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Microsoft Flight Simulator adding multiplayer races in first expansionWith WW2 fighter planes, it’s dubbed “the fastest motorsport on Earth”
With WW2 fighter planes, it’s dubbed “the fastest motorsport on Earth”
Competitive multiplayer plane races are coming toMicrosoft Flight Simulatorwith an expansion based on a real-world event with vintage WW2 planes, Microsoft announced today. This will see vintage aircraft zooming around in what the organisers claim is “the fastest motorsport on Earth”. Microsoft also detailed plans for content updates, including the upcoming overhaul of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland and the addition of both a vintage German aircraft and a newfangled German VTOL air taxi. Hey, it’s Gamescom, gotta play to the German audience.So! Coming in autumn, the Reno Air Races expansion will add competitive multiplayer. It’s based onthe real TIHL National Championship Air Races, whose various categories include vintage World War 2 fighter planes and classic jets like the De Havilland Vampire. Probably no guns, though.Microsoft Flight Simulator: Reno Air Races Teaser - gamescom 2021Watch on YouTubeBefore that, we’ll get World Update 6 on September 7th (followinga recent delay). A new trailer showed off Asobo’s overhauls Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. As with previous World Updates, they’re improving the terrain data, improving some cities with photo-scanned data, adding custom-made models of landmarks, adding new missions to tour these countries, and such.Microsoft Flight Simulator: Germany, Austria, Switzerland World Update Teaser - gamescom 2021Watch on YouTubeThey’re going a bit beyond with this World Update, though. They’re also adding local airplanes to give extra regional flair, and it sounds like they’ll be adding such “local legends” in future updates. Looking back, they’re whacking in the Junkers Ju 52, a German transport plane from the 1930s. Microsoft say that they’re spoken to folks including its creator’s grandson and a pilot, aiming to give a sense of history and check it sounds and feels right.Microsoft Flight Simulator: Junkers JU-52 Teaser - gamescom 2021Watch on YouTubeIt’s not all old, mind. In November they’ll release theVolocity, a drone-like electric VTOL aircraft from Germany which is intended to be an urban air taxi. They say this is the “first step toward the introduction of one of the widely requested aircraft – helicopters”. Well well well!Microsoft Flight Simulator: Volocopter - gamescom 2021Watch on YouTubeSeetoday’s announcementfor more info on all the newness.
Competitive multiplayer plane races are coming toMicrosoft Flight Simulatorwith an expansion based on a real-world event with vintage WW2 planes, Microsoft announced today. This will see vintage aircraft zooming around in what the organisers claim is “the fastest motorsport on Earth”. Microsoft also detailed plans for content updates, including the upcoming overhaul of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland and the addition of both a vintage German aircraft and a newfangled German VTOL air taxi. Hey, it’s Gamescom, gotta play to the German audience.So! Coming in autumn, the Reno Air Races expansion will add competitive multiplayer. It’s based onthe real TIHL National Championship Air Races, whose various categories include vintage World War 2 fighter planes and classic jets like the De Havilland Vampire. Probably no guns, though.Microsoft Flight Simulator: Reno Air Races Teaser - gamescom 2021Watch on YouTubeBefore that, we’ll get World Update 6 on September 7th (followinga recent delay). A new trailer showed off Asobo’s overhauls Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. As with previous World Updates, they’re improving the terrain data, improving some cities with photo-scanned data, adding custom-made models of landmarks, adding new missions to tour these countries, and such.Microsoft Flight Simulator: Germany, Austria, Switzerland World Update Teaser - gamescom 2021Watch on YouTubeThey’re going a bit beyond with this World Update, though. They’re also adding local airplanes to give extra regional flair, and it sounds like they’ll be adding such “local legends” in future updates. Looking back, they’re whacking in the Junkers Ju 52, a German transport plane from the 1930s. Microsoft say that they’re spoken to folks including its creator’s grandson and a pilot, aiming to give a sense of history and check it sounds and feels right.Microsoft Flight Simulator: Junkers JU-52 Teaser - gamescom 2021Watch on YouTubeIt’s not all old, mind. In November they’ll release theVolocity, a drone-like electric VTOL aircraft from Germany which is intended to be an urban air taxi. They say this is the “first step toward the introduction of one of the widely requested aircraft – helicopters”. Well well well!Microsoft Flight Simulator: Volocopter - gamescom 2021Watch on YouTubeSeetoday’s announcementfor more info on all the newness.
Competitive multiplayer plane races are coming toMicrosoft Flight Simulatorwith an expansion based on a real-world event with vintage WW2 planes, Microsoft announced today. This will see vintage aircraft zooming around in what the organisers claim is “the fastest motorsport on Earth”. Microsoft also detailed plans for content updates, including the upcoming overhaul of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland and the addition of both a vintage German aircraft and a newfangled German VTOL air taxi. Hey, it’s Gamescom, gotta play to the German audience.
So! Coming in autumn, the Reno Air Races expansion will add competitive multiplayer. It’s based onthe real TIHL National Championship Air Races, whose various categories include vintage World War 2 fighter planes and classic jets like the De Havilland Vampire. Probably no guns, though.
Microsoft Flight Simulator: Reno Air Races Teaser - gamescom 2021Watch on YouTube
Microsoft Flight Simulator: Reno Air Races Teaser - gamescom 2021
Before that, we’ll get World Update 6 on September 7th (followinga recent delay). A new trailer showed off Asobo’s overhauls Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. As with previous World Updates, they’re improving the terrain data, improving some cities with photo-scanned data, adding custom-made models of landmarks, adding new missions to tour these countries, and such.
Microsoft Flight Simulator: Germany, Austria, Switzerland World Update Teaser - gamescom 2021Watch on YouTube
Microsoft Flight Simulator: Germany, Austria, Switzerland World Update Teaser - gamescom 2021
They’re going a bit beyond with this World Update, though. They’re also adding local airplanes to give extra regional flair, and it sounds like they’ll be adding such “local legends” in future updates. Looking back, they’re whacking in the Junkers Ju 52, a German transport plane from the 1930s. Microsoft say that they’re spoken to folks including its creator’s grandson and a pilot, aiming to give a sense of history and check it sounds and feels right.
Microsoft Flight Simulator: Junkers JU-52 Teaser - gamescom 2021Watch on YouTube
Microsoft Flight Simulator: Junkers JU-52 Teaser - gamescom 2021
It’s not all old, mind. In November they’ll release theVolocity, a drone-like electric VTOL aircraft from Germany which is intended to be an urban air taxi. They say this is the “first step toward the introduction of one of the widely requested aircraft – helicopters”. Well well well!
Microsoft Flight Simulator: Volocopter - gamescom 2021Watch on YouTube
Microsoft Flight Simulator: Volocopter - gamescom 2021
Seetoday’s announcementfor more info on all the newness.
