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Re: Microsoft Flight Simulator

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My reply is a little off-topic but I wanted to share as it is Flight Simulator related. Last year an old boss and friend passed suddenly. He had only just turned fifty but the years of poor eating and sitting caught up with him in his late forties. He was a Flight Simulator addict. He held a private pilots license as well and would fly small aircraft. Took us up a few times which was amazing. Very different to a regu…

Made an account simply to share that your post had an immediate impact on me. I was originally planning on canceling a physical therapy consultation I had scheduled to address the problems I inevitably have due to my software engineering job, figuring "It's not urgent, I should do more work instead, it can wait," but after reading your post, I decided to prioritize health and keep the consultation. I'm so sorry for y…

I am very happy to hear you made that decision. I hope your problems are not long term and that by dealing with them now you are able to make a full recovery.

I wasn't sure about posting my comment if I am honest. I even closed the tab. I am glad I decided to do it now though as it has started an interesting discussion and, more importantly to me, it got you to keep your appointment of which I am very happy to hear :)

Take care of yourself maccha, nobody else will or can and you only get the one body.

Re: Microsoft Flight Simulator

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It would be amazing if they gave this an online battle royale mode.

The downvotes are disappointing. If you don't have think it would be fun, just don't upvote maybe?

I'm excited by the idea but I have to agree with an analysis by Frooglesim: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbTSy409BjY).

Microsoft has closed down their Flight Simulation franchise twice now, presumably because it became unprofitable. Microsoft isn't launching this new simulator for nostalgic reasons - they are a business.

This next incarnation, as many have speculated, will almost certainly NOT be a program you install locally. So what happens when the servers go down, or your internet connection is not working?

Most importantly: Many people are speculating that 3rd party content will only be available through MS's online store. So not only is the simulator NOT installed locally, any add-on aircraft or scenery you purchase will also only exist in your online account.

People could easily spend several hundred dollars for add-on aircraft and scenery, so what happens if this venture isn't the success MS hopes it will be? They may close it down again and this time, all your stuff goes "POOF". Do you get a refund? I think not.

Re: Microsoft Flight Simulator

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I loved MS FS back in the day! According to wikipedia, this new one will feature "Azure AI". What does that mean?

Artificial Intelligence could be used for a lot of things, like:

weather generation

ground handling at airports

random bird strikes

controlling in-game aircraft and their routes

Realistic ATC that understands what you say (think Cortana) and responds intelligently.

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