Flight Simulator 2020 vs Flight Simulator X | Direct Comparison 

Good morning everyone - hope you're all having a good weekend! Quick Corrections: -Thames is pronounced "tems" -Eiffel Tower is not being lit because of a copyright law (that's disappointing :/)

15 years ago : Weak pc i could barely run. Now : I can finally run sim X

90s: We will be able to virtually travel anywhere Now: Yes

Nick930: "Generating a world using what appears to be satellite images like Google maps". Bing:**Punching the air**

The Eiffel Tower being dark isn’t a bug. The lights are subject to copyright. The structure isn’t but the lights are. It’s weird.

The Eiffel Tower might not be lit up at night due to copyright concerns, if I recall correctly the lights are pretty recent and considered art, so they are covered under copyright law and depictions of them are illegal without permission.

"I've only flown a real plane once..." as if that's less than usual xD

Fsx honestly is still such an amazing game. Even with some texture and global upgrades it still looks pretty good

I showed Flight Sim 2020 to my 75 yr old grandpa and he was absolutely blown away I thought he was gonna cry.

Imagine showing this to someone in the 90s

Stumbled across this channel by accident and I must say I appreciate the work you do!

5:28 I think you may be mistaking a narrow FoV for things being more "condensed". FSX was still based on satellite data, but much more by hand, things were pretty decently in the right places.

"that's got to be the best *pilot* I've ever seen" *So it would seem" 12:40

Imagine in 2040. Even all the leaves are rendered.

5:42 - Is it just me or the Statue of Liberty on the right looks like she's holding her breath?

Flying through a storm with a little Cessna in FS2020 was one of the scariest experiences I've ever had in a game. All I could see were clouds in every direction and it looked incredible.

"I've only flown a real plane once" Most people have never flown a plane, so if anything you're the expert

8:15 Fun fact! The pattern of the lights illuminating the Eiffel Tower at night is copyrighted (it's not just plain white lighting, it's apparently some kind of "art" the same way a sculpture in a public place would be under their laws). It's obvious they hand-modeled it, so that's likely the reason they didn't implement the lighting. In almost every country but France there exists something called "freedom of panorama," i.e. if it's in public or can be seen from a public place you can share photographs or representations as an exception to copyright coverage. Don't like it? Help abolish the broken copyright system :)

I have to say, flight simulator X looks very good considering it's age. Has it always looked like this, or has it been improved over the years with updates?

"The Cessna" Me, a Cessna 152 pilot: "There's more than just the 172 :("

Imagine playing this in VR

Imagine this tech being used to make a driving simulator.

This makes me cry, the fact on how much we've improved over the years, I'm so glad im here to see it

14:22 I think you just took off with the parking brake still on, unless the 747 has become the slowest vehicle on the planet.

For the record, the objects in fsx are not condensed and are in fact to scale. The view on the left of the Golden Gate Bridge was far more zoomed in. The world in fsx and even fs2004 were geographically correct.

The lighting for the Eiffel Tower’s lighting design rights have probably not been purchased by Microsoft.

“Let’s compare the flight models” *uses legacy flight model*

The title music from FSX was so fantastic and the missions have been so cool!

I remember watching the journey of Microsoft Flight Simulators a few years back. When they finally transitioned to FSX, I remember thinking how modern and realistic it looked as compared to the previous titles

Flight Simulator is probably the most detailed game i've ever seen in my life. The Microsoft team did a fantastic job!

The best comparison video i found so far. Thanks for sharing this !

That take-off sound comparison sounded so relaxing I literally dozed off, thanks for the great nap Nick.

Playing this game in VR would be breath-taking.

Very nice review! I've been using flight simulators as long as I can remember, and now as a real world pilot I look forward to trying the new MSFS2020 in a couple of days.

This is the video I’m looking for yesterday and I found it today. A job well done 👍🏻

Is the 2020 version good for IFR Training? I've heard that it doesn't have the 2D panel as we can find in the X version.

