MALIK PRINCE: Video games on this podcast are Rated E.
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All proper. Made it by means of TSA, simply strolling across the airport. Bought somewhat bit earlier than my flight, so you understand what which means. Espresso.
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All proper, everybody. We have now made it to Phoenix, Arizona, first time ever. And the present temperature is a brisk 104 levels Fahrenheit. I’m already sweating, and I simply stepped out of the terminal. However you understand, it is OK, as a result of I’ll get to play Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. I can’t wait.
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All proper. So we’re on the point of load into the Humvees, as you’ll be able to see proper right here, for a tour across the Grand Canyon. It will be an incredible day. I can’t wait. Let’s go, child, let’s go.
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What’s going on, all people? It’s Malik Prince, and welcome again to the official Xbox Podcast, a really particular version, as you’ll be able to inform, as a result of we’re not within the studio. We’re on the stunningly stunning Grand Canyon. On November 19, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 will arrive. It is being developed by a group that is not solely supplying you with a map to fly round in– they’re supplying you with the complete world, actually, with essentially the most refined, immersive, and awe-inspiring flight simulator of all time.
Unreal constancy, improved tech, and naturally, the power to step into the function in a lot of aviation careers, equivalent to search and rescue or aerial firefighting or, what I am most enthusiastic about, aerial promoting. You recognize the little planes that fly over with the indicators? I am excited to do this. So sit again and loosen up, as a result of with Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, the sky will not be the restrict. And we will present you simply that.
All proper. So we’ve stopped once more right here on the Grand Canyon, only for one other vista. You would possibly be capable to see a bunch of creators and other people within the press who’re taking footage, making movies. You should definitely take a look at the content material that is out now as effectively from them.
The actually cool factor about Microsoft Flight Simulator is within the recreation, the group has executed such an awesome job of offering added element to the sport that you could now land your aircraft and really get out and take images.
Let’s discuss it. Photograph mode goes to go so loopy on this recreation. It is like a photograph mode of your desires. So when you’ve ever needed to do this, you are able to do that in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.
MALIK PRINCE (VOICEOVER): After which we ran right into a moderately widespread inhabitant of the Grand Canyon, an lovable elk.
– All proper. So we acquired the tour of the Grand Canyon. Now we’re within the gameplay session room, the place tons of creators and press are attending to play the sport for the primary time, the primary individuals outdoors of the devs who’ve performed the sport, and the impressions and the reactions to how good it seems.
Check out this unimaginable field artwork for the premium deluxe version. Simply actually showcases all of what you are going to have the ability to do. And also you get a double-wide steelbook with that, which is fairly cool.
I am right here with the person of the hour, the person representing the laborious work of so many gifted people. It’s the head of Microsoft Flight Simulator, Jorg Neumann. Jorg, how’s it going?
– Good to see you.
– Good to see you as effectively. So two months earlier than launch. How are you feeling? Anxious, excited? What is going on by means of your body–
– Each.
– Each?
– You recognize, I’d say I have been in gaming for 30 years. That is, by far, the most important venture I’ve ever had something to do with. 10 weeks to go, which implies there is a huge quantity of labor left, however what we’ve is superior.
MALIK PRINCE: I needed to begin with one thing that is in all probability close to and pricey to your coronary heart, which is the historical past of the franchise that you simply’re engaged on. Proper to your proper right here, we’ve some form of show that showcases that historical past. Are you able to inform us somewhat bit about what we’re seeing earlier than we go into the long run?
– So that is truly my private assortment, Flight Simulator. This comes from– I sometimes have that standing proper behind me on my desk. So these are the primary Microsoft Flight Simulators. This one’s truly the primary one which got here out in 1982. Then that is ’83. That is one other model.
After which it advanced. Here is Microsoft House, So on the very starting of Microsoft House. Should you return within the historical past of Microsoft gaming, Flight Simulator is definitely on the very starting. The truth is, it’s Microsoft’s longest-supported franchise.
– Good little reality.
