This seriously gonna be a GOTY candidate. MS finally have a big hitter on their hands.

Assist mode will let you to fly a blimp.

I maybe buy XSX just for this game

I think there is going to be a huge disparity in this games Overall score compared to copies sold. People have to remember that this is a hardcore game and with its true graphical potential only visible on highly spec'd PC's and next gen systems.

I'm pre-installing now on PC.
Gotta love gamepass.

Wow.. I'd like to try this..

Another notch in Microsofts belt

whats the performance like?

Cool but not for me.

Hmm the PC version gets a 10 what about the Xbox version

Time to break out the old flight stick and check out this game!

I hope there is an easy mode that lets you fly around without messing and learning the ins and outs

As someone who has a genuine passion for flight sim having been a simmer for 20 years, I am excited to see that Flight Sim has turned out great. I also hope it will generate interest in flight sim as a new hobby and bring new members to the flight sim community.

However, some of the people claiming it's such a big deal or game of the year are so transparent in their desperation to have anything at all to throw at Playstation fans that its is pathetic.

Flight Sim has always been niche and it always will be, once the novelty of the graphics wear off, most people will never touch it again. The simulation of commercial or general aviation is inherently boring to most unless thy get bitten by the big and start buying really expensive mods and start simming in a really hardcore way.

The fact that I had to subscribe to Flight Sim magazine and visit specialist websites should tell you how niche the hobby is, I never saw interest on N4G until that is, a bunch of Xbox extremists decide to hold it up as a 'game' to try and beat Sony fans over the head with.

This is flight Sim, not Crimson Skies or Ace Combat for Pete's sake.

Congratulations to Xbox Game Studios in collaboration with Asobo Studios you got a hit. Getting this on day one with Xbox Series X.

Just because of the graphics? Wow.

Lots of genre shaming here today. I am all in for "simulator wins GOTY". .......that or Cyberpunk.

It is sad to see comments from many trying to downplay this game because it's a different experience. I remember playing pilotwings on N64 and spend months/years playing that game it was easily a favorite of mine. I can see myself immersed in this game.

I remember back in the old days pilotwing 64, crossing little states and all... At that time it was mind blowing! So 24 years later seems like history tends to repeat itself.

Good to see that this franchise is still the kicking.
As for GOTY award?
I doubt it, usually the award goes to a game that is accessible to the average player. Unfortunately high Pc gaming isn’t.
And let’s be honest, I doubt that flight Simulator will become a phenomenon.

Well that was unexpected.

Not my cup of tea, but I'm all for games with this level of detail and polish being made. It's obvious a great deal of effort went into making this, so it'll be interesting to see if high scores like this usher in a new wave of popularity for simulators.

Wow, is this the first Microsoft game to get a 10 from ign?

I’m getting the disc edition for some odd collecting things issue I have. Probably buy and play the digital version when it goes on sale eventually.

Taking the piss with additional DLC content

Outside of RTS, probably the highest scoring game I’ve ever had the least amount of interest in. Absolutely could not care less about sims. Good for those that do.

I respect the game, and no doubt it's a technical achievement and marvel, but it's a niche product that doesn't appeal to the masses. There is nothing at all wrong with that, I applaud it. But as stunning and technologically adept as it may be, this type of game has an uphill battle to win goty.

MS should have this showcased this instead of Infinite at their 1st party show. This game alone would have distracted from the condition of Halo and shown off the “power potential” of the SeriesX, shoring up consumer confidence in said power. This game is a great win for the brand but could’ve used a brighter spotlight considering the lack of content on deck for Xbox 1st party-wise. Always coulda, woulda, wait til next E3 with Xbox.

Makes you really feel like a plane

The 95 GB Audio and Text download was brutal after you get logged in. After that the game/Sim is incredible looking. Got the Saitek X52 out and ready to go. Running through the training with Cesna and having a tough time remembering button layouts with the X52. Playing with Flight Assists and will move up once I get more familiar with the game. I can see this being a total time suck easily. Looking forward to just jumping in the plane and going exploring. Running the game on High settings with a 2070 Super and getting 60-70 FPS with drops down in the 30 with the latest Nividia drivers.

All I know is I can't wait for the hardware to drop so I can update for this game alone now. Would love to see how the 3090 handles it.

Tell me again how the multiplatform strategy was supposed to fix everything. Look at your results and compare them to Nintendo, which keeps thriving with exclusives. Your loyal fans are gone. And let’s not forget the pile of IPs you purchased only to let them rot.

The worst thing is this is down from last years numbers/expectations which was down from the previous years numbers/expectations. You think about how long “down” has been a consistent part of the communication and you realize those subscriptions are what’s holding that boat together. The price cut of gamespass is still a price raise in a string of price raises. They are trying to use players to offset the missing revenue. Now call of duty is out of gamespass, which is literally WHY they bought the company. To draw people to the subscription. They realized they missed a boatload of money and that wasn’t sustainable. Now you pay for it like you would have if they never bought the company… so why buy the company? Mind you those billions still need to be paid back. Yeah it gives you a chance to say we make the biggest FPS… but the internal conversations must be brutal at high level on topics that really matter. Like revenue. Profitability. And ROI for the shopping spree.

Is this like the 10th quarter in a row they're down 33% on hardware how is that even mathematically possible. You would think their mediocrity would Plateau