Deluxe Editionįlight Simulator X has been released in two editions respectively: a Standard version, and a Deluxe version. The graphical quality of the simulator has increased greatly. This also adds the mission-based gameplay with the mission-specific aircraft as well as an upgraded rendering engine which is capable of increased detail.įollowing the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) which had held in May 2006, Microsoft published its new screenshots, videos, and an official trailer of it.
Microsoft has released the screenshots and also the list of frequently asked questions as a press release on Microsoft flight simulator x steam edition Insider, and also the number of flight simulator communities.
The Jetways and ground equipment have also been added to the game.įlight Simulator X was officially revealed at the 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) as a gaming showcase for the Microsoft Windows Vista and it is now also compatible with Microsoft Windows 7 as well, and with Windows 8 or Windows 10 via using Steam.
The geography matches the part of the world in which the player is flying in. This game features an immersive air traffic control system and dynamic real-world condition weather.
The player or user can fly anything from a small glider or a light experimental aircraft and to jumbo jets. It also offers 18 planes, 28 detailed cities, and over 24,000 airports with a deluxe version featuring 24 aircraft, and 38 cities. According to Microsoft’s Web site for the game, a standard version features everything from navaids to GPS and airways. This simulator was officially released to the US market on October 17, 2006.
The updated release of the FSX comprises the support for Windows 8.1 and the later version as well, along with updated hosting of FSX multiplayer features throughout Steam. In the year 2014 in December, the FSX: Steam Edition version of the simulator had then made available through the digital distribution via Steam. On the date of July 9 of 2014, Dovetail Games, which are the developers of Train Simulator, announced that it signed a licensing agreement with Microsoft to continue the development on FSX and announced the production of new content. In December of the year 2012, after six years after its release, the FSX multiplayer matchmaking system over the GameSpy network had stopped or was discontinued.
It is built on an upgraded graphics rendering engine, which showcases DirectX 10 features in Windows Vista and it had marketed by Microsoft as the most important technological milestone in the series to date.