– And as I preserve telling–
– Yeah, it is a good one, although.
– –it predates Home windows and Workplace. So it’s one thing that the corporate is tremendous pleased with. It truly has the Microsoft title in it. And we’re now on the twelfth new model.
MALIK PRINCE: Yeah. I imply, a lot historical past. It is acquired to really feel unimaginable to know that you simply’re engaged on primarily what’s the subsequent era of Microsoft Flight Simulator as a result of this can be a complete new launch.
JORG NEUMANN: An entire new launch. It is a completely totally different model of the engine. We– mainly, it acquired so big– we launched Flight Simulator in 2020. There’s add-ons from what we name third events, mainly creators. 5,000 add-ons. We’re now a 2-terabyte obtain, so we needed to re-architect the complete sim.
We added an unimaginable quantity of element to the planet, which we name the digital twin. We greater than doubled the plane. There’s now an exercise system or a profession system that we launched as a result of the group have been asking for extra issues to do. So it is a completely new product, a brand new form of product. It is form of unprecedented in flight simming, so I feel persons are tremendous excited.
MALIK PRINCE: Yeah, I imply, it’s extremely apparent. Like I discussed, we’re at this creator area, and we have been watching creators play, and it has been attention-grabbing seeing the place they resolve to go within the map. As a result of to your level digital twin– I acquired to fly over my highschool. I flew over what we skilled at the moment right here and what you are going to see within the podcast, which is right here on the Grand Canyon, which is such an awesome expertise. We acquired in a helicopter. We got– you may see all of it within the video. Nevertheless it’s simply actually cool.
So what are a number of the different issues that possibly individuals might not take into consideration that you simply and the group form of set and enhance on on this recreation?
JORG NEUMANN: The planet, the floor of the planet, is 4,000 occasions the decision that it was earlier than.
MALIK PRINCE: Thoughts blowing.
JORG NEUMANN: I imply, mainly, our wireframe seems prefer it’s now a textured atmosphere. It is so detailed. Mainly, take into consideration each rock, each pebble on Earth goes to be on this sim. Each tree, each bush, every thing. It is unimaginable. Like, you’ll be able to actually land wherever, and it’s a very near real-life sort of expertise.
We added new issues, like animals are actually roaming the Earth. Attention-grabbing. We populate the oceans with ships. We basically– transponder alerts of each ship on Earth. And we’re drawing each ship on Earth. We’re additionally drawing each aircraft within the air. So it is an unprecedented stage of content material. Nothing ever like this has been executed earlier than.
And all of it is introduced collectively by this exercise system, the place you’ll be able to mainly launch your aviation profession. You possibly can pursue your aviation profession. And you can begin wherever you need on the planet, someplace in the course of Western Australia, or wherever your pursuit actually takes you. After which you’ll be able to choose what pilot you wish to change into. You wish to change into a search and rescue pilot or a passenger airplane pilot? There’s tons of careers that you could pursue. And I feel persons are going to have a blast. Should you like aviation at all–
– Actually no stone left unturned. And I acquired to say concerning the aviation activities– that is what I am so enthusiastic about. However even past that– as a result of, after all, how a lot in-depth you’ll be able to go. However what I’d say– there are such a lot of individuals who may– that is essentially the most life like sim that I’ve ever seen, personally. That is my private opinion. It seems unimaginable.
However even simply getting in a Cessna– it is tremendous easy. Like, you actually take off the parking brake, and also you hit the throttle, and also you’re up within the air. So for anybody who could also be considering, oh, I do not know if I can– you completely can. There is a bunch of approachable methods to sort out this sim, however there’s additionally some actually in-depth stuff.
So I’ll ask you, truly, to choose your favourite little one right here. What’s your favourite function or what you are most trying ahead to on this recreation?
– I feel what I look ahead most to is you can– you’ve got now change into an individual. So flight sim historically was– you are simply choosing planes from a hangar. Now you are choosing an individual at the start.
MALIK PRINCE: Yeah, that is proper.
