Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 is (hopefully) coming soon, and the team has just released a series of new – dare I say – breathtaking screenshots [via DSO Gaming].
We already know that FS 2020 is set to blow the previous iterations of the adored sim out of the window, but the latest batch of screenshots look better than you could imagine, boasting a level of realism and detail that most games can only dream of.
The new images come courtesy of the game’s latest alpha version and were captured by Flight Simulator members SimTom112, WildestHawk4431, Tomlaut1980, pilotskcx, LeadoffJoker47, WhiteLight506, DampfGepard9514, Bonham Five, Batlle777 and FreakDragonfly5.
It’s not just surface-level beauty though, as the attention to detail in the game is unparalleled. According to the hardworking devs, a whopping 37,000 airports were manually edited by the team for the game, making this one of the most exciting additions to the Xbox Game Studios line up.
The level of detail really is incredible, with each airport boasting day-to-night changes, bustling and busy people, and – of course – hyperrealistic environments. There’s even animated ground crew, and by using official data for some of the biggest airports, even nearby signage is true-to-life.
Meanwhile, the recommended specs for running the game have also just been released. Perhaps not surprisingly, you’re going to need a LOT of memory to run this bad boy. Check them out below:
Minimum specs:
CPU: Ryzen 3 1200 / Intel i5-4460
GPU: Radeon RX 570 / NVIDIA GTX 770
VRAM: 2GB
RAM: 8GB
HDD: 150GB
Bandwidth: 5 Mbps
Recommended specs
CPU: Ryzen 5 1500X / Intel i5-8400
GPU: Radeon RX 590 / Nvidia GTX 970
VRAM: 4GB
RAM: 16GB
HDD: 150GB
Bandwidth: 20 Mbps
Ideal specs
CPU: Ryzen 7 Pro 2700X / Intel i7-9800X
GPU: Radeon VII / Nvidia RTX 2080
VRAM: 8GB
RAM: 32GB
HDD: 150GB (SSD recommended)
Bandwidth: 50 Mbps
The game is expected to drop in late 2020.
Featured Image Credit: Xbox Game Studios