I vaguely knew that the new Microsoft Flight Simulator would feature beautiful voluminous clouds. After all, the previous titles in the series had them. But the clouds weren't real to me until today, when I saw a screenshot, and then a GIF, of the latest from the studio that developed the flight simulator.

I was struck by the tangible reality that these fluffy glories would soon be present on my screen. These are screenshots from the alpha version of the game, taken at various resolutions, which is reassuring. Behold, the most beautiful clouds I have ever seen in a video game.

Honestly. This is not the only thing going on in the atmosphere. Because, like you, I am not happy with the way this game works. Behold.

You can check out the latest images of Flight Simulator's closed alpha on their website. If you're not up to date, check out our article on all things Flight Simulator's new life, including how it will use real-world air traffic data in its simulations Microsoft Flight Simulator is scheduled for release in 2020 and is being developed by Asobo Studio is developing it.