With its beautifully rendered planes, lovingly hand-crafted airports and dozens upon dozens of photo-realistic cities that have been tweaked and fine-tuned right down to the very last pixel, Asobo Studio’s Microsoft Flight Simulator is one of the most technically advanced games of our generation. Sure, its Bing Maps data can sometimes go a bit wonky and result in some rather amusing interpretations of local landmarks, but at its best, it’s a real sight to behold – especially when it’s spread across an ultrawide gaming monitor in all its 21:9 glory. Here’s a quick tour of what it looks like and how it works – and yes, there are GIFs aplenty.
