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# Dynamic day-to-night cycles 80+ global missions Seasonal weather realism Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Gold Edition

**Brand:** microsoft
**Price:** $58
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## Summary

> ✈️ Elevate your flight game — don’t just fly, conquer the skies!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Gold Edition by microsoft
- **How much does it cost?** $58 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.nz](https://www.desertcart.nz/products/254027-microsoft-flight-simulator-x-gold-edition)

## Best For

- microsoft enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted microsoft brand quality
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## Key Features

- • **Explore 80+ immersive missions:** Globally inspired challenges that sharpen your piloting skills and keep you coming back for more.
- • **Master seasonal flying conditions:** Take off from your local airport in winter and return in summer to see stunning environmental changes.
- • **Experience breathtaking day-to-night transitions:** Fly at 32,000 feet and watch the world transform from afternoon sun to evening dusk in real time.
- • **Compete head-to-head with Flight Acceleration X-pack:** Race friends in 20 new missions with enhanced DX10 graphics for a next-level multiplayer thrill.
- • **Perfect for aspiring pilots and simulation enthusiasts:** Realistic virtual cockpits and mission-driven gameplay make FSX Gold Edition the ultimate flight training playground.

## Overview

Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Gold Edition offers over 80 missions with dynamic weather and seasonal changes, enhanced DX10 graphics, and multiplayer racing via the Flight Acceleration X-pack. Designed for serious flight sim fans and aspiring pilots, it delivers a rich, goal-driven experience with realistic virtual cockpits and global scenery that keeps you engaged and improving.

## Description

Flight Acceleration X-pack enables gamers to play head to head against their friends or others in exciting racing missions, in addition to 20 new missions and new content. Looks better than ever with enhanced DX10 graphics.

Review: A new home for "Microsoft Flight" deceived fans. - This is a really nice software. I stopped trying to play MSFS way back - my last one was the "98" version. Last year I started playing "Microsoft Flight" and really enjoyed the good sceneries and missions. It was a civil flight simulator with goals and a purpose. I bought the extra sceneries and planes. Then MS quit development for the game...way to go, Microsoft. Flight Simulator X does not have the same nice graphics of it's younger sibling. However, it's a much more complete experience than the one provided by Flight. There are some very good stock sceneries, and a nice collection of small prop-driven planes. The missions included are great to get the feel of the thing, and some of them feature even nice dialogs like the ones from Flight. FSX has the same "traditional way" that the MSFS Series kept since the classic 5.0 version, but includes some nice improvements, and the missions give it a purpose for the goal-driven "player", like me. The virtual cockpits of the planes are very nice. You can play it with an XBox Controller, just like Flight - although it's harder to get a good view around, since the "view" control, in the right stick, is self-centering and there's no way to change that. But, being a much "greater" simulator than Flight, I'm very compelled to get a set of pedals and play it with my old CH Flightstick that's been kept stored for years with no use. If your computer is good enough (and I mean REALLY good, especially in the CPU department), and you got deep pockets, some add-on sceneries and graphic enhancements are really great and can take the overall looks of the game even ahead of those provided by Flight. This review may seem too focused in the "graphics" of FSX. Of course a good simulator is not simply good graphics. But since I play FSX because I would really like to be a real pilot of small planes, I really don't care too much about the planes themselves - to me, it's much more about the airports, airstrips, beautiful places to fly through and everything. Flying warbirds and jets is really not for me - so, to me, the sceneries are what matter the most. I'll always miss the nice Hawaii I had in Microsoft Flight. Overall, a great bargain and a very good software that can hook you up for hours each time you play it. And, for players like me, who use FSX to actually try to learn to fly and get a real feel out of it instead of just picking up countless warplanes for simply taking off and landing and gazing at the fine cockpits, I recommend buying one of the various books about "how to fly" available in desertcart or in your preferred bookstore, and playing a bit everyday.
Review: The Best of an Old Favorite - I went up in a Citabria with a former U2 pilot. He described flying as hours of boredom punctuated by a few minutes of absolute terror. Flight Simulators are fun when there is an objective, something to do, something to learn beyond the hours of eyecandy scenery to view. Combat gives you an enemy to shoot, strafe or bomb. Civilian flight is a different challenge. Flight Simulator X has become just about the only game in town for civilian flight simulations. It's a great title, and the X Gold version is cheap, it includes all the service packs and the accelerator upgrade. It is still well supported by flight sim third party software. FSX has a better engine for flight and graphics than the older FS 2000/ FS2002/ and FS2004. Together with third party software to upgrade sounds, missions, environment, and scenery make it still fun. It is one of the best non competition games ever. You play against yourself and your personal learning curve. So the challenge is always there. The real fun is when you work at figuring out flight. Speaking as a gamer who loves Skyrim and Elder Scrolls, it is fun to play a game where you aren't looking for a cheat, or a glitch. Just take on the challenge of learning. I'm 65 now, and these old eyes and reflexes are still enjoying the challenge of flight. YOU WANT THIS VERSION; AND YOU WILL WANT ABACUS EZGPS NAVIGATION AS AN ADDON TO HELP YOU FLY ANYWHERE IN THE FSX WORLD. I used to love to play Flight Unlimited ii and iii; I kept a computer with xp just to keep those old games alive. So many of the flight sims ran on Windows 95 and 98 and did not transfer to the XP operating system. Flight Simulator X Gold won't install on my Windows 7 64 bit machine. Over the years I have collected the titles from Janes and other flight sims. How I loved Jetfighter 3 and ATF. Microsoft Combat Simulator is still alive and playable. FSX is the best title surviving the genre of years gone by.

