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[BigLee74]

It doesn't. XSS version is crap. Draw distance is awful and a lot of pop ups.

Well, some folk just can’t get behind Xbox huh?

To my eyes, this is amazing for a machine that costs £249. Not as good as big brother, but that’s to be expected.

 

[Nitty_Grimes]

video shows them using the controls by hovering over. (I'm sure there is a lot more but at least its a glance)

Can’t wait to move to far to the left or the right of the button I need to click with my thumb stick whilst hurtling towards the ground. Bring on the 27th.

 

[twilo99]

Also, I wouldn't exactly call K&M an advantage. There are players on controller who can dominate K&M players, especially since controller has assisted-aim.

Not especially, aim assist is the only reason this works at all.

Well, some folk just can’t get behind Xbox huh?

To my eyes, this is amazing for a machine that costs £249. Not as good as big brother, but that’s to be expected.

Microsoft should release it for the PS5 so we can see if it runs better on that than the s

 

[DenchDeckard]

"i know it's low spec hardware so it's to be expected"

i'm just saying it doesn't look good. yes it's impressive it's running at all but it looks bad.

you’re off your rocker!

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Well, some folk just can’t get behind Xbox huh?

To my eyes, this is amazing for a machine that costs £249. Not as good as big brother, but that’s to be expected.

I am surprised the S runs it at all as well after what this game does to my 5950x 3090 and can not wait to try it on my Series X

But lets be real that doesnt look good on the S.

I am glad people are going to get to try it but it looks rough

 

[CobraAB]

sorry but nope that looks bad. i know it's low spec hardware so it's to be expected but i wouldn't enjoy playing that. there is waaay too much pop in and the draw distance is very low. textures are low resolution too.

but hey i am used to playing this game at maxed out settings on PC. i'm just sayind i'd be pissed if i bought the game looking like that. hopefully the Series X looks better.

I guess a Ryzen 9, RTX 3090 and 64 GB ram will only satisfy you. That might even be marginal.

 

[BigLee74]

I am surprised the S runs it at all as well after what this game does to my 5950x 3090 and can not wait to try it on my Series X

But lets be real that doesnt look good on the S.

I am glad people are going to get to try it but it looks rough

A tad unfair given this is meant to be one of the most demanding areas in the game?

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

A tad unfair given this is meant to be one of the most demanding areas in the game?

For what the machine is designed for and whats its doing its pretty cool for the price.

As far as looking great it simply doesnt achieve that but its not meant to be a 4k 60fps machine either.

 

[DarkMage619]

For what the machine is designed for and whats its doing its pretty cool for the price.

As far as looking great it simply doesnt achieve that but its not meant to be a 4k 60fps machine either.

I suppose it comes down to what looks great on the XSS. The price is the biggest feature of the console. It promised next generation games for $300. This game appears to meet that benchmark. It was never sold as a graphical powerhouse nor was it sold as a device with the best visuals. The only way this looks 'bad' is if we put unrealistic standards on the system. Let's see how this game runs on the Steam Deck. That system costs even more.

 

[Stuart360]

Pretty shocked how smooth and stutter free this is on the X and especially the S.
My PC is considerably more powerful than the S and Manhattan is stutter city for me with probably a 25fps average.
Cant wait for the PC patch and see how it perferms for me after. The S performance has given me a lot of hope lol.

 

[Investor9872]

Any word on whether the Series X version has a campaign or not? I know that there are a lot of good community mods on the PC that can act as a campaign or guide for beginners, but I'm not so sure if anything like that exists on the console versions. What does one do when starting the game from the beginning? Just pick a plane and go flying anywhere?

 

[Connxtion]

Any word on whether the Series X version has a campaign or not? I know that there are a lot of good community mods on the PC that can act as a campaign or guide for beginners, but I'm not so sure if anything like that exists on the console versions. What does one do when starting the game from the beginning? Just pick a plane and go flying anywhere?

There are a lot more tutorials now.

 

[Stuart360]

Any word on whether the Series X version has a campaign or not? I know that there are a lot of good community mods on the PC that can act as a campaign or guide for beginners, but I'm not so sure if anything like that exists on the console versions. What does one do when starting the game from the beginning? Just pick a plane and go flying anywhere?

