I’ve only just got round to blogging about my disappointment with Microsoft’s latest new. They have closed ACES studios. This was the team responsible for the Flight Simulator series of games. I also heard that it was the longest running franchise in gaming history.
It all began back in 1982 with Flight Simulator, an interesting game. I remember playing it on my Atari 65XE. The graphics were obviously crude by todays standards, and basic by games of the time. But it engaged users in a very different way. Actually trying to put them in control of a pretty realistic aircraft. The series ran to Flight Simulator X which was very realistic.
So R.I.P Flight Simulator. You’ll be sorely missed.
Read the confirmation at IGN.
