Xbox boss Phil Spencer initially ‘thought there was no f***ing way’ Flight Sim was running in real-time.
Speaking to VGC as part of a forthcoming interview, Neumann said he could tell by Spencer’s reaction that his project had potential, because “none of the guys in that room were simmers, and they all felt something.”
He explained: “When I first pitched this, the very first demo I showed to Phil [Spencer] was Seattle in 3D. I flew over Microsoft Campus – literally the building we were sitting talking in – and he was like, ‘why are you showing me a video of Seattle?’ Then I knew I’d got him.”He continued: “Then I said, ‘this is real time’ and he said, ‘no fucking way’ [laughs], and we knew we had something. None of the guys in that room were simmers, and they all felt something.
Flight Simulator was eventually released in 2020 to widespread critical acclaim. Like the reaction to his initial pitch, Neumann said he believed this success was partly due to the title’s appeal as an Earth simulator, rather than a flight sim. “When we launched, we found people that liked or had some respect for airplanes, but they really liked the planet. That’s the killer app. That’s what brought in new people,” he explained.
“If this had been an exceptionally well-executed physics simulator with an atmosphere and airlines, I don’t think it would have gone anywhere near as far.”
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