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Microsoft Flight Simulator uses Microsoft Azure data, and simulates the Earth using textures and data from Bing Maps. In this gameplay screenshot, a Cirrus SR22 is flying over Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour.
Maps, Bing Maps, and Nokia Maps. [2] Microsoft 's aviation game Flight Simulator X uses Navteq data to achieve a high level of visual realism for automatic terrain generation. [ 3 ] XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio use Navteq data to show traffic information on navigation systems.
Flight Simulator simulates the topography of the entire Earth using data from Bing Maps. Microsoft Azure 's artificial intelligence (AI) generates the three-dimensional representations of Earth's features, using its cloud computing to render and enhance visuals, and real-world data to generate real-time weather and effects.
Microsoft Flight Simulator X is the third most recent major release of Microsoft Flight Simulator, and the last one developed by Aces Game Studio. It includes a graphics engine upgrade and compatibility with preview DirectX 10 and Windows Vista. It was released on October 17, 2006, in North America.
In one of the missions of Microsoft Flight Simulator X, called "Secret Shuttle", the player's call sign is changed mid-flight to a one that starts with "Longhorn". After landing at Area 51, a request from another aircraft for departure clearance, whose call sign starts with "Vista" can be heard over the radio.
FlightSim.Com is a flight simulation review and resource website that focuses heavily on Microsoft Flight Simulator. It is one of the main flight simulation websites along with Avsim.com [1] [2] and provides users access to information and addons for the flight simulator series of video games. [3]
Flight Simulator X was released in two editions: Standard and Deluxe. Compared to the Standard Edition, the Deluxe Edition incorporates additional features, including an on-disc software development kit (SDK), three airplanes with the Garmin G1000 Flightdeck, and the ability for the player to act as Air traffic control (ATC) for other online users with a radar screen.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is a flight simulation video game developed by Asobo Studio and published by Xbox Game Studios. A successor to Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020), the game was released on November 19, 2024, for Windows and the Xbox Series X/S. It was announced at the 2023 Xbox Games Showcase on June 11, 2023. It includes a career ...