Flight Simulator 2020 is here, and it could be this generation's Crysis. Let's have a look at the game's performance, and discuss Microsoft's latest graphical and technological showcase.
Today third-party developers shared quite a lot of interesting news and releases of add-ons for Microsoft Flight Simulator, including aircraft and scenery.
Today is a big day for Microsoft Flight Simulator, with plenty of juicy news and releases across aircraft and scenery add-ons.
Microsoft revealed sales numbers for the Antonov an-225 released for Microsoft Flight Simulator, with proceeds going to the Ukrainian manufacturer.
"While this title is demanding, Flight Simulator is a game which will likely run better as the game is patched and updated over time. In the future, and Xbox version of this game is planned, as are ray tracing upgrades, confirming that the game will be upgraded from DirectX 11 to support DirectX 12. These developments will likely enable further hardware optimisations on PC, even for those without ray tracing hardware. "
Why DirectX 11 at all though? It isn't like DirectX 12 is new. Why not just use DX12 from the beginning instead of having to go back and upgrade after launch?
the article writer thinks "optimization" means buying more graphics cards