{"id":28201,"date":"2020-08-18T17:53:47","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T21:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/?p=28201"},"modified":"2020-08-18T17:53:47","modified_gmt":"2020-08-18T21:53:47","slug":"department-of-bad-business-timing-microsoft-flight-simulator-released-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/18\/department-of-bad-business-timing-microsoft-flight-simulator-released-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of Bad Business Timing: Microsoft Flight Simulator released today"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For the first time in 14 years, as of today it is possible to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3hls4Kw\">buy a new version of Microsoft Flight Simulator<\/a>. How&#8217;s that for bad timing? If this thing had been released in mid-March, after 13.5 years instead of 14, when governors had locked Americans down into their electronic home bubbles, how much more money would it have made?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Icon A5 is included! Also the Airbus A320. You need to spring for the Premium edition to get the Cirrus SR22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Who has tried out this new game? How great is it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Related:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft_Flight_Simulator\">release history from Wikipedia<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbox.com\/en-US\/games\/microsoft-flight-simulator\">game home page<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the first time in 14 years, as of today it is possible to buy a new version of Microsoft Flight Simulator. How&#8217;s that for bad timing? 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