Microsoft Flight Simulator comes to Xbox One through cloud gaming
Xbox Cloud Gaming brings Microsoft Flight Simulator to older consoles.
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What you need to know
Microsoft Flight Simulator made its debut on PC and set the bar for flight simulator games, especially from a visual standpoint. Months later, the title also arrived on Xbox Series X|S consoles, but couldn’t come to the older Xbox One generation due to hardware limitations. On Tuesday, Microsoft revealed that — indirectly, at least — Microsoft Flight Simulator is coming to Xbox One.
As part of thefirst wave of Xbox Game Pass additions, it was revealed thatMicrosoft Flight Simulatoris heading toXbox Cloud Gaming, Microsoft’s cloud platform that enables subscribers to stream hundreds of Xbox games to a variety of devices, including Xbox One.
This means that the fullXbox Series X|Sversion of Microsoft Flight Simulator can be streamed to Xbox One consoles at up to 1080p and 60 FPS, as long as you have a suitable internet connection to play it. Even better, using this method means you don’t have to download this gargantuan game or worry about updates.
This is part of Microsoft’s continued efforts to preserve the Xbox One family, even as more and more of thebest Xbox gamesbecome exclusive to current-gen consoles. You can now play Microsoft Flight Simulator on Xbox One through Xbox Cloud Gaming, or check out any of the other gamesheading to Xbox Game Passin the near future.
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