## Features

- Choose from more than 80 missions that will show you the world with fun assignments from around the globe
- Experience the day change from afternoon sun to evening dusk while flying at 32,000 feet
- Keep track of how you have done on each mission and improve your skill levels until your ready for the next challenge
- Fly from your local airport during the winter and then experience the change as you fly from the same airport in summer

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B001DPZE84 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #23,363 in Video Games ( See Top 100 in Video Games ) #586 in PC-compatible Games |
| Computer Platform | PC |
| Customer Reviews | 4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars (1,690) |
| Date First Available | August 11, 2008 |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Weight | 7.7 ounces |
| Item model number | EGC-00001 |
| Language | English |
| Manufacturer | Microsoft |
| Number of Players | 1 |
| Product Dimensions | 5 x 7.52 x 2.01 inches; 7.68 ounces |
| Publication Date | September 23, 2008 |
| Rated | Everyone 10+ |
| Release date | September 23, 2008 |
| Type of item | DVD-ROM |
| UPC | 882224749305 779824762486 882224730600 172302931259 |

## Images

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## Questions & Answers

**Q: will this program work on Windows 8.1?**
A: Works for me just fine in Windows 8.1 64 bit OS.May not work for you since officially Microsoft's webpage says it's not compatible but solution available whatever that means?http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/compatibility/CompatCenter/ProductDetailsViewer?Type=Software&Name=Microsoft+Flight+Simulator+X%3A+Acceleration&ModelOrVersion=10&Vendor=Microsoft&Locale=1033&LastSearchTerm=&BreadcrumbPath=fsx&TempOsid=Windows+8.1

**Q: I have never played a flight simulator game before, and i am not a pilot. Could i still learn to play this game?**
A: Tom, I bought this game as a present for y brother who used to be a pilot. It is possible to play it without any special piloting training and I know people who does that BUT my personal experience with the game was catastrophic. LOL My brother set all the airplane gadgets for me because I didn't have patience to read the instructions or watch the tutorials.  I sat behind the throttle and couldn't get the plane off the ground. I tried for a while and when I finally took off, I looped in the air and crashed to the ground.  It was a horrible scene. Thank goodness it was a simulation because I would have killed around 200 people. LOL

**Q: Isa this fsx gold + Accleration pack?**
A: FSX Gold includes 1. FSX Deluxe + SP1 & SP2   2. FSX Acceleration Pack  3. If interested in SDK the last disk also includes the SDK service packs (2).   You do not need the gold version to run on win 7 or win 8!   It is only a packed version of everything + service packs.  This FSX is the same as when it first came out, it has NOT been updated!  Note: you cannot run acceleration with the standard version of FSX

**Q: Can you make your own missions?  Can you get unlimited fuel?**
A: I do not see where you can make your own missions, but there may be a add on for it.  You can set unlimited fuel.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A new home for "Microsoft Flight" deceived fans.
*by F***U on October 16, 2012*

