The bigger news is that Dovetail Games will use the Flight Simulator engine from Microsoft to create new flight sim games on its own.

Microsoft Flight Simulator is a triumph, one that fully captures the meditative experience of soaring through the clouds. But to bring the game to life, Microsoft and developer Asobo Studio needed ...

Immersive Realism and Advanced Features The new Microsoft Flight Simulator promises an unprecedented level of realism and immersion. The game utilizes satellite data and Azure AI to create a ...

I had the opportunity to do it first around the launch of the reboot, titled Microsoft Flight Simulator, in 2020, and a few more times throughout the game’s nearly 50 content updates since then.

Flight Simulator is also using real-world flight navigation data, which it will be updating in the game every 28 days. It's also using terrain and map data provided by Bing.

These are early days for Flight Simulator's VR mode, so I'll temper my judgement. Microsoft and Asobo also deserve credit for opening up the game to every OpenXR headset (which includes most ...