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Microsoft Flight Simulator<\/b><\/i>\u00a0is a series of\u00a0flight simulator<\/a>\u00a0programs for\u00a0MS-DOS<\/a>,\u00a0Classic Mac OS<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Microsoft Windows<\/a>\u00a0operating systems<\/a>. It was an early product in the\u00a0Microsoft<\/a>\u00a0application portfolio and differed significantly from Microsoft’s other software, which was largely business-oriented. As of November 2022,\u00a0Microsoft Flight Simulator<\/i>\u00a0is the longest-running software product line for Microsoft, predating\u00a0Windows<\/a>\u00a0by three years.[2]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Microsoft Flight Simulator<\/i>\u00a0is one of the\u00a0longest-running<\/a>\u00a0PC video game series of all time.[3]<\/a><\/sup>[4]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Bruce Artwick<\/a>\u00a0began the development of\u00a0Flight Simulator<\/i>\u00a0in 1977. His company,\u00a0Sublogic<\/a>, initially distributed it for various personal computers.[4]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0In 1981, Artwick was approached by Microsoft’s\u00a0Alan M. Boyd<\/a>\u00a0who was interested in creating a “definitive game” that would graphically demonstrate the difference between older 8-bit computers, such as the Apple II, and the new 16-bit computers, such as the IBM PC, still in development. In 1982, Artwick’s company licensed a version of\u00a0Flight Simulator<\/i>\u00a0for the\u00a0IBM PC<\/a>\u00a0to Microsoft, which marketed it as\u00a0Microsoft Flight Simulator 1.00<\/i>.<\/p>\n

In 2009, Microsoft\u00a0closed down<\/a>\u00a0Aces Game Studio<\/a>, which was the department responsible for creating and maintaining the\u00a0Flight Simulator<\/i>\u00a0series. In 2014,\u00a0Dovetail Games<\/a>\u00a0were granted the rights by Microsoft to port the Gold Edition of Microsoft’s\u00a0Flight Simulator X<\/a><\/i>\u00a0to\u00a0Steam<\/a>\u00a0and publish\u00a0Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition<\/i>.<\/p>\n

Microsoft announced a new installment at E3 in 2019, simply titled\u00a0Microsoft Flight Simulator<\/a><\/i>, to be released initially on PC and ported over to the Xbox Series X at a later date. On July 12, 2020, Microsoft opened up preorders and announced that\u00a0Microsoft Flight Simulator<\/i>\u00a0for PC will be available on August 18, 2020.[5]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0The company announced three different versions of the title \u2013 standard, deluxe, and premium deluxe, each providing an incremental set of gameplay features, including airports, and airplanes to choose from.[6]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0The Xbox edition was released on July 27, 2021.[7]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

History<\/span><\/h2>\n
Main article:\u00a0History of Microsoft Flight Simulator<\/a><\/div>\n

Microsoft Flight Simulator<\/i>\u00a0began as a set of articles written by\u00a0<\/span>Bruce Artwick<\/a>\u00a0in 1976 about a\u00a0<\/span>3D computer graphics<\/a>\u00a0program. When the magazine editor said that subscribers wanted to buy the program, Artwick set to work to create it and incorporated a company called\u00a0<\/span>Sublogic<\/a>\u00a0Corporation in 1977. The company began selling flight simulators for several computer platforms, including the\u00a0<\/span>8080<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>Altair 8800<\/a>, and\u00a0<\/span>IMSAI 8080<\/a>. In 1979 Sublogic released\u00a0<\/span>FS1 Flight Simulator<\/a><\/i>\u00a0for the\u00a0<\/span>Apple II<\/a>. In 1980, Sublogic released a version for the\u00a0<\/span>TRS-80<\/a>, and in 1982 they licensed an\u00a0<\/span>IBM PC<\/a>\u00a0version with\u00a0<\/span>CGA<\/a>\u00a0graphics to Microsoft, which was released as\u00a0<\/span>Microsoft Flight Simulator 1.00<\/i>\u00a0on a\u00a0<\/span>self-booting disk<\/a>. In the early days of less-than-100%\u00a0<\/span>IBM PC compatible<\/a>\u00a0systems,\u00a0<\/span>Flight Simulator<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>Lotus 1-2-3<\/a>\u00a0were used as unofficial compatibility test software for new PC clone models.<\/span>[8]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Sublogic continued to develop for other platforms and ported\u00a0Flight Simulator II<\/a><\/i>\u00a0to the Apple II in 1983; the\u00a0Commodore 64<\/a>,\u00a0MSX<\/a>, and\u00a0Atari 800<\/a>\u00a0in 1984; and to the\u00a0Amiga<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Atari ST<\/a>\u00a0in 1986. Meanwhile, Bruce Artwick left Sublogic and founded\u00a0The Bruce Artwick Organization<\/a>\u00a0to continue his work on subsequent Microsoft releases, beginning with\u00a0Microsoft Flight Simulator 3.0<\/i>\u00a0in 1988.\u00a0Microsoft Flight Simulator<\/i>\u00a0reached commercial maturity with version 3.1, and went on to encompass the use of 3D graphics and graphic hardware acceleration.<\/p>\n