There are a lot of tutorials and tests you can do 'land a plane at this notorious hard to land airport, etc).
For me though, i put 80 hours into the game and all i did was pick different airports from around the world, then just flew around exploring.
It really is quite something.

 

[dcmk7]

I am surprised the S runs it at all as well after what this game does to my 5950x 3090 and can not wait to try it on my Series X

But lets be real that doesnt look good on the S.

I am glad people are going to get to try it but it looks rough

I'm in the same boat. It's going to be a relaxing game to chill with.

Only seen a small portion of the XSS footage but I have to agree it didn't look too hot. Glad I get to play this on the big brother for the superior experience.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

I'm in the same boat. It's going to be a relaxing game to chill with.

Only seen a small portion of the XSS footage but I have to agree it didn't look too hot. Glad I get to play this on the big brother for the superior experience.

Its so perfect for that.

Then you can go do fun things like racing Redbull style in the Grand Canyon and trying to land a 747 in crazy places or flying it under places like the Golden Gate Bridge

I havent played in awhile but always love taking my larger planes into very busy airports and buzzing people practicing their take offs and landings

On PC having the helicopter mod I enjoy trying to land that thing is cray places as well.

 

[M1chl]

It doesn't. XSS version is crap. Draw distance is awful and a lot of pop ups.

I find this screenshot pretty crazy for 500USD machine:

 

[JLB]

It doesn't. XSS version is crap. Draw distance is awful and a lot of pop ups.

Wel, its unfair to compare Series S against the absolute most powerful next gen console.

 

[Arias05]

This game has the best graphics so far this gen excited to play on my 4K tv this Tuesday

 

[catvonpee]

I got the 'ready to start' prompt when I pre-loaded and I thought maybe they unlocked the game early. Nope.

 

[Bernd Lauert]

Series S stays a beast. God damn.

 

[THEAP99]

does this game have an auto pilot option? i want to do a 24/7 youtube stream of the game just flying around

 

[bender]

I hate Phil for not inventing a time machine and not giving it to me thus letting me warp to the 27th.

 

[93xfan]

does this game have an auto pilot option? i want to do a 24/7 youtube stream of the game just flying around

I heard it does

 

[hlm666]

Pretty shocked how smooth and stutter free this is on the X and especially the S.
My PC is considerably more powerful than the S and Manhattan is stutter city for me with probably a 25fps average.
Cant wait for the PC patch and see how it perferms for me after. The S performance has given me a lot of hope lol.

The PC performance in update 5 looks substantial going by the 2060 comparison from a few weeks ago.

 

[93xfan]

It doesn't. XSS version is crap. Draw distance is awful and a lot of pop ups.

I appreciate what is possible on this 4TF console. With that said, I’m very glad for the increased fidelity of the X

 

[Elbow Identity Shallow]

Has anybody seen any info on the Flight Simulator Premium Deluxe Upgrade pack? On console I keep getting an error but on the website it asks me to redeem a code to claim it. I have pre-ordered the GamePass version and I suppose it may not go live until the Xbox version of the game actually releases but the Premium Add-Ons Bundle for Forza Horizon 5 (£35.99) went live as soon as they added the game.
I'm hoping for a similar sort of price for the GamePass version of Flight Simulator too.

Managed to answer my own question via an Xbox FAQ that I'd not seen before.

Hopefully the upgrade isn't too expensive.

 

[Riky]

Good to see Series S running a game not possible on last gen consoles, hopefully DF give us the uncapped framerate metrics around launch as that's how I will be playing with VRR.

 

[elliot5]

Good to see Series S running a game not possible on last gen consoles, hopefully DF give us the uncapped framerate metrics around launch as that's how I will be playing with VRR.

I'm sure they will as it's a unique feature and will provide a decent benchmark against PC

 

[Banjo64]

I’m not sure if this is common knowledge, but on Xbox you can delete the offline map which drastically reduces the file size from nearly 100gb to 42gb.

Obviously I imagine this means you have to stream the game world, however, as I have fibre internet and only Series S memory, this is a fantastic solution for me.

 

[M1chl]

does this game have an auto pilot option? i want to do a 24/7 youtube stream of the game just flying around

It does

 

[Little Chicken]

Looks fantastic on Series X and Series S. Does anyone know if there any Orbx content is available on Xbox?

