1 00:00:01,680 --> 00:00:03,669 covering the week's top tech stories 2 00:00:03,669 --> 00:00:03,679 covering the week's top tech stories 3 00:00:03,679 --> 00:00:07,190 covering the week's top tech stories with a slight linux bias after a series 4 00:00:07,190 --> 00:00:07,200 with a slight linux bias after a series 5 00:00:07,200 --> 00:00:09,830 with a slight linux bias after a series of closed alpha tests microsoft's xbox 6 00:00:09,830 --> 00:00:09,840 of closed alpha tests microsoft's xbox 7 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:12,390 of closed alpha tests microsoft's xbox game studios and a sobo studio announced 8 00:00:12,390 --> 00:00:12,400 game studios and a sobo studio announced 9 00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:13,190 game studios and a sobo studio announced monday 10 00:00:13,190 --> 00:00:13,200 monday 11 00:00:13,200 --> 00:00:14,950 monday that the next gen microsoft flight 12 00:00:14,950 --> 00:00:14,960 that the next gen microsoft flight 13 00:00:14,960 --> 00:00:17,189 that the next gen microsoft flight simulator 2020 will launch on august 14 00:00:17,189 --> 00:00:17,199 simulator 2020 will launch on august 15 00:00:17,199 --> 00:00:19,109 simulator 2020 will launch on august 18th 16 00:00:19,109 --> 00:00:19,119 18th 17 00:00:19,119 --> 00:00:21,029 18th pre-orders are now live and the game 18 00:00:21,029 --> 00:00:21,039 pre-orders are now live and the game 19 00:00:21,039 --> 00:00:22,870 pre-orders are now live and the game will come in three editions 20 00:00:22,870 --> 00:00:22,880 will come in three editions 21 00:00:22,880 --> 00:00:25,029 will come in three editions standard for sixty dollars deluxe for 22 00:00:25,029 --> 00:00:25,039 standard for sixty dollars deluxe for 23 00:00:25,039 --> 00:00:27,109 standard for sixty dollars deluxe for ninety dollars and premium deluxe for 24 00:00:27,109 --> 00:00:27,119 ninety dollars and premium deluxe for 25 00:00:27,119 --> 00:00:28,710 ninety dollars and premium deluxe for 120 dollars 26 00:00:28,710 --> 00:00:28,720 120 dollars 27 00:00:28,720 --> 00:00:30,390 120 dollars with the more expensive versions 28 00:00:30,390 --> 00:00:30,400 with the more expensive versions 29 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:32,790 with the more expensive versions featuring more planes and handcrafted 30 00:00:32,790 --> 00:00:32,800 featuring more planes and handcrafted 31 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:34,549 featuring more planes and handcrafted international airports 32 00:00:34,549 --> 00:00:34,559 international airports 33 00:00:34,559 --> 00:00:36,229 international airports the last part may come as a bit of a 34 00:00:36,229 --> 00:00:36,239 the last part may come as a bit of a 35 00:00:36,239 --> 00:00:38,549 the last part may come as a bit of a surprise given that microsoft and asobo 36 00:00:38,549 --> 00:00:38,559 surprise given that microsoft and asobo 37 00:00:38,559 --> 00:00:40,630 surprise given that microsoft and asobo are using assets from bing maps 38 00:00:40,630 --> 00:00:40,640 are using assets from bing maps 39 00:00:40,640 --> 00:00:42,869 are using assets from bing maps and some ai magic on azure to 40 00:00:42,869 --> 00:00:42,879 and some ai magic on azure to 41 00:00:42,879 --> 00:00:44,709 and some ai magic on azure to essentially recreate the earth in all of 42 00:00:44,709 --> 00:00:44,719 essentially recreate the earth in all of 43 00:00:44,719 --> 00:00:45,910 essentially recreate the earth in all of its airports 44 00:00:45,910 --> 00:00:45,920 its airports 45 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:47,670 its airports still the team must have spent some 46 00:00:47,670 --> 00:00:47,680 still the team must have spent some 47 00:00:47,680 --> 00:00:49,190 still the team must have spent some extra time on making some of these 48 00:00:49,190 --> 00:00:49,200 extra time on making some of these 49 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:51,430 extra time on making some of these larger airports especially realistic 50 00:00:51,430 --> 00:00:51,440 larger airports especially realistic 51 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:53,990 larger airports especially realistic and today if you were to buy even one of 52 00:00:53,990 --> 00:00:54,000 and today if you were to buy even one of 53 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:55,830 and today if you were to buy even one of these larger airports as an add-on for 54 00:00:55,830 --> 00:00:55,840 these larger airports as an add-on for 55 00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:58,069 these larger airports as an add-on for flight simulator x or x plane 56 00:00:58,069 --> 00:00:58,079 flight simulator x or x plane 57 00:00:58,079 --> 00:01:01,670 flight simulator x or x plane you'd easily be spending 30 or more 58 00:01:01,670 --> 00:01:01,680 you'd easily be spending 30 or more 59 00:01:01,680 --> 00:01:03,910 you'd easily be spending 30 or more the default edition features 20 planes 60 00:01:03,910 --> 00:01:03,920 the default edition