<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Flight	I-Application
is	O
an	O
amateur	B-Application
flight	I-Application
simulation	I-Application
from	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
created	O
as	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Flight	I-Operating_System
Simulator	I-Operating_System
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
could	O
be	O
expanded	O
with	O
additional	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
from	O
the	O
integrated	O
Games	B-Application
For	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
Marketplace	O
on	O
Xbox-Live	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
integrated	O
with	O
the	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
–	I-Application
Live	I-Application
platform	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
with	O
Live	O
accounts	O
to	O
join	O
and	O
host	O
multiplayer	O
sessions	O
using	O
a	O
Gamertag	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
introduced	O
a	O
new	O
model	O
of	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
integrated	O
with	O
the	O
Games	B-Application
For	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
Marketplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
no	O
public	O
SDK	O
offered	O
for	O
Flight	O
,	O
with	O
all	O
DLC	B-Protocol
being	O
developed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
6	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
it	O
announced	O
that	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Flight	I-Application
would	O
be	O
free	O
to	O
download	O
on	O
February	O
29	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
25	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
it	O
had	O
cancelled	O
further	O
development	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Flight	I-Application
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
part	O
of	O
"	O
the	O
natural	O
ebb	O
and	O
flow	O
"	O
of	O
application	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
indicated	O
that	O
sales	O
may	O
have	O
been	O
slow	O
due	O
to	O
competition	O
from	O
other	O
products	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
X-Plane	O
and	O
that	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Flight	I-Application
had	O
fewer	O
aircraft	O
,	O
terrain	O
and	O
third-party	O
add-on	O
options	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
and	O
was	O
less	O
authentic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
22	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
the	O
closure	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	O
PC	O
Marketplace	O
,	O
removing	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Flight	I-Application
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
it	O
on	O
Steam	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
weather	O
engine	O
renders	O
more	O
realistic	O
clouds	O
and	O
weather	O
effects	O
,	O
including	O
fog	O
that	O
blends	O
well	O
with	O
the	O
surrounding	O
terrain	O
,	O
which	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
previous	O
flight	O
simulator	O
releases	O
,	O
(	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Flight	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
X	I-Application
)	O
,	O
were	O
incapable	O
of	O
displaying	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flight	O
also	O
features	O
an	O
improved	O
missions	O
system	O
,	O
(	O
over	O
FSX	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
then	O
be	O
expanded	O
with	O
additional	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
from	O
the	O
integrated	O
Games	B-Application
For	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
Marketplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
following	O
release	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Flight	I-Application
was	O
given	O
a	O
64/100	O
critic	O
score	O
on	O
review	O
aggregator	O
site	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