 

[Dr.Morris79]

It does look great. $300 machine showing smooth performance. Show me a $300 PC or another similarly priced device that runs this better.

Ever noticed that when you say this, they vanish?

 

[Banjo64]

Ever noticed that when you say this, they vanish?

Why stop at $300? Show me a $600 rig that matches the Series S performance and I’d be impressed.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Why stop at $300? Show me a $600 rig that matches the Series S performance and I’d be impressed.

Exactly. It's not a very thought out statement.

 

[WoodyStare]

Couldn’t resist and purchased the Thrustmaster T. Flight Hotas One. Only a few more days!

 

[nemiroff]

The Series X version is fantastic, a true next generation title like no other. Excellent draw distance and seems to be running better than the current version on PC (even with a 3080..) which struggles with airliners, especially with glass cockpits.



..and yes of course the PC version will get all the threaded optimizations as well, so it's all good. Can't wait to jump back into this in VR with the performance update installed.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

The Series X version is fantastic, a true next generation title like no other. Excellent draw distance and seems to be running better than the current version on PC (even with a 3080..) which struggles with airliners, especially with glass cockpits.



..and yes of course the PC version will get all the threaded optimizations as well, so it's all good. Can't wait to jump back into this in VR with the performance update installed.

 

[Julius Ibidus]

i'm getting more and more interested in this. how would it perform on a 2070?

 

[VAL0R]

I'm going to legit use this game for homeschooling.

My wife: See kids, this is the city in Europe we just read about!

My kids:

 

[jaysius]

$49.99 for the base game, $1500 for all the DLC endemic to these type of products no doubt.

Same bullshit as the Forza Horizon games, husks waiting to be filled with dlc, the dlc is where all the fun shit is.

 

[BigLee74]

Same bullshit as the Forza Horizon games, husks waiting to be filled with dlc, the dlc is where all the fun shit is.

Forza Horizon games are ‘husks’? That’s some really really shit trolling right there.

 

[xion4360]

Same bullshit as the Forza Horizon games, husks waiting to be filled with dlc, the dlc is where all the fun shit is.

OMG really!!?? how did I play every single Forza game without any DLC for hours on end and have so much fun!? wow thanks for letting me know I had NO IDEA!!

 

[Ammogeddon]

I spend a lot of time aimlessly looking at Google Earth. This game is right up my street

 

[Billbofet]

Same bullshit as the Forza Horizon games, husks waiting to be filled with dlc, the dlc is where all the fun shit is.

I have probably spent 200 hours playing the Forza games and have never spent one penny on DLC. So you're saying there's even more awesome to be had?!?!?!?

 

[Sealord of Braavos]

Same bullshit as the Forza Horizon games, husks waiting to be filled with dlc, the dlc is where all the fun shit is.

dont know much about this individual but I’m getting strong console warrior vibes.

lots of insecure reactions seemingly caused by the positive vibes around Flight Sim on consoles. My favourite so far is the concern around pop-in on Series S.

Currently out of town and away from my Series X but I’ll be back just in time to see and play this in all its 4K VRR glory.

This has been my most anticipated title since it was announced it was coming to consoles.

 

[Schmick]

i'm getting more and more interested in this. how would it perform on a 2070?

Since the latest Sim update 5 the performance has been much improved. I think you 2070 will do just fine at 1440p at high end setting and volumetric clouds set to ultra. The thing about this Sim is that running 30fps is perfectly acceptable.

 

[Julius Ibidus]

Since the latest Sim update 5 the performance has been much improved. I think you 2070 will do just fine at 1440p at high end setting and volumetric clouds set to ultra. The thing about this Sim is that running 30fps is perfectly acceptable.

thanks. i'll be at 1080p and it sound like it will run good, will have to give it a try then.

 

[Schmick]

Same bullshit as the Forza Horizon games, husks waiting to be filled with dlc, the dlc is where all the fun shit is.

What? $1,500 worth of DLC for Forza Horizon? Where? Where is it all?

 

[Schmick]

thanks. i'll be at 1080p and it sound like it will run good, will have to give it a try then.

No problem. Do you have Gamepass? Because it's on there.

 

[Julius Ibidus]

No problem. Do you have Gamepass? Because it's on there.

no, I don't. may have to get it to give this a try, no good deals out there for buying it.