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And FSX maintains the ability to let you fly anywhere in the world.

People new to Flight Simulator can still take advantage of this sim’s tremendous versatility and enjoy aspects of flying, planning, navigation and systems-failure training. That doesn’t mean there’s nothing to recommend this product. In the translation to Steam, not all the original third-party add-ons have retained compatibility, and Steam appears to have dropped the software development kit that allowed users to extend FSX. The lack of enhancements means that FSX plays the same on Steam, and more important looks the same, amid competition that seems to escalate the stakes every year. Therefore the gameplay is unchanged, and this re-release doesn’t really advance the title. The team tasked with landing FSX into Steam apparently had limited control over the source code. Yet experienced players may be somewhat disappointed in the result.

The release is actually of the FSX Deluxe Edition, incorporating the Acceleration expansion pack. Integration with Steam brings some convenience for users, who can now store Flight Simu­lator in their online library and take advantage of Steam networking in multi­player mode. It’s nice to see this classic sim given a longer lease on life. Recently “Airware” mentioned the pending release of Microsoft Flight Simulator X ( FSX) Steam Edition to the Steam gaming client.