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|Popular Mechanics March/April 2021
Have you ever wondered what it feels like to be a pilot? To take to the skies and soar above places you’ve never visited before?
There’s nothing quite like Microsoft Flight Simulator, a technical masterpiece that has been around for nearly 40 years, and its latest iteration is nothing short of sensational.
Made by Asobo Studio for both PC and Xbox Game Pass (and you can expect an Xbox Series X/S edition this year),
This story is from the Popular Mechanics March/April 2021 edition of Popular Mechanics South Africa.
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