Microsoft<\/a>\u00a0continued to produce newer versions of the flight simulation software, adding features, such as new aircraft types and augmented scenery. The\u00a02000<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a02002<\/i>\u00a0versions were available in “Standard” and “Professional” editions, where the latter included more aircraft, tools and scenery options. The\u00a02004<\/i>\u00a0release (version 9) marked the celebration of one hundred years of powered flight and had only one edition.\u00a0Flight Simulator X<\/i>, released in 2006, returned to dual versions with a “Standard” and a “Deluxe” edition.<\/p>\n

The flying area encompasses planet Earth with varying degrees of detail and includes over 24,000 airports. There is an ever-growing list of scenery representing major landmarks and popular cities. Landscape details become sparse as gameplay moves away from population centers within the flight simulator, particularly outside the United States, although a variety of websites offer scenery add-ons to remedy this.<\/p>\n

The three latest versions incorporate sophisticated weather simulation, along with the ability to download real-world weather data (first available with\u00a0Flight Simulator 2000<\/i>). Additional features in these newer versions include air traffic environments with interactive\u00a0air traffic control<\/a>\u00a0functions, new aircraft models from the historical\u00a0Douglas DC-3<\/a>\u00a0to the modern\u00a0Boeing 777<\/a>, interactive lessons, challenges, and aircraft checklists. The two latest versions of\u00a0Microsoft Flight Simulator<\/i>\u00a0have a “kiosk mode”, which allows the application to be run in electronic\u00a0kiosks<\/a>\u00a0located in public places like shopping malls.\u00a0Microsoft Flight Simulator<\/i>\u00a0has a wide selection of upgrades and add-ons, both free and commercial, official and fan-made.<\/p>\n

Microsoft Flight Simulator X<\/i><\/span><\/h3>\n
Main article:\u00a0Microsoft Flight Simulator X<\/a><\/div>\n

Microsoft Flight Simulator X<\/i>\u00a0is the third most recent major release of\u00a0Microsoft Flight Simulator<\/i>, and the last one developed by Aces Game Studio. It includes a graphics engine upgrade and compatibility with preview\u00a0DirectX 10<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Windows Vista<\/a>. It was released on October 17, 2006, in North America. There are two versions of the game, both on two DVDs. The “Deluxe” edition contains the new\u00a0Garmin G1000<\/a>\u00a0integrated flight instrument system in three cockpits, additional aircraft, and missions; Tower Control capability in multiplayer mode; higher detail scenery for cities and airports; and a Software Development Kit (SDK) for development. The main improvements are graphical.<\/p>\n

Microsoft has also released a\u00a0Flight Simulator X<\/i>\u00a0demo, which contains three aircraft, two airports, and two missions. It is compatible with Windows XP SP2 and Windows Vista.<\/p>\n

Closure of the Aces Game Studio<\/span><\/h3>\n
See also:\u00a0Aces Game Studio<\/a><\/div>\n

