I’d been a professional military pilot for 5 years when FS1 came out. I left the military in 1998 as FS2000 was being released. I’m retiring from airline flying now, as FS2020 is born. After 23,000 hours in the air my flying career is over, but MSFS has a bright future. I’ve used every single one of these programs (and XP and P3D) and I’m delighted to see that the franchise will continue and I can keep my hand in for a while longer.
We live in a good time for gaming. Imagine being born 80 years early, you'd miss all this. But then people born decades later than us will enjoy all sorts of crazy tech.
AI will change things faster than you can think, allready happening, you dont have to wait 30 years, the friendly Skynet will greets you in just a few years
Hearing the Microsoft Flight Simulator X Theme song again almost brought tears to my eyes, I loved that simulator so much and made so many memories while playing for hours and hours
"Any sufficently advanced technology appears as magic" If you showed me FS2020's graphics in 2005 right before FSX came out, i would have said, nah thats not possible, thats a pre-rendered 100 million dollar hollywood movie, thats not a real-time game. Where will we be in 2030?
In fact, when I first saw FS2020 teasers I thought it was fake. Even today I can't believe that it's possible. Imagine, the complete earth.... And a small french dev team made it possible in 4 years. It should inspire Chris Robert.
Until right before E3 2019 I imagined this would exist, but until 2030 or more, without exaggerating. As gfamad said, even as of today, only a couple of days away from the final launch, I genuinely cannot believe it.
An actually that's exactly what I thought when I saw the first trailer in Microsoft's E3 Showcase last year. When I saw it again and see the "rendered in real time" part I couldn't believe it.
I was a teenager in the 70s, and built radio controlled planes to scratch the itch. On top of that, I've been a computer nerd gamer, starting with stacks of quarters on the arcade machines in the 80s, and spending big money on gaming computers since then. I've always been a PC gamer, and flight sims have been my #1 favorite genre.
I flew every single version of Flight simulator. It was my only way to experience aviation as a child. Now i’m 45 years old, a RL Airline Captain and still enjoying Flightsimulation. Thank you for a lifetime of experiences and fun and keeping this series alive so more (young) people can enjoy aviation.
There are 8 soundtracks in FSX. You'd listen through all of them once, but never ever set any of the others after you heard them... and I bet noone would even recognize those :D
Too right m8, it was FSX that really got me into aviation, n now, im learning how to fly IRL to join the airline industry (hopefully the airline industry recover in next 3-5 years)
@@7bastiec12 I know, thanks but it is like 10 euros a month after 1st one If I remember it correctly. But I'm not the Subscription services type of guy. Will stay in FSX for now and try to buy it later on when I get a chance. Maybe I'll try the Game pass to check if my PC can even run it. Thanks anyway bud!
Finally without a doubt and after being a beta tester - We have the next generation of flight sims! Finally, a break away from the old, dated and broken platforms
One of them gonna be me. Getting it on an Xbox Series X, which will also be my first full console ever. I know it won’t be as smooth as on PC, but it’s something. Been my dream to be a pilot someday
Many feelings and memories with this video , I remember playing Flight Simulator X when I was 8-9 years old and now we are going to have 2020. I have been waiting a long time for this game, only 4 days left! Congratulations on the enormous job you have done! See you in heaven!
the entire world, handcrafted with every single building interior accurately modelled, driveable cars and other vehicles, every single animal and all 7 Billion+ people displayed ingame with their irl movements portrayed ingame.
I remember playing FS95 on an old DOS computer when I was 5-years-old. It would be my first exposure into a game series I would spend thousands of hours in, would create mods for, and it also brought some of my first exposure to a passion for flight that has been the driver for my long-term education and career. This new simulator brings me to tears, that a long-forgotten franchise has come back with a product beyond even our wildest pipedreams a decade ago. The incredible technology behind this will be an influence on the entire game development world for years to come. FS was always a franchise that badly lagged behind other platforms, but now it has done a quantum leap ahead of even our highest expectations. Thank you Microsoft and Asoba for helping us take flight again after all these years. ❤️✈️
i remember playing fsx and thinking, wow these graphics are incredible! and despite having a fairly decent pc, well my dads, haha, It ran like poo! now I'm running a beast, and cannot wait to get the most of of this absolutely gorgeous game. makes me wonder where we will be in another 20 years tho!!
I been there too, I remember sneaking down to the basement/office room in the early morning hours to play MSFS2000 that he had for free with his new pc. Few years later it was MSFS2004, and eventually I had my hands on my own somewhat cheesy PC to play FSX Deluxe edition on, I was so happy with it, spend hours flying around, modded it a tad and eventually bought a Warbirds pack that had a bunch of WWII planes to toy with. You'd be surprised realizing how much fun these simulators give you, even if you can see the concept is fairly 'simple' (That is the aspect of getting your bum in a virtual cockpit to go airborne, fly about some, land again).
@@TobiasRieper047 Simulators are somewhat of a roleplay game. It gives you the possibility to do something you for whatever reason could not do in real life. That´s what make them special. You can fly, you can have your own farm, you can be a professional racing driver, you can be a train conductor, truck driver, and so on. Simulators make people feel realized even if its for a couple hours a day.
