# Flight Simulator X

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flight-simulator-x/196061
**Category:** random
**Created:** [August 5, 2006, 2:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flight-simulator-x/196061 "2006-08-05T02:02:55Z")
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### Author: ![kirupa](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/kirupa/32/11616_2.png) [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2006, 2:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flight-simulator-x/196061/1 "2006-08-05T02:02:55Z")

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Gamespot updated their FSX page a few days ago, and the new screenshots and in-game movie show a lot of progress - espeically in graphics - since the earlier previews!

[[U]http://www.gamespot.com/pc/sim/microsoftflightsimulatorx/index.html?q=flight%20simulator%20x[/U]](http://www.gamespot.com/pc/sim/microsoftflightsimulatorx/index.html?q=flight%20simulator%20x)

According to GS, the game is designed with DX10 but downlevels the visual effects for DX9, so this might be an added incentive for me to upgrade to a DX10-based graphics card when they are released :beam: