I'm not sure if this is OLD news, I'm sure it is. But playing FSX today after a 10hr PHNL - YSSY flight, I saw that "Microsoft Flight" is in the works....http://www.microsoft.com/games/flight/Anyone know anything more?Maybe it's not that old....it says Press Release, August 17, 2010!!

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Thanks!I wasn't sure where it post it.

I'm not sure if this is OLD news, I'm sure it is. But playing FSX today after a 10hr PHNL - YSSY flight, I saw that "Microsoft Flight" is in the works....http://www.microsoft.com/games/flight/Anyone know anything more?Maybe it's not that old....it says Press Release, August 17, 2010!!

Its not a sim, it's a game. That's what makes MS money. To write another sim is too costly, one of the reasons why FSX was released before it was finished.

Its not a sim, it's a game. That's what makes MS money. To write another sim is too costly, one of the reasons why FSX was released before it was finished.

HelloThis direct from the MS gamestudio top guy"The game is in its early development stages, with an alpha version nearly ready for internal testing, according to Kevin Unangst, a senior director in Microsoft's game unit.The company is offering few details on Flight, but Unangst said that it is looking to appeal to flying enthusiasts with the realism, accuracy, and fidelity they expect, but also imagines including other types of gameplay that might appeal more to novices."http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-20013915-56.html

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