@@noelminboel5158 about £4k all said and done. I9 10990k, aorus z390 master mobo, Evga rtx 2080ti xc ultra, and G.skill 4000mhz ddr4 ram. Most of it overclocked. Been saving and buying parts since this game was an uttering on the wind! Haha
I played all of these versions growing up which no doubt helped me when I received my PPL 14 years ago. A tear actually ran down my face watching this video. Great job Microsoft (and now Asobo!). Thank you for bringing this back to us! I have been part of the Alpha/Beta test group and you have made me feel a part of this so I can't thank you enough!! I have a 9 year old son that is about the age I was when I started MSFS for the first time and to be able to fly multiplayer with him with this next generation flight simulator makes it truly something extra special.
@@raymarshall6721 I got so angry when i learned about Meigs. I started with MSFS 3.0, where Meigs was the default airport. Now i wanted to start from there again, for old times sake... but it is gone, destroyed by some idiotic mayor in the middle of the night. Insane.
Usman S But they did include it. There’s plenty of videos showing people flying the icon a5 and the water physics look great. The waves and intensity of them also change with different weather.
@@ericktorres9791 no I didn't mean just water by itself, I meant the physics of it when the aircraft interacts with it (flying close above the water, landing, splashing, ripples due to exhaust, etc)
WOW. When I heard that "bass" line of the old FS theme, I hit like so fast. That's the only menu music I think I ever left running forever. So awesome to have such a great re-run through my history from FS5 through today. Looking forward to release next week! Thanks for the great work on bringing this amazing sim into the future!
4 more days my friends. (5 for others) Just 4 more days and we can start this amazing journey together. I can't wait to be up above the clouds! Here's to happy flying everyone!
I bought myself a new gaming laptop just mostly for running MSFS2020. I've been gaming since the Commodore 64 and have been a huge fan of Microsoft Flight Simulator and remember buying a century of flight 2004 which I absolutely loved.. Then later on Flight Simulator X which was amazing as always. To be honest I have no idea about microsoft flight simulator 2020 until after it had come out and I watched a UA-cam video of someone flying over my home town and I was blown away.. and just had to have it, and I absolutely love it, it is absolute perfection. The 3 times I've been most blown away from video games are 1. Playing Doom for the first time on a high end 486. 2. Resident Evil 7 in VR on a PS4 Pro. 3. Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 ... Thanks for creating such an amazing peace of software and technology..
My first Flight Sim was 98 before getting into X. Looking back at all these Sims bringing back so many memories of not only what I did in the Simulator but also what was going on in my life. Oh how far we have come, it's amazing what nostalgia can do. Here's to many more great years in Flight Simulator 2020!
@@calvinnickel9995 Sort of. It was owned independently in the sense that MS hadn't bought the IP yet. However at that point it had MS as a publisher, when saying "indie" we usually refer to a product with no major publisher.
This went straight to the heart... Started out with FS4.0 as far as I can remember. This is the only title that I 'played' throughout my entire life so far. Thanks so much for making this dream come true!
I wish that I can live 150 years more just to see how games will become Maybe you will control a plane in a real-world live but no one sees your plane expect you like using signals that fly around the world
This has black mirror vibes haha. A future where humans don't go outside themselves, rather they go outside in an environment just exactly how you described it, like you can see others, but when a real human comes out physically, they just see no one..
Microsoft Flight Simulator has come a very long way. I am proud to say I am a MSFS geek when it comes to these games. I had FSX and now that MSFS 2020 has been released, I am honestly mind blown with how much work and effort was put into this game. Great job Microsft!!
damn... in those last 14 years PC and not only technically and Microsoft have progressed so ahead... is just breathtaking! not only visuals, coding, backend, frontend, database... live telemetry, satellites... servers...this is just mind-blowing!!!! 😲♥️😍👍💪
@@calvinnickel9995 Oh, poor you. Probably some outdated crap because a multi-billion corporation like Microsoft lost interest in a small niche market. But never mind, MSFS is back now so that Level D sims may in the future be run by FS2020 Pro version.
This thing just took the best of every sim out there.. all the add ons, wish-lists.. the lot.. and then went next level. Absolutely incredible.. and now that the 3rd party devs are scurrying to work and releasing content every week, the future of this thing is truly awe-inspiring! :)
I can already remember the time when I flew over the skyscrapers with Microsoft Flight Simulator 95 and enjoyed the flight the whole time. When I played Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight it was so wonderful to experience. Then Microsoft Flight Simulator X and Microsoft Flight Simulator X Acceleration Expansion Pack came along and my dream had come true. I can still remember the moment that I once completed the flight license in the game and printed it out immediately. To experience the flights over great cities like New York or Istanbul in more detail was very exciting. After hearing nothing about Microsoft Flight Simulator for a long time, I kept wondering why the game was not continuing. When the announcement was presented in the Xbox Event Microsoft Flight Simulator Teaser, I jumped off the sofa. Even though I have gotten older now, this one dream remains to experience the planes and the cities in the simulation as realistically as possible. Thank you Microsoft Flight Simulator and Asobo for the absolutely incredible jump with Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020.
