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Microsoft Flight Simulator FS2020 vs. Real Life

3 pointsby jeremylevyover 4 years ago

4 comments

Exmoorover 4 years ago
Since the tweet has been deleted, here are some comparisons I did using actual photos I took. These are from when FS2020 was initially released, so imaging data may have gotten better. FS2020 actually gives you the ability to not only adjust time of day, but data and year so that you can match lighting conditions exactly and I matched the time based on EXIF data.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;imgur.com&#x2F;gallery&#x2F;hrTQgh1" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;imgur.com&#x2F;gallery&#x2F;hrTQgh1</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;imgur.com&#x2F;gallery&#x2F;DBh7upR" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;imgur.com&#x2F;gallery&#x2F;DBh7upR</a>
simonblackover 4 years ago
They images are very good. But the real ones have that &#x27;je ne sais quoi&#x27; of very fine &#x27;irrelevant&#x27; details that give the game away. I mean, who would spend valuable computing power on generating hundreds (thousands?) of blades of grass with seedpods?
1f60cover 4 years ago
Mindblowing.<p>The official Microsoft account even asks[0]:<p>&gt; Which is which?<p>[0]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;twitter.com&#x2F;Microsoft&#x2F;status&#x2F;1346251509193850881?s=20" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;twitter.com&#x2F;Microsoft&#x2F;status&#x2F;1346251509193850881?s=2...</a>
pwned1over 4 years ago
Tweet has been deleted.