Are there enough other items out there to warrant a category of "Flight Game Software" as a distinct category?

If not ... then is a sub-category under "Computer Games and Software" possible as MS Flight?

Basically,.... it just doesn't neatly "fit" anywhere.  Which is the whole problem with it.  It is a solution looking for a need.

best,

................john

Groundbound1 wrote on Mar 10^th, 2012 at 5:59pm:

pete wrote on Mar 10^th, 2012 at 4:31pm:


My Opinion Honestly ,Leave it here , Its a simulator but not like the ones we are used too

It better than FlightGear ,and some other simulators

  If M$ told you that this is a game ,remember it also have free Mode flight and that's when i becomes somekind of Simulator ..Its cool I'll give it some credit and Yes Win Nuts its right Love it or hate it ,its free "Partially" it has a great Graphics  ,but I still hate Microsoft 

Wing Nut wrote on Mar 10^th, 2012 at 6:14pm:


That is sort of the point:  MS Flight *is not* the current edition of FS, as in "Flight Simulator".

Reminds me of the old "engine or motor" debate... (BTW, the answer to that one is that all engines are motors, but not all motors are engines )

I really can't believe that this is still up for debate.

A question for anyone that still believes Flight is a sim rather than a game...

Would you (or do you think anyone else would) build a "sim-pit" based on Flight?

pete wrote on Mar 10^th, 2012 at 2:46pm:


Pete,

Here are a couple of paragraphs by Wikipedia describing this new 11th addition to the Microsoft flight simulation series. They refer to it as a Flight Simulation Game. I agree with their characterization of this new release and based on its similar and often  times improved features over FSX, I believe it should stay where it is.

Microsoft Flight is a flight simulation game from Microsoft Studios created as a successor to the long-running, discontinued Microsoft Flight Simulator series. The simulation game[2] is offered "free-to-play"; only charging gamers for downloading extra content, aircraft or scenery.[3] It takes an all new approach to that of the original series, instead focussing much more on the universal appeal of flight and aiming to engage a much wider audience.

Flight features new aircraft, scenery and terrain, a revamped weather engine, and new gameplay elements for users of all skill levels.[5] The new weather engine renders more realistic clouds and weather effects, including fog that blends well with the surrounding terrain, which Microsoft's previous flight simulator release, (Microsoft Flight Simulator X), was not capable of. As seen in the screenshots, the most noticeable graphical improvements are the newer shader models and the use of new DirectX versions. Part of the improvement is more realistic lighting and self shadowing on aircraft, as well as the ability for terrain and scenery objects to cast shadows onto other objects and terrain. The aircraft visual models are much improved over those of the previous flight simulator releases. Flight also features a new missions system.

Ahh yes, Wikipedia...the only encyclopedia who's users can supply their own information...