For everything, I've seen that's supposed to be next gen, this actually has that next gen feel to it, so much so that it's a system selling. I'm normally not into flight sims but I'm very interested in this, so much so that I want to upgrade my PC and buy a VR headset once it gets support for it. This feels like one of those kinda games where you can relax, spend countless hours, sight seeing and VR, what a wonder that would be. On another note, I will be interesting to see how this runs on the Xbox One because it's pretty demanding on the PC and feels like the original Xbox consoles doesn't really have the power for it whereas the Xbox Series X should be fine for it but in all honesty, these kinds of games are much better suited for the PC, especially with all the right gear for it.
Unless they entirely redesign the game to get it to run on base Xbox One, it will most likely only go to Series S & X. Minimum spec on PC is a GTX 1060. Don't see how they could possibly get it to run on the current Xbox, other than the X.
@@julianreed7 I suspect that is where DX12 will come in, they'll likely optimize it a lot more for the PC and so it can run on the Xbox One because as it is, I can't see how it would run at all on the Xbox One with how demanding it is on the cpu, DX12 could change that for the better. Personally, this is a very PC centric kind of game and I think would be better suited for being PC only but if it has to be on consoles, it should be next gen consoles only because if they are targeting this gen as well, it's going to hold back how much Microsoft can improve the game going forward. As for VR, to do it Justice, you'll likely need a monster of a PC for that so I'll wait it out till things get cheaper before jumping on that bandwagon.
@@paul1979uk2000 No disagreement, despite being a primarily Xbox guy who also has a PC game. This is the most ambitious game arguably since Gears of War Microsoft has done. So, they should do what's best for the project. I'm only hoping for a Series X release more so to use Flight Sim as a gauge for what the box is capable of.
When the FSX theme started playing, the amount of nostalgia that came flooding into my brain was nuts. I would sit there listening to that for hours on end trying to select what plane I wanted to fly when I was like 8 years old. Now I’m 19 and just about to do my first solo for my PPL. How time flies.
Such a great look back, i first played in FS2000 as a kid, could never figure out how to start concord but it was a fun first taste. Then i got FS2004 later on and enjoyed many hours of flying. Never played FSX but once i saw the trailers i knew i just had to get back into this. Put 50 hours in since i got it a few days ago and its one of the best most enjoyable and relaxing games i've ever played. Can't wait to see how it improves over time.
Yep I didnt think much of it ehen the trailer released. Thought it would be just an arcade game where you fly a few missions. Boi am I glad I was wrong. Im so fcking hyped. 4 more days.
Ahh the nostalgia. Reminds me when in I flew manually from London to Almeria for about 2 hours before asking my Dad to land and him forgetting to lower the landing gear. Some cherished memories with this series!
I have had every version. And still use FSX. Each of them in their own right was mindblowing at the time. But now at 56 years old, I finally have the time and the PC to play this wonderful piece of software. My first flight will be dedicated to one of my oldest friends, who, like me had a passion for flight sims. His excitement for this sim knew no bounds. Unfortunately, Cancer took him earlier in the year. So his dream for us to be both flying together again, was not to be. Godspeed old friend, I'll see you among the clouds!
Looks great! Can't wait until Monday to order and fly it. I've logged a lot of hours with the old versions. Glad Flight Simulator is being brought back to life. 14 years since version X. It's been a long time.
Uma Linda História que me levou a lágrimas principalmente a música que sempre estará na minha mente. Milhares de horas de Vôo, noites sem dormir e muitas histórias a contar. Que Seja Eterno FS ...
i played FS4 with a keyboard and tv color rigged to display CGA and i was 100% into it like it was 'the realt thing' can't believe how much progress has been made you really did it ! it's 'the real thing'
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Honestly every single developer of this flight sim should be so proud 🙏🏼🔥
Even the janitors
Incredible
Agree
I love you so much
For sure.... I can't imagine the amount of work
I’d been a professional military pilot for 5 years when FS1 came out. I left the military in 1998 as FS2000 was being released. I’m retiring from airline flying now, as FS2020 is born. After 23,000 hours in the air my flying career is over, but MSFS has a bright future. I’ve used every single one of these programs (and XP and P3D) and I’m delighted to see that the franchise will continue and I can keep my hand in for a while longer.
Hi Tim. I think you might like my trailer on FS history ua-cam.com/video/HfgYm-jI1oE/v-deo.html
@@TheFlightLevel Hi. Idgaf.
TheGamer 🤡
Since you were a military pilot, you may like DCS
@@FormulaJuan75 Why are you being rude? People work hard on these things and at the first self promotion you play like you're annoyed? Pathetic
What a development! Unbelievable when you imagine what will happen in 30 years.
We live in a good time for gaming. Imagine being born 80 years early, you'd miss all this. But then people born decades later than us will enjoy all sorts of crazy tech.
@@jedipenguin2641 Maybe living meaningful lives is more important than gaming?
@@jedipenguin2641 Great, now I hate my fucking life...thanks...Can someone freeze me for a few decades?
AI will change things faster than you can think, allready happening, you dont have to wait 30 years, the friendly Skynet will greets you in just a few years
just imagine 10 years ahead, with vr in mind... mind blown
Fun fact: this series is older than windows
Windows.
SeaTurtleSquad wow, i thought windows were old, but this is really old!