On January 22, 2009, it was reported that the development team was heavily affected by Microsoft’s program of job cuts, with indications that the entire\u00a0Microsoft Flight Simulator<\/i>\u00a0team had been laid off.[9]<\/a><\/sup>[10]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Microsoft confirmed the closure of the\u00a0Aces Game Studio<\/a>\u00a0on January 26, 2009, in a post on the official FSInsider Web site.[11]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0stating “This difficult decision was made to align Microsoft’s resources with our strategic priorities.\u00a0Microsoft Flight Simulator X<\/i>\u00a0will remain available at retail stores and Web retailers, the Flight Sim community will continue to learn from and encourage one another, and we remain committed to the\u00a0Flight Simulator<\/i>\u00a0franchise for the long term.”<\/p>\n

According to former Aces employee Phil Taylor, the shutdown was not due to sales performance of\u00a0FSX<\/a><\/i>, but due to management problems and delays in project delivery, combined with increased demand for staff.[12]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Speculation in the mainstream and gaming media was that future versions could be released as an Internet-based version, or on Microsoft’s\u00a0Xbox<\/a>\u00a0platform.[13]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

In October 2009, two (out of over fifty) former members of the Aces Game Studio formed a new game studio called the Cascade Game Foundry[14]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0for the development of simulation games.[15]<\/a><\/sup>[16]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Third-party developer agreement<\/span><\/h3>\n

Lockheed Martin\u00a0Prepar3D<\/i><\/span><\/h4>\n

<\/span>In late 2007, Aces Game Studio announced Microsoft ESP (Enterprise Simulation Platform), a development platform for companies that want to create products that use the technology in\u00a0Flight Simulator<\/i>. Following the closure of the Aces Game Studio in January 2009,\u00a0Lockheed Martin<\/a>\u00a0announced in late 2009 that they had negotiated with Microsoft a licensing agreement to purchase the intellectual property (including source code) for the Microsoft ESP product. It is the commercial-use version of\u00a0Flight Simulator X<\/i>\u00a0SP2. On May 17, 2010,[17]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Lockheed announced that the new product based upon the ESP source code would be called\u00a0Prepar3D<\/b><\/i>\u00a0(P3D). Lockheed hired members of the original Aces Game Studio team to continue development of the product.<\/p>\n

In November 2010, Lockheed Martin debuted\u00a0Prepar3D<\/i>\u00a0version 1.[18]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Version 1.1 was released in April 2011, with a retail license cost of US$499.[19]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0A developer license is also available for a monthly fee of US$9.95. In March 2012, along with the release of version 1.3, the pricing strategy was revised. The Professional edition is now available for US$199, with an Academic License available for US$59.95.<\/p>\n

Often touted as ‘FSX on steroids’, P3D has so far had 5 versions, with the latest launched on April 14, 2020.[20]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Version 5 features 41 aircraft and over 23000 airports. Before that, version 2, 3 and 4 saw releases in 2013, 2015, and 2017 respectively.<\/p>\n

Due to the changes in elevation between version 4 and version 5, many developers charged for upgrades to make their airport sceneries compatible with the new elevation.[21]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0This elevation issue, in turn, created new developers to pop up to create “compatibility files” for older version 4 airports to work on version 5. Companies such as iniBuilds and Scandinavian Mountains lead the development of compatibility files.[22]<\/a><\/sup>[23]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Dovetail Games and\u00a0Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition<\/i><\/span><\/h4>\n

On July 9, 2014,\u00a0Dovetail Games<\/a>\u00a0announced that Microsoft had granted them rights to develop the next\u00a0Flight Simulator<\/i>\u00a0in the series. Dovetail Games also announced the release of\u00a0Flight Simulator X: Gold Edition<\/i>\u00a0on\u00a0Steam<\/a>\u00a0for late 2014, titled\u00a0Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition<\/i>. It was released on December 18, 2014. It is a re-release and includes content that was provided with the original\u00a0FSX: Gold Edition<\/i>\u00a0which includes\u00a0FSX: Deluxe Edition<\/i>, the\u00a0Acceleration<\/i>\u00a0expansion pack, and both official Service Packs and repackages them in one bundle and a single installation. The\u00a0Steam Edition<\/i>\u00a0includes “all standard Steam functionality”, including an overhaul of the multiplayer support to go through Steam rather than the now-defunct\u00a0GameSpy<\/a>,[24]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0improved stability on\u00a0Windows 7<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a08<\/a>, and features minor performance tweaks including a complete recompile using\u00a0VS2013<\/a>.[25]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Additionally, Dovetail Games has worked with existing developers and publishers to distribute their content on Steam as DLC. Currently, there are over 100 add-ons for FSX: Steam Edition[26]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0from over 35 developers available on the Steam store including Aerosoft, Captain Sim, Orbx Simulation Systems, Real Environment Xtreme (REX), Carenado, Virtavia, and others.<\/p>\n

