Gaming News - January 2006
Las Vegas, NV (January 4, 2006) - At the Consumer Electronics Show in
Las Vegas tonight, Microsoft officially unveiled Flight Simulator X.
From Microsoft:
During Microsoft s keynote, hosted by Chief Software Architect Bill Gates,
attendees were given an exclusive sneak peek at the jaw-dropping realism and
exciting new content enabled through Flight Simulator X, which is scheduled to
be available this holiday.
Published by Microsoft Game Studios and developed by ACES studio, Flight
Simulator X is 10th addition to the highly successful Flight Simulator franchise
and is regarded as one of the most popular Windows franchises in history.
Flight Simulator X is the culmination of nearly 25 years of the landmark
Flight Simulator franchise and the most significant addition to date. Flight
Simulator X will be fully optimized for Windows Vista. Flight Simulator X will
set the standard for technological innovation, incredible graphics and realism
for the genre. Flight Simulator X will also present players with a wide array of
new aircraft to fly in a beautifully rich and believable world which will
contain greater detail than past entries in the franchise. Players will be able
to experience what it is like to be a pilot and have real distractions, to shade
their eyes from the glare of reflective paint and the glint from glass and
chrome. Players will enjoy the opportunity to fly their dream aircraft, from
classic seaplanes like the de Havilland Beaver and Grumman Goose to the Cessna
172 there is a plane for every terrain and every player.
Flight Simulator X will also enable players to enjoy a connected world
through an improved online experience. With more than 24,000 airports located on
every continent, players will be able to explore their home town or a favorite
far off city.
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