> Does anyone know why Microsoft killed off Flight Simulator? From an external perspective, it seems most likely due to IEB's leadership at the time wanting to

> Does anyone know why Microsoft killed off Flight Simulator? From an external perspective, it seems most likely due to IEB's leadership at the time wanting to focus all their resources behind the upcoming Xbox One, in hopes they could replicate the success of the Xbox 360, and the misguided belief that PC gaming was dying out. Neither of those bets worked out particularly well for them. > Was the the Flight Sim team really that big of a drain on Microsoft's balance sheet? Rumor has it that it consistently turned a small but not insignificant profit.