features 20 planes 61 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:05,990 the default edition features 20 planes and 30 hand modeled airports while the 62 00:01:05,990 --> 00:01:06,000 and 30 hand modeled airports while the 63 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:08,310 and 30 hand modeled airports while the deluxe edition bumps that up to 25 64 00:01:08,310 --> 00:01:08,320 deluxe edition bumps that up to 25 65 00:01:08,320 --> 00:01:09,109 deluxe edition bumps that up to 25 planes 66 00:01:09,109 --> 00:01:09,119 planes 67 00:01:09,119 --> 00:01:11,910 planes and 35 airports and the high-end version 68 00:01:11,910 --> 00:01:11,920 and 35 airports and the high-end version 69 00:01:11,920 --> 00:01:13,510 and 35 airports and the high-end version comes with 30 planes and 70 00:01:13,510 --> 00:01:13,520 comes with 30 planes and 71 00:01:13,520 --> 00:01:16,149 comes with 30 planes and 40 airports all the airports are still 72 00:01:16,149 --> 00:01:16,159 40 airports all the airports are still 73 00:01:16,159 --> 00:01:18,070 40 airports all the airports are still available in the lesser versions just 74 00:01:18,070 --> 00:01:18,080 available in the lesser versions just 75 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:20,230 available in the lesser versions just without the extra detail 76 00:01:20,230 --> 00:01:20,240 without the extra detail 77 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:22,310 without the extra detail based on what a sobo has shown in its 78 00:01:22,310 --> 00:01:22,320 based on what a sobo has shown in its 79 00:01:22,320 --> 00:01:23,749 based on what a sobo has shown in its regular updates so far 80 00:01:23,749 --> 00:01:23,759 regular updates so far 81 00:01:23,759 --> 00:01:25,590 regular updates so far even the 20 planes in the standard 82 00:01:25,590 --> 00:01:25,600 even the 20 planes in the standard 83 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:27,350 even the 20 planes in the standard edition have been modeled in far more 84 00:01:27,350 --> 00:01:27,360 edition have been modeled in far more 85 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:29,429 edition have been modeled in far more detail than in previous versions 86 00:01:29,429 --> 00:01:29,439 detail than in previous versions 87 00:01:29,439 --> 00:01:31,590 detail than in previous versions and maybe even beyond what some add-ons 88 00:01:31,590 --> 00:01:31,600 and maybe even beyond what some add-ons 89 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:33,510 and maybe even beyond what some add-ons provide today 90 00:01:33,510 --> 00:01:33,520 provide today 91 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:35,109 provide today because a lot of what microsoft and 92 00:01:35,109 --> 00:01:35,119 because a lot of what microsoft and 93 00:01:35,119 --> 00:01:37,109 because a lot of what microsoft and asobo are doing here involves using 94 00:01:37,109 --> 00:01:37,119 asobo are doing here involves using 95 00:01:37,119 --> 00:01:39,510 asobo are doing here involves using cloud technology to for example 96 00:01:39,510 --> 00:01:39,520 cloud technology to for example 97 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:41,749 cloud technology to for example stream some of the more detailed scenery 98 00:01:41,749 --> 00:01:41,759 stream some of the more detailed scenery 99 00:01:41,759 --> 00:01:43,510 stream some of the more detailed scenery to your computer on demand 100 00:01:43,510 --> 00:01:43,520 to your computer on demand 101 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:45,429 to your computer on demand chances are we'll see regular content 102 00:01:45,429 --> 00:01:45,439 chances are we'll see regular content 103 00:01:45,439 --> 00:01:47,190 chances are we'll see regular content updates for these various editions as 104 00:01:47,190 --> 00:01:47,200 updates for these various editions as 105 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:47,749 updates for these various editions as well 106 00:01:47,749 --> 00:01:47,759 well 107 00:01:47,759 --> 00:01:50,870 well though the details here aren't yet clear 108 00:01:50,870 --> 00:01:50,880 though the details here aren't yet clear 109 00:01:50,880 --> 00:01:53,030 though the details here aren't yet clear as flight simulator 2020 is about to 110 00:01:53,030 --> 00:01:53,040 as flight simulator 2020 is about to 111 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:54,710 as flight simulator 2020 is about to enter its closed beta phase 112 00:01:54,710 --> 00:01:54,720 enter its closed beta phase 113 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:56,630 enter its closed beta phase we can expect to see more details in the 114 00:01:56,630 --> 00:01:56,640 we can expect to see more details in the 115 00:01:56,640 --> 00:02:11,430 we can expect to see more details in the coming weeks leading up to the release 116 00:02:11,430 --> 00:02:11,440 117 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:16,949 [Music] 118 00:02:16,949 --> 00:02:16,959 119 00:02:16,959 --> 00:02:19,040 you