That means... Windows is a spin-off from the company that made Flight Simulator
Znerox Lol it’s kinda true tho
So where did they run this game before windows?
@@HNK-ln7hq MS-DOS, and there were early versions for Mac OS.
Hearing the Microsoft Flight Simulator X Theme song again almost brought tears to my eyes, I loved that simulator so much and made so many memories while playing for hours and hours
That music is actually an option In the new flight simulator
@@chickennuggetdoctor5689 Wow! That is exciting!
same
Same here I remember fspassengers and flying with the captain sim 727....soo many amazing memories
yes but the default one was very bad. we had to add many mods to make it little lively.
"Any sufficently advanced technology appears as magic"
If you showed me FS2020's graphics in 2005 right before FSX came out, i would have said, nah thats not possible, thats a pre-rendered 100 million dollar hollywood movie, thats not a real-time game.
Where will we be in 2030?
In fact, when I first saw FS2020 teasers I thought it was fake. Even today I can't believe that it's possible. Imagine, the complete earth.... And a small french dev team made it possible in 4 years. It should inspire Chris Robert.
Until right before E3 2019 I imagined this would exist, but until 2030 or more, without exaggerating. As gfamad said, even as of today, only a couple of days away from the final launch, I genuinely cannot believe it.
An actually that's exactly what I thought when I saw the first trailer in Microsoft's E3 Showcase last year. When I saw it again and see the "rendered in real time" part I couldn't believe it.
I thought that this was a pre rendered. There would be no way to achieve this i thought, but here we are
In 2030, better do your pre flight check properly. Because crashes might kill.
I grew up playing Microsoft Simulator X from the age of only four years old, and this truly brought me to tears!
I want to like this but I wanna keep it at 69 Likes 😉
ShayK47 too late
I was a teenager in the 70s, and built radio controlled planes to scratch the itch. On top of that, I've been a computer nerd gamer, starting with stacks of quarters on the arcade machines in the 80s, and spending big money on gaming computers since then. I've always been a PC gamer, and flight sims have been my #1 favorite genre.
You and me both, i started flying flight-simulator 98, back then i was 3-years old. 😊
@@horrido666 Honor the Pong!
I flew every single version of Flight simulator. It was my only way to experience aviation as a child. Now i’m 45 years old, a RL Airline Captain and still enjoying Flightsimulation. Thank you for a lifetime of experiences and fun and keeping this series alive so more (young) people can enjoy aviation.
Very good. I think you would like my trailer on FS history ua-cam.com/video/HfgYm-jI1oE/v-deo.html
The ICONIC song. Started so many pilot careers, including mine. So excited for this new chapter.
Exactly I remember in 2012 when I got fsx I was so happy and the song came and I have not changed it since now
Song is still there in msfs2020! You can switch to it being the main menu music in the options
GepardenK thank god I was gonna be so mad if it wasn’t in MFS2020
There are 8 soundtracks in FSX. You'd listen through all of them once, but never ever set any of the others after you heard them... and I bet noone would even recognize those :D
Too right m8, it was FSX that really got me into aviation, n now, im learning how to fly IRL to join the airline industry (hopefully the airline industry recover in next 3-5 years)
2050: Microsoft Flight Simulator: Real Edition where they send an actual 747 to your house in the mail
Hm yes simulator but its not a simulator
No well you see, the sim is that there is a 747 at an airport and you fly it from home
Assuming the mail still exists by then
Or a free Cessna 172 so that everyone can fly it, plus a free pilots license lol
is that a simulator? yesn’t
I don't usually pre-order games, but I'm pre-ordering this one twice.
If that is not a joke and you just did it to support devs, perhaps there is a chance you would be happy to give it away to make a poor guy happy.
@@tangentsmith2961 It's a joke. I'm poor too. =]
@@jamesh9744 Oh well! Wish you to get it on sales if we bums get a chance!
@@tangentsmith2961 xbox game pass it's the solution, $1 first month ant the monthy suscription it's not too expensive
@@7bastiec12 I know, thanks but it is like 10 euros a month after 1st one If I remember it correctly. But I'm not the Subscription services type of guy. Will stay in FSX for now and try to buy it later on when I get a chance. Maybe I'll try the Game pass to check if my PC can even run it.
Thanks anyway bud!
_Hears MSFX Theme Song_
I'm not crying, you are.
Liquid pride.
Finally without a doubt and after being a beta tester - We have the next generation of flight sims! Finally, a break away from the old, dated and broken platforms
Does it handle well on low spec computers?
@@petersalazar2921 He won't know because he must be a rich boy that owns a high end PC lol
@@petersalazar2921 1080 ti, 4k monitor, high graphics, 25-30 fps
Peter Salazar nope. An amd rx570 is the minimum to play at low settings
Y’all think a gtx 1060M will run it fine ?
Literally brought tears to my eyes. Who would have thought that a Flight Simulator video would invoke so much emotion.
My dream 💝😭😭😭is to be a pilot but it’s gone now but at least I can play Microsoft flight simulator
With so much technology this days, you will practically make your dream come true even using a simulator
Never give up on your dream. Things will go back to normal!
You can still become a pilot no matter what you think is holding you back. Make your dreams a reality. But until then, enjoy Flight Simulator!