I'm pretty sure the Eiffel tower is copyrighted when it's fully lit that's why they didn't show it with any lights

possibility that we all might look back and say “remember when we thought FS2020 was great.. now we have FS2040”

Wow. As brilliant as all the obvious visual upgrades are, that sound model is very impressive. It was noticeably great ok the prop planes. You can now hear the noise of the engine running AND the propellor slicing through the air separately. Instead of one cobbled together drone. Brilliant. Well done.

anyone know where to report major glitches or major issues with the terrain data? I found that the channel islands (jersey guernsey and alderney) are completely flat bar the airports being on a hill at the correct altitude.

The light on the Eiffel Tower counts as a separate work of art and you therefore need permission to display it. Maybe because it's dark. For the tower itself, you can, for example, photograph and sell, but not illuminated

The clouds and the weather in general looks straight up like magic. Remember thinking that RDR2 had the best clouds in any game, this just shreds that game.

Great video, and exactly the kind of comparison I was searching for😀👍🏻

Now this is a proper comparison. Thanks, the differences seem to be really noticeable now.

So if Flight Sim is using a round earth, and it looks identical to the real earth, why is there still a flat earth debate? Surely all you need to do, is flatten the map in Flight Sim and show how ridiculous the horizons look.

"I've only flown a real plane once" *weird flex but okay*

Hey dude, what’s the name of the backing track in your video?

My PS3/PC Thrustmaster HOTAS was instantly recognized with with well placed buttons. It's great to see the dev taking time to add support to even older HOTAS setups.

the only time i've ever wanted to play a game where you take control of a plane

Alternate title: man breaks laws of physics and runs flight simulator 2020 at 4K

i would kill for a Nick guided tour of all the world's landmarks with his voice as narration...

How the heck did you get the frame rate measurer to work? I can’t figure out to display those red numbers in the upper-left corner.

omg Nick930 hand reveal less than 1 minute in!? :o

Just something to add: it does use satellite images, from Bing Maps, it serves as input for the Blackshark AI to recreate the 3D environment , which handles most of the games scenarios. Also there are the handcrafted 3D assets for more famous places.

About transponder codes: On FS2020 7500 is emergency for ATC? And codes 7600 and 7700?

I may not be able to play MFS 2020 because I may soon have a severe data cap on my internet. So, what I'd like to know is how MFS 2020 compares to FSX when played offline? Would it be worth buying the base version if I can only play offline? I do have a copy of FSX installed.

Graphics look damn good for 2006

I almost thought this was a direct comparison from the game to real life! 😂 this game looks incredible

PMDG 737 is ok on beautiful MSFS2020? fully almost real ? Frame rates are good wih these oustanding google otho scenary? Any helicopters so far?

just subbed, was waiting for this comparison

I think the reason the Eiffel Tower isn't lit up is because technically the lights fall under copyright because they were installed less then 100 years ago

When I was a kid playing FSX I thought the graphics were photorealistic lol

Hey Nick, can you tell me how you recorded the screen with FSX? Thanks in advance

4k ultra in msf 2020? what gpu are you running a quadro 8000?

With 20/20 hindsight, I'm VERY glad that the prognosis for masses of addons taking some time has proved a tad pessimistic. Modellers have hit the ground running, and together with Asobo's major and regular updates, MSFS 2020 is much better today than it was when it was first released. They certainly learnt about frequent upgrades/updates during the interregnum, that's for sure.

Fun fact: all aircraft interiors weren't modeled, they where 3d scanned

Can anyone tell how to remove those options is mfs2020 when you go in outside view?

Does the Boeing 737 Max 8 have the faulty MCAS system??

