Microsoft has shared a new set of some very impressive 4K screenshots from its upcoming flight simulator Flight Simulator - some of which make you think about the huge system requirements. In many ways, Microsoft Flight Simulator claims to have the best gaming graphics ever in a PC game.
In these shots, Microsoft showcases various gaming environments such as famous metropolitan areas, rural or natural landscapes, as well as aircraft and XNUMXD clouds. The attention to detail is amazing, from the textures of the ground and landscape detail to the amazing weather effects. Microsoft is said to have achieved excellent graphics, not least thanks to satellite images of the Earth from the Bing service and the power of Azure cloud servers.
Of course, if you lower the plane closer to the ground, you will no longer be able to maintain the same high image quality and detail (especially in cities), but nevertheless. It is worth adding that all the screenshots presented are made by the usual rasterization methods, without any effects based on real-time ray tracing. Interestingly, last month, IGN journalists hinted that the game some ray tracing elements.
In addition, Microsoft support for virtual reality helmets in Flight Simulator. The game will be the next generation of one of the most famous series of civil aviation simulators. It will offer both light aircraft and wide-body airliners, so that fans of skiing will be able to sit at the controls of very detailed machines in a very realistic world. Players will be able to create their own flight plans and go anywhere in the world.
Much attention will be paid to simulation, as well as support for modifications and creation of materials by the community of players. Finally, Microsoft Flight Simulator promises a wide range of controls, from a steering wheel to regular game controllers and a mouse/keyboard combo. Announcement of a new civil aviation simulator June gaming exhibition E3 2019. While the project is being created for PC and Xbox One and should be released in 2020. Let's just hope that the developers do not lower the bar of visual effects.
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