Ahhh it's not too late :) you'll get there :)
P4GAM3R And you can always get into RC planes or go on tour flights IRL also.
well, this game just raised the graphics standards to a new high.
I think this is the game with the best graphics ever. (Your profile picture also has very good graphics).
The FSX classic theme 😍😍
Too bad it comes from Crimson Skies, and not FSX.
@@ImpendingJoker what are you talking about it's the main theme for FSX...
@@ImpendingJoker yeah yeah nobody cares bro it's the FSX theme song so it's what we associate it with stop being a cock about it
Lucasplz exactly 😂
@@ImpendingJoker, can you link that? I'm curious.
imagine all the kids now that are starting with msfs 2020. Crazy...
The Conscious Cosmos like me :)
Me too
Just bought my first hotas :)
One of them gonna be me. Getting it on an Xbox Series X, which will also be my first full console ever. I know it won’t be as smooth as on PC, but it’s something. Been my dream to be a pilot someday
So me
This is the future. Amazing to discover the world with MS FS 2020
Many feelings and memories with this video
, I remember playing Flight Simulator X when I was 8-9 years old and now we are going to have 2020. I have been waiting a long time for this game, only 4 days left!
Congratulations on the enormous job you have done! See you in heaven!
When your synthetic vision is better than MSFS 4.0!
Yeah that's something I've been thinking about, even the displays in the cockpits have better graphics than these earlier games
4.0 is definitely the cutest though
Imagine SVT running on bing'n'azure in a few years...
There were clear ways to improve all past flight simulators, but my God how do you get better than this?!?
the entire world, handcrafted with every single building interior accurately modelled, driveable cars and other vehicles, every single animal and all 7 Billion+ people displayed ingame with their irl movements portrayed ingame.
@@crestraizn wouldn't be surprised
@@hassanmarzook3327 that's called Second Life 🤣🤣
Multiplayer with 10s of thousands of planes so that air traffic control is needed in every airport and every airport seems functional and busy?
@@hassanmarzook3327 Wait you can drive the cars??
I remember playing FS95 on an old DOS computer when I was 5-years-old. It would be my first exposure into a game series I would spend thousands of hours in, would create mods for, and it also brought some of my first exposure to a passion for flight that has been the driver for my long-term education and career.
This new simulator brings me to tears, that a long-forgotten franchise has come back with a product beyond even our wildest pipedreams a decade ago. The incredible technology behind this will be an influence on the entire game development world for years to come. FS was always a franchise that badly lagged behind other platforms, but now it has done a quantum leap ahead of even our highest expectations.
Thank you Microsoft and Asoba for helping us take flight again after all these years. ❤️✈️
Veteran here still being amazed to what this franchise has become, and instead of "Can It Run Crysis, It's Can It run FS2020?
i remember playing fsx and thinking, wow these graphics are incredible! and despite having a fairly decent pc, well my dads, haha, It ran like poo! now I'm running a beast, and cannot wait to get the most of of this absolutely gorgeous game. makes me wonder where we will be in another 20 years tho!!
We will be irl sims
"Running a beast" Prolly cost 500 dollars hahah
I been there too, I remember sneaking down to the basement/office room in the early morning hours to play MSFS2000 that he had for free with his new pc. Few years later it was MSFS2004, and eventually I had my hands on my own somewhat cheesy PC to play FSX Deluxe edition on, I was so happy with it, spend hours flying around, modded it a tad and eventually bought a Warbirds pack that had a bunch of WWII planes to toy with.
You'd be surprised realizing how much fun these simulators give you, even if you can see the concept is fairly 'simple' (That is the aspect of getting your bum in a virtual cockpit to go airborne, fly about some, land again).
@@TobiasRieper047 Simulators are somewhat of a roleplay game. It gives you the possibility to do something you for whatever reason could not do in real life. That´s what make them special. You can fly, you can have your own farm, you can be a professional racing driver, you can be a train conductor, truck driver, and so on. Simulators make people feel realized even if its for a couple hours a day.
@@noelminboel5158 about £4k all said and done. I9 10990k, aorus z390 master mobo, Evga rtx 2080ti xc ultra, and G.skill 4000mhz ddr4 ram. Most of it overclocked. Been saving and buying parts since this game was an uttering on the wind! Haha
Watching the E3 trailer in 2019 for the first time was probably the best thing that happened to me last year!
2:33 got me a bit choked up.
What a ride it has already been!
MSFS20 - It’s a better world inside!
I played all of these versions growing up which no doubt helped me when I received my PPL 14 years ago. A tear actually ran down my face watching this video. Great job Microsoft (and now Asobo!). Thank you for bringing this back to us! I have been part of the Alpha/Beta test group and you have made me feel a part of this so I can't thank you enough!! I have a 9 year old son that is about the age I was when I started MSFS for the first time and to be able to fly multiplayer with him with this next generation flight simulator makes it truly something extra special.
To think... I have played all of those... RIP Miegs Field, may she forever live in Flight Sim's memory
Yep, I even had it when it was owned by SubLogic, on a Commodore!! And had every version since. Can't wait . ..
It's criminal what they did to that airport..
