(That's how some players were able to chase recent hurricanes.) Azure also helps to model real-time weather. You could say it's really the cloud that brings the game to life. The company was able to push 2.5 petabytes worth of Bing Maps satellite photo data through Azure machine learning to construct the virtual world of Flight Simulator. But it's the sort of large-scale data processing that Microsoft's Azure AI was built for. They needed a way to let you believably fly anywhere on the planet, with true-to-life topography and 3D models for almost everything you see, something that's especially difficult in dense cities.Ī task like that would be practically impossible to accomplish by hand. But to bring the game to life, Microsoft and developer Asobo Studio needed more than an upgraded graphics engine to make its planes look more realistic. There are only about 10 aircraft available at present, and a limited number of maps, but they are creating more on a rolling basis.Microsoft Flight Simulator is a triumph, one that fully captures the meditative experience of soaring through the clouds.
The program is already wildly immersive, with surround sound and full visibility features not available on programs that don’t utilize VR. It does, however, work on a PC screen, but to get everything out of it, having a VR setup is almost a requirement for users of FlyInside. FlyInsideįlyInside was one of the first simulator programs created with VR in mind. You can pay monthly for the PRO version to try it out, but it’s cheaper if you pay for a full year. Pricing: Like most apps, there is a base price for Infinite Flight ($4.99) and then a ton of other options. Very inexpensive entry options layered pricing after that.Surprisingly immersive (for being mobile).System Requirements: Android 7.0 or newer iOS 10 or newerĬontrols: No controls – all either touch screen or via VR controls It’s available on iOS and Android devices, and has a wide range of aircraft, a surprisingly large number of maps for a mobile app, customizable conditions, and multiple skill levels, including IFR.īest For: People who want a viable flight simulator at their fingertips at all times an app for your phone or tablet) but doesn’t lose all that much compared to the much larger PC-based programs. Small download size (shouldn’t slow down your PC).Mobile version available (compatible with VR).
There aren’t as many maps nor aircraft as some of the other options on this list, but that also means a much smaller download size, at approximately 2.6 GB.īest For: Interested professionals with limited download space
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