This is a really nice software. I stopped trying to play MSFS way back - my last one was the "98" version. Last year I started playing "Microsoft Flight" and really enjoyed the good sceneries and missions. It was a civil flight simulator with goals and a purpose. I bought the extra sceneries and planes. Then MS quit development for the game...way to go, Microsoft. Flight Simulator X does not have the same nice graphics of it's younger sibling. However, it's a much more complete experience than the one provided by Flight. There are some very good stock sceneries, and a nice collection of small prop-driven planes. The missions included are great to get the feel of the thing, and some of them feature even nice dialogs like the ones from Flight. FSX has the same "traditional way" that the MSFS Series kept since the classic 5.0 version, but includes some nice improvements, and the missions give it a purpose for the goal-driven "player", like me. The virtual cockpits of the planes are very nice. You can play it with an XBox Controller, just like Flight - although it's harder to get a good view around, since the "view" control, in the right stick, is self-centering and there's no way to change that. But, being a much "greater" simulator than Flight, I'm very compelled to get a set of pedals and play it with my old CH Flightstick that's been kept stored for years with no use. If your computer is good enough (and I mean REALLY good, especially in the CPU department), and you got deep pockets, some add-on sceneries and graphic enhancements are really great and can take the overall looks of the game even ahead of those provided by Flight. This review may seem too focused in the "graphics" of FSX. Of course a good simulator is not simply good graphics. But since I play FSX because I would really like to be a real pilot of small planes, I really don't care too much about the planes themselves - to me, it's much more about the airports, airstrips, beautiful places to fly through and everything. Flying warbirds and jets is really not for me - so, to me, the sceneries are what matter the most. I'll always miss the nice Hawaii I had in Microsoft Flight. Overall, a great bargain and a very good software that can hook you up for hours each time you play it. And, for players like me, who use FSX to actually try to learn to fly and get a real feel out of it instead of just picking up countless warplanes for simply taking off and landing and gazing at the fine cockpits, I recommend buying one of the various books about "how to fly" available in Amazon or in your preferred bookstore, and playing a bit everyday.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Best of an Old Favorite
*by L***L on January 14, 2013*

I went up in a Citabria with a former U2 pilot. He described flying as hours of boredom punctuated by a few minutes of absolute terror. Flight Simulators are fun when there is an objective, something to do, something to learn beyond the hours of eyecandy scenery to view. Combat gives you an enemy to shoot, strafe or bomb. Civilian flight is a different challenge. Flight Simulator X has become just about the only game in town for civilian flight simulations. It's a great title, and the X Gold version is cheap, it includes all the service packs and the accelerator upgrade. It is still well supported by flight sim third party software. FSX has a better engine for flight and graphics than the older FS 2000/ FS2002/ and FS2004. Together with third party software to upgrade sounds, missions, environment, and scenery make it still fun. It is one of the best non competition games ever. You play against yourself and your personal learning curve. So the challenge is always there. The real fun is when you work at figuring out flight. Speaking as a gamer who loves Skyrim and Elder Scrolls, it is fun to play a game where you aren't looking for a cheat, or a glitch. Just take on the challenge of learning. I'm 65 now, and these old eyes and reflexes are still enjoying the challenge of flight. YOU WANT THIS VERSION; AND YOU WILL WANT ABACUS EZGPS NAVIGATION AS AN ADDON TO HELP YOU FLY ANYWHERE IN THE FSX WORLD. I used to love to play Flight Unlimited ii and iii; I kept a computer with xp just to keep those old games alive. So many of the flight sims ran on Windows 95 and 98 and did not transfer to the XP operating system. Flight Simulator X Gold won't install on my Windows 7 64 bit machine. Over the years I have collected the titles from Janes and other flight sims. How I loved Jetfighter 3 and ATF. Microsoft Combat Simulator is still alive and playable. FSX is the best title surviving the genre of years gone by.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by P***. on May 5, 2014*

Had to purchase this classic flight simulation from Microsoft even though they have stopped the development of this program. Easy to set up and start flying and I recommend this program. Another program you might want to consider is XPlane 10 by Laminar Research. It's a program heavily supported by user groups and although not as polished a user interface as Microsoft it offers some very realistic flying, worth a look and you can download a free demo to try it for yourself.

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