@@joetroyner Literally.... Good old Illinois in general, where politicians retire to prison
@@raymarshall6721 I got so angry when i learned about Meigs. I started with MSFS 3.0, where Meigs was the default airport. Now i wanted to start from there again, for old times sake... but it is gone, destroyed by some idiotic mayor in the middle of the night. Insane.
Hi guys! I think you might like the trailer for my upcoming video series on FS history ua-cam.com/video/HfgYm-jI1oE/v-deo.html
Thank you for the wonderful images and evolution! I am proud to have been a member of the Microsoft developer.
When Microsoft actually spend money on something worth it
yet they forgot water physics for amphibian aircraft! *facepalm*
Usman S But they did include it. There’s plenty of videos showing people flying the icon a5 and the water physics look great. The waves and intensity of them also change with different weather.
This and Halo are only things worth it atm
Vanguard the icon doesn’t really float with the waves it just kinda sits flat on the water and doesn’t react
@@ericktorres9791 no I didn't mean just water by itself, I meant the physics of it when the aircraft interacts with it (flying close above the water, landing, splashing, ripples due to exhaust, etc)
WOW. When I heard that "bass" line of the old FS theme, I hit like so fast. That's the only menu music I think I ever left running forever. So awesome to have such a great re-run through my history from FS5 through today. Looking forward to release next week! Thanks for the great work on bringing this amazing sim into the future!
Hi, I think you might like my trailer on FS history ua-cam.com/video/HfgYm-jI1oE/v-deo.html
Hard to believe how far this has come
I was from the pong generation and makes me wonder how much farther we can go.
I was a little boy watching my uncle play MSF2000, ever sense I was a fan. Thank you for a great trip down memory lane.
4 more days my friends. (5 for others) Just 4 more days and we can start this amazing journey together. I can't wait to be up above the clouds! Here's to happy flying everyone!
Well beside me most likely my pc probably can’t run it and it won’t be coming to Xbox anytime soon 😔
preach bro!!!
@@FearlessNite345 It will at least be out eventually for Xbox though! :)
@@FearlessNite345 what do you mean it will be out on xbox the 18th
Well I pre ordered it but my Logitech joystick isn’t coming until September 23 😞
Such an amazing and emotional tour not just for Flight Simulator but for all of personal computing.
Every time I hear the FSX theme I get so happy
Too bad it was actually from Crimson Skies originally not FSX.
I bought myself a new gaming laptop just mostly for running MSFS2020. I've been gaming since the Commodore 64 and have been a huge fan of Microsoft Flight Simulator and remember buying a century of flight 2004 which I absolutely loved.. Then later on Flight Simulator X which was amazing as always. To be honest I have no idea about microsoft flight simulator 2020 until after it had come out and I watched a UA-cam video of someone flying over my home town and I was blown away.. and just had to have it, and I absolutely love it, it is absolute perfection. The 3 times I've been most blown away from video games are 1. Playing Doom for the first time on a high end 486. 2. Resident Evil 7 in VR on a PS4 Pro. 3. Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 ... Thanks for creating such an amazing peace of software and technology..
Wow that music. Goosebumps.
Yes, so nice to hear the Crimson Skies music rescored and still alive.
ImpendingJoker stfu
@@ImpendingJoker Its nothing like Crimson Skies
@@ImpendingJoker can you like piss off and stop shutting on people's enjoyment
Such an iconic FSX tune, I become a pilot because of it
My first Flight Sim was 98 before getting into X. Looking back at all these Sims bringing back so many memories of not only what I did in the Simulator but also what was going on in my life. Oh how far we have come, it's amazing what nostalgia can do. Here's to many more great years in Flight Simulator 2020!
Predating even Microsoft windows... a very special franchise indeed!
Yes, it started from MS-DOS. Check my trailer out for more detailed upcoming history. ua-cam.com/video/HfgYm-jI1oE/v-deo.html
Technically it predates even DOS! Though it was a indie product at the time and didn't get absorbed into the MS family until after the release of DOS
It was independent well into the 80s well after DOS.
@@calvinnickel9995 Sort of. It was owned independently in the sense that MS hadn't bought the IP yet. However at that point it had MS as a publisher, when saying "indie" we usually refer to a product with no major publisher.
This went straight to the heart... Started out with FS4.0 as far as I can remember. This is the only title that I 'played' throughout my entire life so far. Thanks so much for making this dream come true!
Excellent stuff! I think you would like my trailer on FS history ua-cam.com/video/HfgYm-jI1oE/v-deo.html
Started to tear up towards the end, not gonna lie.
lol, what a crybaby. Its only a game nerd.
@@mortaljorma69 Go away, you evil person! ;)
@@mortaljorma69 Sorry you never had a father that loved you enough to get all the Flight Simulators that came out , day one.
same bro, i totally feel ya
good. knowing your product's history well is a key factor in making the next iteration a good one.
I wish that I can live 150 years more just to see how games will become
Maybe you will control a plane in a real-world live but no one sees your plane expect you like using signals that fly around the world
terrorists will love that game hahaha
What's the difference between a terrorist camp and a school?
I don't know, I just fly the drone.
star trek holodeck..."computer run MSFS 2170"
This has black mirror vibes haha.