7:50 After playing FS2020 for the first time and coming across this myself while flying thousands of feet over Paris, France at night, I was taken aback. I could not believe my eyes. The game looked so real and the night sky was just incredible. I literally paused the game, rolled back in my chair and took a deep breath after finally realizing how far technology had come. Seeing the lights brighten the sky and watching as the clouds revealed a vast beautiful lit up landscape was absolutely breathtaking. This sim is as spectacular as people say it is.

Fact: Showing Eiffel Tower photography at the evening for commercial purposes is not permitted, That’s why you can’t see it at 8:05

Will I be able to retain the deluxe edition of the game if I were to buy it using game pass and cancel the subscription later?

Hello, I want to build a home cockpit, owning the game I saw that there only a virtual cockpit option and I cannot remove it, I dont know if Im not looking correctly but I want to remove the cockpit completely from the screen so I can see everything on the screen and make it a tad bit more "realistic" for my cockpit, anyone have a clue?

Can i just say how good flight sim x is for being a game from 2006

Eiffel tower being dark might be related to the fact that it's lighting is copyrighted, and can't be reproduced for commercial gain without a property release..

14:30 What's up with that take off? Did you slow it down somehow? It looks crazy slow.

Hi. Good comparison! Very nice. I am using MSFS2020 since this week. Is it really using BING maps? Houses in small cities are fake. They look completely different from Bing and also Streets and Highways looks some strange. Not really good implementation with these objects. All other is fine. BTW no light in Boing for the cockpit? Any ideas about this?

13:16 i can't tell the difference between the plane engine or my pc trying to not blowing up

Hey, quickly googled why the lights are no on the Eiffel Tower and here the answer I got. It turns out the tower's nighttime light show was added in 1985 and is therefore still protected under France's copyright law as an artistic work. Thus, it's illegal to share, sell, or publish photos and videos of the night-lit Eiffel Tower without prior permission from the Société d'Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel.13 Oct 2017.

During that sound comparison did that 747 liftoff before v1?

what is the background music in the begenning? i really like it

So quick story on my experience with this game so far... one of my friends has it and a few days ago he landed a plane in our schools parking lot then took a picture of him sitting in the cockpit of a passenger airplane in my school parking lot and pretty much everyone who hadn’t heard of this game freaked out and thought he actually landed a plane at out school.... so ya this game is pretty realistic i’d say

Wow, I played 2004 a lot!, I remember it being so realistic!

Upon landing the rudder starts moving abnormally,is there any fix for it?

@Nick930 would you consider doing a comprehensive video on the history of mycrosoft flight simulator (from 1982-prwawnt) like yoyu did with other video game series. Also suprised you did not do a Grand Theft Auto history video as well. as always love your stuff.

This simulator is amazing. I love making videos of game comparisons to reality. Sometimes you can really get confused where the game is and where the real world is.

Since we are talking about simulation games. *What about Euro truck simulator 1 vs 2*

Will it run with Ultra graphic settings on my Apple II or should I stick with Sublogic FS1 Flight Simulator for now?

Do they have a working FMC now in 2020 and 2023 versions?

14:18 can't tell if that's the jet, or my PC getting ready to launch into orbit.

I wish someone would do a comparison with a modded version of FSX

One of the things that makes FS2020 really exciting, is that this is just the beginning. There'll likely be big improvements made over time.

Nice, you're finally making these video in 4K!

"like google maps" crying bing team noises

The difference that 14 years can make. It's crazy that present day GPUs have literally gotten 50 times more powerful since then. A gaming PC with 2GBs of ram, 512mb of vram and a dual core CPU was considered high end in 2006.

Pleace can you tell your joystick sensitive!?

What key is it to go to ur window view

The Eiffel Tower has copyright illuminated at night (It's a fact, not kidding)

The reason why the Eiffel Tower have no light it due to a copyright issue, It isn't a bug I wish I was joking.

Fixing up some of the water elevations and getting in more landmarks would be really cool. In time I'm sure more of that stuff would done over, can't have everything but at least having a lot less flooded looking areas would go a long way.

Where were you flying at 4:36 ? It looks amazing.