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Microsoft Flight Simulator New Videos (Best Looking Game of All Time?) | Tech Alpha Registration Open
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well they are using images of the real locations.
it won't obviously. this is a flying game. the only time you're gonna be on/near the ground is at the airports. they can afford to make everything look this good because it's really just scenery.
still, if RDR2 is anything to go by then next gen will look amazing:
There are still buildings when you get to a city airport
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When they started talking about PC gaming in their E3 conference and led with Flight Simulator, I knew they had the right strategy in place.
I can't wait to fly between the airport near my house to the airport near my work.
I can't wait to fly between the airport near my house to the airport near my work.
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Oh sorry you need to login to access the home page with the new infos.
Here are the rest of the videos.
some more screens
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First time I've ever hopped into a thread saying "this is the best looking game ever" and not see a bunch of disputes.
First time since the 90s, yeah definitely. This is pretty clearly a glimpse at next-gen/next-gen PC graphics engine. It's pretty astonishing.
God damn I never thought seeing my hometown in a video game would make me buy said game... but daaaayum.
Best graphics of the decade, for sure. Is it not the same tech behind Google Earth VR but with pre-loaded textures and geometry?
Lol gotta love how everything looks ultra realistic then the plane interior looks like ps3 game
This is currently my most anticipated game. Everything is looking great and I´m very glad that Microsoft decided to revive this franchise. This time, the use of cloud tech will probably redefine some boundaries.
I´m sure that Google has something comparable to this on its sleeve (some Stadia + Google Earth / Maps project or something).
To get this through Game Pass and somehow running on a X is something I still can´t really believe.
I´m sure that Google has something comparable to this on its sleeve (some Stadia + Google Earth / Maps project or something).
To get this through Game Pass and somehow running on a X is something I still can´t really believe.
This is the first time where I think something like that can only be done by a company like Microsoft. Amazing!
I believe at E3 they said the PC version will be out first next year, right? With consoles coming later, I wouldn't be surprised if we see this on Scarlett.
I believe at E3 they said the PC version will be out first next year, right? With consoles coming later, I wouldn't be surprised if we see this on Scarlett.
Those graphics are amazing, I wish my PC wasn't such a piece of shit.
I'm really curious to see how is this going to look on the X1.
I'm really curious to see how is this going to look on the X1.
I know the cloud handles some of the rendering but still wary if my machine will be up to snuff to qualify for the alpha...signed up so fingers crossed. Looks positively stunning. This with my Oculus Quest over Virtual Desktop and a HOTAS.../Homer drool
This warrants a PC upgrade.
Besides, think of all the money you'd be saving in plane tickets :P
I expect things to kind of start falling apart as you get closer to the ground ( those cities still look very detailed at relatively low altitudes, though) but this looks so good.
I wonder what else could this tech and assets be used for..
Besides, think of all the money you'd be saving in plane tickets :P
I expect things to kind of start falling apart as you get closer to the ground ( those cities still look very detailed at relatively low altitudes, though) but this looks so good.
I wonder what else could this tech and assets be used for..
Interesting thread comparing Bing satellite imagery and scenes from the game https://www.avsim.com/forums/topic/558821-in-game-vs-satellite/
Is the reason for the game looking photo-realistic is essentially because it is using google earth's photographic data for texturing topography and is being potentially allied to PBR?
It's Bing's satellite data, and as you can see in the thread linked a few posts up, it's then populated with various objects and mesh scenery, auto-generated trees and buildings, water, AI clean-up, mixed with manually sculpted and designed parts in prioritized areas.
Wow. Really want to try it out. Will build my new PC in two weeks.
Edit; Heavy load atm? I can't login.
Edit; Heavy load atm? I can't login.
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It's basically using sat data as topography to determine where everything goes rather than using something generated from world machine.
Now that's photorealismBut does it look as good as this though?
Right now I'm focusing on being patient until HDMI 2.1 is fully supported on video cards (for couch+future tv usage). I'll get whatever CPU performs best for games at the time I buy it, and the most expensive video cards that isn't ridiculously priced.
