read all about it, there is some good info if you can put 2 and 2 together.......they have a NDA with somebody......who can be big enough to have them signed a NDA agreement......I'll let you guess this one.....:(

1. Do you know if Flight will have helicopters?2. Will a public beta/demo be released?I know we don't have much info yet, but maybe someone who communicates with someone on the Flight Team can answer these questions.:(

http://www.microsoft.com/games/flight/Is MS working a new MS Flight Sim?

Will FSX aircraft be importable to Flight? Or will it be so completely a completely different system?