JORG NEUMANN: We truly took nice care to signify mankind accurately as a result of this can be a product– there’s only a few merchandise like this or video games like this that’s the total planet. You possibly can go wherever on the planet. And we took nice care. We labored with the UN. How can we signify mankind? So that you get to choose your self.
Then there is a function that we have not talked about a lot in any respect. It is known as participant voice. You report your individual voice, and that’s the voice with which you talk all through the complete expertise. So different individuals will hear it. It is superior. And it sounds tremendous genuine. So that you embed your self on this world of aviation.
And when you love– I imagine aviation and the dream of flying is a human– a elementary human dream. And I feel we’re actually unlocking this in a method that has by no means been executed earlier than, extra accessible than ever earlier than, broader than ever earlier than. So when you’re even somewhat bit, attempt it.
MALIK PRINCE: Unbelievable unimaginable. All proper, Jorg, as we wrap issues up, any remaining phrases for the group? And likewise, preorders are open at the moment. When’s the sport launch?
– Last phrases for the group is thanks. We have been on this collaboration with the group. As a matter of reality, we are saying now we’re making this for the group, with the group. That is now not only one growth group. We have embraced them. There’s numerous creators on the market which might be superior what they do. So we’re making this with about 25 groups. And that basically takes us to the subsequent stage. And so far as when is it coming out– November 19–
– 19.
– –10 brief weeks away. Should you preorder now– it begins today– you truly get a extremely cool aircraft, De Havilland Cl 415. It is the aircraft on our visible ID. It is a firefighting aircraft. It is actually cool. And you may play that till the 2024 sim comes out in 2020.
– Preorder at the moment. Releases November 19. Jorg, thanks a lot for stopping by–
– Thanks.
– –and chatting with us.
– Good to see you.
– Good to see you as effectively.
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MALIK PRINCE: I acknowledge a really acquainted face off to my left, your proper right here. It’s Parris Lily, a person who is aware of a factor or two about flight sims. Parris, let me get this mic for you. Parris, what have been your ideas of the sport to date?
– I am loving it to date. In comparison with– as nice as 2020 was, this feels just like the overhaul that Flight Sim wanted for 2024. That is improbable. I’m proper now flying over my neighborhood in Southern California, and it is wonderful. It is like a one-to-one replica. The bottom-level graphics– wonderful.
– Effectively mentioned. And with the most effective voice in gaming, after all.
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– Once more, we have seen so many people–
– As I crash.
– Yeah. I nearly made him crash. We do not need that to occur. However we have seen so many individuals resolve to go to their neighborhoods and fly over and spot, hey, that is the native grocery retailer the place I purchase eggs and milk and all that good things. Is that this SnowBikeMike?
– Hey, what’s up, Staff Xbox? It’s SnowBikeMike from Kinda Humorous Video games. How are y’all?
– We’re doing effectively. Oh, and I really feel like I made– nearly made you crash. Ideas on the sim to date?
– Yeah, I am having a lot enjoyable right here on the sims. As you’ll be able to see, I am out within the plains of Africa, at present trying to discover a giraffe. There’s wildlife within the recreation now, simply so you understand. And I’ll take an superior photograph of some giraffes. However first, I acquired to fly this aircraft.
– Yeah, and I acquired to verify he would not crash. I’ll go over to my gaming station, and we will get a hands-on with Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. And I’ll kick you all out, OK? So it has been nice speaking to you. We will speak to a couple different individuals who made the sport. I’ll do my factor, OK? Peace.
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All proper. So we’re making this flip. Have a look at that stunning mountain within the background. That’s unimaginable. That is so cool. That is–
– Hey, Malik?
– Yeah?
– It is time to go to the helicopter journey.
– I am sorry, what?
– The helicopter journey?
– Oh, I am not going– I am not happening the helicopter.
PILOT: Effectively, welcome aboard, everybody. I’ll get going right here with some preflight checks.
MALIK PRINCE (VOICEOVER): You all can inform the helicopter to take off as a result of Malik Prince won’t be on the helicopter.