A future where humans don't go outside themselves, rather they go outside in an environment just exactly how you described it, like you can see others, but when a real human comes out physically, they just see no one..
naah i guess we are going to lay in the bed and shout LINK, START!
Microsoft Flight Simulator has come a very long way. I am proud to say I am a MSFS geek when it comes to these games. I had FSX and now that MSFS 2020 has been released, I am honestly mind blown with how much work and effort was put into this game. Great job Microsft!!
the fact it started with the original music made me smile
Great job on the music. Bringing back the old startup music was nostalgic.
damn... in those last 14 years PC and not only technically and Microsoft have progressed so ahead... is just breathtaking!
not only visuals, coding, backend, frontend, database... live telemetry, satellites... servers...this is just mind-blowing!!!! 😲♥️😍👍💪
So true. I think you might like the trailer for my video series on FS history ua-cam.com/video/HfgYm-jI1oE/v-deo.html
You are the guys!! 40 years flying..
Always overcoming expectations!
Honestly it’s incredible to see how human can improve something
Unlike Bethesda
i know, i thought goats were good but dam those humans are really something.
That was awesome!! I loved seeing the progression in fidelity as the years advanced. Really cool.
I especially like the 98 version. The scenery looks just like x-plane 11 today
@@saul1344 why do you think the old x-plane farts are going to melt reading this? Can farts read?
Literally... :D
Yeah. But the flight physics sucks.
I get trained on a Level D full motion simulator to fly my real plane. Guess what software they run?
@@calvinnickel9995 Oh, poor you. Probably some outdated crap because a multi-billion corporation like Microsoft lost interest in a small niche market. But never mind, MSFS is back now so that Level D sims may in the future be run by FS2020 Pro version.
Such amazing memories. Playing flight sim 95 with my dad was the best thing ever haha. You guys are incredible, what an achievement!
AH the FSX menu music, the nostalgia holy shit
This thing just took the best of every sim out there.. all the add ons, wish-lists.. the lot.. and then went next level. Absolutely incredible.. and now that the 3rd party devs are scurrying to work and releasing content every week, the future of this thing is truly awe-inspiring! :)
i am so blown away on how they made the clouds look THAT good
2004, oh my childhood memories! Thank you, aviation! You'll always be in my heart
The difference from the one coming out and the one that last came out is REMARKABLE!! O_O
I can already remember the time when I flew over the skyscrapers with Microsoft Flight Simulator 95 and enjoyed the flight the whole time. When I played Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight it was so wonderful to experience. Then Microsoft Flight Simulator X and Microsoft Flight Simulator X Acceleration Expansion Pack came along and my dream had come true. I can still remember the moment that I once completed the flight license in the game and printed it out immediately. To experience the flights over great cities like New York or Istanbul in more detail was very exciting. After hearing nothing about Microsoft Flight Simulator for a long time, I kept wondering why the game was not continuing. When the announcement was presented in the Xbox Event Microsoft Flight Simulator Teaser, I jumped off the sofa. Even though I have gotten older now, this one dream remains to experience the planes and the cities in the simulation as realistically as possible. Thank you Microsoft Flight Simulator and Asobo for the absolutely incredible jump with Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020.
That music at the start tho brings back memories
Great that you are back and writing the next chapter of FlightSim history. This one looks so amazing. Thank you!
For everything, I've seen that's supposed to be next gen, this actually has that next gen feel to it, so much so that it's a system selling.
I'm normally not into flight sims but I'm very interested in this, so much so that I want to upgrade my PC and buy a VR headset once it gets support for it.
This feels like one of those kinda games where you can relax, spend countless hours, sight seeing and VR, what a wonder that would be.
On another note, I will be interesting to see how this runs on the Xbox One because it's pretty demanding on the PC and feels like the original Xbox consoles doesn't really have the power for it whereas the Xbox Series X should be fine for it but in all honesty, these kinds of games are much better suited for the PC, especially with all the right gear for it.
Same though, flying is very relaxing, hopefully my PC can run it if I get it. xD
Unless they entirely redesign the game to get it to run on base Xbox One, it will most likely only go to Series S & X. Minimum spec on PC is a GTX 1060. Don't see how they could possibly get it to run on the current Xbox, other than the X.
VR is absolutely worth it. Specially in Simulations, is a must have.
@@julianreed7 I suspect that is where DX12 will come in, they'll likely optimize it a lot more for the PC and so it can run on the Xbox One because as it is, I can't see how it would run at all on the Xbox One with how demanding it is on the cpu, DX12 could change that for the better.
Personally, this is a very PC centric kind of game and I think would be better suited for being PC only but if it has to be on consoles, it should be next gen consoles only because if they are targeting this gen as well, it's going to hold back how much Microsoft can improve the game going forward.
As for VR, to do it Justice, you'll likely need a monster of a PC for that so I'll wait it out till things get cheaper before jumping on that bandwagon.
@@paul1979uk2000 No disagreement, despite being a primarily Xbox guy who also has a PC game. This is the most ambitious game arguably since Gears of War Microsoft has done. So, they should do what's best for the project. I'm only hoping for a Series X release more so to use Flight Sim as a gauge for what the box is capable of.
You've come such a long way. Thanks for keeping the Flight Simulator story going!