Flight Sim World<\/i><\/span><\/h5>\n

In May 2017, Dovetail Games announced\u00a0Flight Sim World<\/i>, based on the codebase of\u00a0Flight Simulator X<\/i>, and released later that month.[27]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Only a year later, on April 23, 2018, Dovetail announced end of development of\u00a0Flight Sim World<\/i>\u00a0and the end of sales effective May 15, 2018.[28]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Microsoft Flight<\/i><\/span><\/h3>\n
Main article:\u00a0Microsoft Flight<\/a><\/div>\n
Not part of the Microsoft Flight Simulator series<\/div>\n

Microsoft released a new flight simulator titled\u00a0Microsoft Flight<\/a><\/i>\u00a0in February 2012. Developed by\u00a0The Coalition<\/a>\u00a0(as Microsoft Game Studios Vancouver), it was not part of the\u00a0Microsoft Flight Simulator<\/i>\u00a0series, but instead was designed to replace it and aimed at drawing new users into flight gaming. While claiming to be simpler to use for inexperienced users, it is incompatible with\u00a0Flight Simulator<\/i>\u00a0and does not allow the use of existing\u00a0Flight Simulator<\/i>\u00a0add-ons (including aircraft, objects, and photographic scenery).<\/p>\n

The game was “pay to play<\/a>“, as only the single island of Hawai’i and one aircraft was available without buying downloadable content. On July 26, 2012, Microsoft cancelled further development of\u00a0Flight<\/i>.[29]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

<\/span>Microsoft Flight Simulator<\/i>\u00a0(2020)<\/span><\/h3>\n
Main article:\u00a0Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020 video game)<\/a><\/div>\n

On June 9, 2019, as part of their E3 conference announcements Microsoft revealed that they would be bringing back the\u00a0Flight Simulator<\/i>\u00a0series with an updated release, simply titled\u00a0Microsoft Flight Simulator<\/a><\/i>. On the same day, Microsoft launched a new website for the title and posted a teaser video on their Xbox YouTube channel.[30]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0The new version features tight integration of ground satellite data and Microsoft’s own Azure AI into the simulator’s engine to generate near-photorealistic graphics.\u00a0Asobo Studio<\/a>\u00a0is the lead developer.[31]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

The game is Microsoft’s first simulator since\u00a0Microsoft Flight<\/i>\u00a0in 2012.[32]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0In addition to the PC release it was also released for the Xbox Series X and Series S, making it the first entry in the\u00a0Microsoft Flight Simulator<\/i>\u00a0series to be released for a gaming console. The Windows PC version of the simulator was released on August 18, 2020.[33]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Microsoft Flight Simulator<\/i>\u00a0launched for\u00a0Xbox Series X and Series S<\/a>\u00a0on July 27, 2021.<\/p>\n

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024<\/i><\/span><\/h3>\n
Main article:\u00a0Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024<\/a><\/div>\n

On June 11, 2023, during the Xbox Games Showcase Microsoft revealed a trailer for\u00a0Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024<\/i>,[34]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0which was captioned “the next generation of the legendary franchise”.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Add-ons, customization, and community involvement<\/span><\/h2>\n
See also:\u00a0Category: Microsoft Flight Simulator add-ons<\/a><\/div>\n

The long history and consistent sales of\u00a0Flight Simulator<\/i>\u00a0has encouraged a very large body of add-on packages to be developed as both commercial and volunteer ventures. A formal\u00a0software development kit<\/a>\u00a0and other tools for the simulator exist to further facilitate third-party efforts, and some third parties have also learned to ‘tweak’ the simulator in various ways by trial and error. As for number of add-ons, tweaks, and modifications\u00a0Flight Simulator<\/i>\u00a0can accommodate solely depends on the user’s hardware setup. The number is not limited by the simulator, and when multiple computers are linked together with multiple monitors and third-party software and controls,\u00a0Flight Simulator<\/i>\u00a0enthusiasts can build their own realistic home cockpits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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