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Re:Flight Simulator 4 from 1989 running on three immersive m... by ThrowawayB7 on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @08:26PM (#18974826)
> What ever happened to FS?

Microsoft's IEB, under Don Mattrick at the time (best known for his blunders with the Xbox One launch and lack of success in reviving Zynga's fortunes while CEO), closed ACES studio in 2009, thus ending Flight Simulator development forever.

https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/112931/Microsoft_Makes_B...

> Is there a current commercial version?

The last commercially released version, Flight Simulator X, is available on Steam from another publisher.

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Re:Flight Simulator 4 from 1989 running on three immersive m... by smacktoward on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @10:27PM (#18975400)
Regarding Microsoft's decision to stop development of Flight Simulator in 2009, I offer two data points:

1) The legend around Flight Simulator was always that there was one and only one reason why Microsoft published it: because Bill Gates thought it was cool.

2) Bill Gates stepped down from his day-to-day responsibilities at Microsoft in June 2008.

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