Microsoft Flight Simulator can feel perfectly next-gen, but its greatest asset - and I think the smartest move Microsoft has made with this long-awaited comeback - is how it's so firmly rooted in the past. Availability: Out August 18th on PC, Xbox versions TBD.Developer: Asobo/Microsoft Game Studios.As a technical achievement, what lead developer Asobo has conjured here is remarkable - in a year when we're seeing the introduction of powerful new consoles, I'd be surprised if either can yet produce a spectacle as eye-catching and awe-inspiring as something that can run without much grumbling on an aging and moderately specced PC. I've been playing daily for pretty much a month now, and I still struggle on occasion to believe it's real dozens of hours logged in the skies and the sight of the sun dipping over the horizon, some troublesome weather bubbling over a city or the hazy dawn seen from five miles high will still have me catching my breath, fumbling for the capture button or hurriedly getting out my phone to take a picture of the screen. So often, Microsoft Flight Simulator feels like the future. A technical marvel, as well as an education and exploration of the joys of flight.

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