Editing Microsoft Flight Simulator (section)

===''Microsoft Flight Simulator'' (2020)===
{{Main|Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020 video game)}}
On June 9, 2019, as part of their E3 conference announcements Microsoft revealed that they would be bringing back the ''Flight Simulator'' series with an updated release, simply titled ''[[Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020 video game)|Microsoft Flight Simulator]]''. On the same day, Microsoft launched a new website for the title and posted a teaser video on their Xbox YouTube channel.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReDDgFfWlS4  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/ReDDgFfWlS4| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Microsoft Flight Simulator - E3 2019 - Announce Trailer |date=June 9, 2019 |work=[[Xbox]] |via=[[YouTube]] |access-date=June 9, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The new version features tight integration of ground satellite data and Microsoft's own Azure AI into the simulator's engine to generate near-photorealistic graphics. [[Asobo Studio]] is the lead developer.<ref>{{cite web |last=Machkovech |first=Sam |date=September 30, 2019 |title=The new MS Flight Simulator taught me how to fly an actual plane |url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/09/the-new-ms-flight-simulator-taught-me-how-to-fly-an-actual-plane/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730071853/https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/09/the-new-ms-flight-simulator-taught-me-how-to-fly-an-actual-plane/ |archive-date=July 30, 2020 |access-date=October 5, 2019 |work=[[Ars Technica]]}}</ref>

The game is Microsoft's first simulator since ''Microsoft Flight'' in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/e3-microsoft-flight-simulator-coming-to-pc/|title=E3: Microsoft Flight Simulator coming to PC|last=Keane|first=Sean|website=Cnet.com|language=en|access-date=June 10, 2019}}</ref> In addition to the PC release it was also released for the Xbox Series X and Series S, making it the first entry in the ''Microsoft Flight Simulator'' series to be released for a gaming console. The Windows PC version of the simulator was released on August 18, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/microsoft-flight-simulator|title=Microsoft Flight Simulator {{!}} Xbox & Windows 10|website=Xbox.com|language=en|access-date=June 10, 2019}}</ref> ''Microsoft Flight Simulator'' launched for [[Xbox Series X and Series S]] on July 27, 2021 and can be played on the Xbox One with Cloud Gaming from Xbox Game Pass.