Absolutely amazing. Can't wrap my head around the dislikes at all.
Yes, dislikes just don’t make sense! Please check my trailer for more detailed history. ua-cam.com/video/HfgYm-jI1oE/v-deo.html
MS Flight fans
@@BenjaminBeckerBerlin Good one!
@@BenjaminBeckerBerlin Lol!
When the FSX theme started playing, the amount of nostalgia that came flooding into my brain was nuts. I would sit there listening to that for hours on end trying to select what plane I wanted to fly when I was like 8 years old. Now I’m 19 and just about to do my first solo for my PPL. How time flies.
New theme is brilliant but the first thing i'm doing is going into the menu & changing the music to 'Legacy' ;)
Same
Thanks a lot for each member of this fabulous team! 🙂
Oversight: there was also a separate version 5.1. I think the “5.0” footage is 5.1 and 5.0 itself is missing.
Such a great look back, i first played in FS2000 as a kid, could never figure out how to start concord but it was a fun first taste. Then i got FS2004 later on and enjoyed many hours of flying. Never played FSX but once i saw the trailers i knew i just had to get back into this. Put 50 hours in since i got it a few days ago and its one of the best most enjoyable and relaxing games i've ever played. Can't wait to see how it improves over time.
2:17 that’s were I was stuck for the last 14 years lmao
Can hardly wait. Feels like forever since it was announced.
It's crazy how everyone thought, that this was just a simple trailer and the game will be lame..And now..THE GAME IS EVEN BETTER
WTF
Yep I didnt think much of it ehen the trailer released. Thought it would be just an arcade game where you fly a few missions. Boi am I glad I was wrong. Im so fcking hyped. 4 more days.
@@ciri151 yes I'm so freaking hyped too... I can't wait for the release😍
Ahh the nostalgia. Reminds me when in I flew manually from London to Almeria for about 2 hours before asking my Dad to land and him forgetting to lower the landing gear. Some cherished memories with this series!
If this game actually works and isn't MS version of No Mans Sky when it's released this may be the greatest thing MS has ever created.
It is released i think
The way it changes from fsx to fs2020 is unbelievable to anyone in the past 🔥🔥🔥 2020 will be remembered in history
_This video is extremely_ *_NOSTALGIC._*
I have had every version. And still use FSX. Each of them in their own right was mindblowing at the time. But now at 56 years old, I finally have the time and the PC to play this wonderful piece of software. My first flight will be dedicated to one of my oldest friends, who, like me had a passion for flight sims. His excitement for this sim knew no bounds. Unfortunately, Cancer took him earlier in the year. So his dream for us to be both flying together again, was not to be. Godspeed old friend, I'll see you among the clouds!
Fantastic to hear! I think you might like my trailer on FS history ua-cam.com/video/HfgYm-jI1oE/v-deo.html
Honestly, I love how they didnt include Flight in there. I really do. Not being sarcastic.
Epic! We've waited a decade for this and looks like it was worth it!!
When they were so disappointed with Microsoft flight sim 2012 that they don’t even mention it 😂
Lmao right!!
Looks great! Can't wait until Monday to order and fly it. I've logged a lot of hours with the old versions. Glad Flight Simulator is being brought back to life. 14 years since version X. It's been a long time.
i hope Microsoft allows to invite friend who dont have this game, to be my passanger
(atleast connect with mobile phone to look around)
Haha that's a good idea
Flight Simulator 98 was my first flight sim, when I was 12 years old.
Microsoft, thank you so much for bringing it back. It looks amazing.
0:11 Know I know why 80's Children preferred to play outside
Uma Linda História que me levou a lágrimas principalmente a música que sempre estará na minha mente. Milhares de horas de Vôo, noites sem dormir e muitas histórias a contar. Que Seja Eterno FS ...
_FS2020 music kicks in_
"In a world..."
Started with FSX, the background music really brings me into nostalgia ❤️ will definitely buy MSFS 2020! ❤️
Imagine there was someone in 1992 saying..."wow this graphics are realistic"
I'm sure a lot of people said that. We didn't know any better back then lol
That song is INSTANT nostalgia, booting up fsx as a kid on the weekend 😌
You already know that kids are gonna start flying planes into wtc in NY
UA-cam recommends: "We simulated 9/11 in Microsoft Flight Simulator"
Epic. The advanced from each game to the next is simply amazing.
Why are you showing images of real life in the end? I was expecting some footage from the new Flight Simulator. Disappointed :/
Every single time I get goosebumps when I see the trailer of the new Flight Simulator combined with that epic music score.
You didn’t show us the best highlight in MFS history:
*A hot air balloon traveling at 400 knots on the runway*
Just amazing! I remember seeing the early versions and playing many of them over the years. Can't wait for the VR edition.
Flew them all since FS 2.0. My first software purchase other than DOS on first computer. What a history.
The new trailer gave me goosebumps again, just like it did when I first saw it. Absolutely cannot wait for release!
i played FS4 with a keyboard and tv color rigged to display CGA and i was 100% into it like it was 'the realt thing'
can't believe how much progress has been made you really did it !
it's 'the real thing'
When the fsx music started playing, that was a flashback of my childhood, so nostalgic makes me wanna cry, SO PROUDD!!