Chris Evans from The Reticule talks with Doug McConkey from Dovetail Games about Train Simulator 2015, Dovetail Games Fishing and the new match up with Microsoft's Flight Simulator franchise. Just one of the question and answers was:
Chris – What have you done with Microsoft Flight Simulator X to make it ready for the launch on Steam?
Doug – We have removed the need for CD keys and added support for the Steam system. Although this sounds simple, it actually involved recompiling and rebuilding the entire code base, which was quite a task given that the game code had not been touched for six years. We are now looking at the online functionality that was previously provided in FSX by GameSpy and seeing if we can provide these features in other ways in the Steam edition.
Microsoft Flight Simulator is a game that you have to play to understand just how incredible of an experience it is.
Fantastic in game detail! I am having a blast with this. Can't wait for the Top Gun DLC.
A case of love it or hate it. In my case when I tried it on pc it takes a bit too much consentration and learning to actually have quick fun. Also can't really keep over 100 gig game in a hard drive to just fly couple times a week somewhere for a moment. Not for me.
The World In Even More Hands.
— PC Gaming Enthusiast:
It probably doesn’t make sense to point out the flaws of a game that’s over 11 years old, but I’m going to do it anyway. Mind you, I’ve put about 667 hours into it so far, which goes to show that despite my gripes I can’t help but play it. Even so, there are some notable issues with this simulator that I can’t help but notice with each play session.
I am mostly a pc gamer and love my flight sims. But I got to say I got a Xbox original because of these flight sims (combat flight simulator) from Ms. Still too this day I am waiting for it to come to console. Love there flight sims but besides waiting for a console version I'm now waiting for even a new pc version. Microsoft really has the best flight sims and they just letting it go to waste on both fronts. Come on ms get one or the other out of not both.