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Microsoft Layoffs Hit MS Flight Simulator Studio [26511]

 
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 8:33 pm    Post subject: Microsoft Layoffs Hit MS Flight Simulator Studio [26511] Reply with quote

Gamasutra reports that the company\'s ACES Studio, best known for their work on the long running Flight Simulator PC game series, has been hit with job reductions. The story claims through unnamed sources that the entire Flight Simulator team to the game series which began way back in 1982 and remains the ol

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PostPosted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 3:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

M$ are in for it tight this year! Can't shift Vista -extending XP's life- and trying to kid us on that Win7 is coming in July. Boy, this company is about to get a swift kick between its legs Laughing
Flight simX was a flop, it's biggest reason for being a poor seller was because of DX10 and hellish system specs. Previously they sold the bucket load because -like The Sims, the system specs were very low.
Same went for the CFS series, people wont be 'pushed' into upgrading for hundreds of bucks for little improvement by way of viusuals and still a get a crap frame rate!
Can't wait for the next 'in denial' M$ saga. Cool
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