– I am within the helicopter.
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MALIK PRINCE (VOICEOVER): Now, I’ve at all times mentioned that I’d by no means, ever get in a helicopter, however within the title of Flight Sim 2024, it was time to face my fears.
– All proper, I did it. I did it. I confronted my worry. I acquired within the helicopter. And I lived. Do not get me fallacious. I’m blissful to be again on Earth, on the bottom. If you wish to expertise that, cannot get out to some place like this, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. You are able to do the identical, actual factor we simply did as a result of it’s the total world at your fingertips.
All proper. Now we will take a look at the profession mode within the recreation. Once more, the group talked quite a bit about how they needed to take suggestions from the group, and one of many issues the group was asking was for the power to have extra objectives and challenges within the recreation. And a part of that– they did not simply do this. They constructed a complete profession mode.
All proper. What’s up, everybody? I’m again right here. And this time I am with David from Asobo. How is it going at the moment?
– Superb. Thanks. Very excited.
– Very excited. Yeah, I imply, I feel I am feeling that pleasure. So we have been speaking concerning the presentation that you have given to the creators and loads of the press on the market. One of many issues that I feel was actually spectacular and the factor that I am most trying ahead to are the aviation actions. Are you able to discuss what the principle buckets of the aviation actions are?
– Clearly, I’d say the large factor is the profession, the place mainly, you can– what we’ve labored laborious on is to make it pretty much as good for an early newbie, but additionally for our prospects. Mainly, you begin as a rookie, and also you meet the mentor. This mentor will clarify you easy methods to handle your profession, mainly. And the extra you progress in your profession, the extra money you’ll earn, and the extra examination you’ll going to have the ability to cross.
And at one level, you should have sufficient cash to truly purchase your– since you have been an worker at this stage. And instantly, you have the funds for to purchase your individual aircraft. And possibly you’ll begin with a second-hand aircraft, which is mid, which isn’t new, which implies that it has been used, which implies that the maintenance– it is possibly not as costly whenever you purchase it, however the upkeep payment will not be the identical.
And it is one other step within the understanding of how aviation works as a result of to date, you did not needed to even take this into consideration. However now instantly, on prime of all the opposite mechanisms, which is the scoring of the mission, your expertise– sorry, your stage, your expertise, and your reputation– on prime of this, instantly, you must handle your aircraft.
And when you do come again to the skydive recreation mode– I imply, missions– when you land too laborious too many occasions, your aircraft will begin to be broken. After which you’ll have to do the upkeep and et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. And that is so vital. You’ll possibly change into wealthy enough– [LAUGHS] to truly purchase a brand new one and broaden your fleet and instantly broaden the fleet in one other area. And step-by-step, possibly at some point, it is possible for you to to purchase an airliner.
MALIK PRINCE: And I feel that is what I used to be so stunned by and what so many creators have been stunned by whenever you all have been presenting it. It might be one factor when you all simply form of added careers and it was like, hey, let me examine this off. OK, I am getting a grade for it.
However you all went additional. You went into making it in order that primarily, you are becoming– beginning as a mentee, after which you possibly can probably be an entrepreneur of your individual enterprise. And I really like the little added contact, I acquired to say, of the consequence the place it’s your aircraft that you simply buy, and so if you understand that there is a potential so that you can injury it, you are extra more likely to take it extra severely.
DAVID DEDEINE: However at this stage of the profession, as you simply talked about, it’s– instantly, it is your aircraft. And when you crash it, you lose it. And it’s– the cash is gone.
And I assure that when you’ll fly your first person– I imply, personal aircraft, you’ll understand that, oh my gosh, that is mine. And also you wish to care for it. And every thing appears instantly way more actual, simply due to that.
– David, this has been superior. Thanks a lot. We can’t wait to leap in. Thanks for chatting with me.
– Thanks very a lot. It was a pleasure.
– Yeah. Do you know that Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 presents huge expertise enhancements, equivalent to a lot faster launch occasions and takes up only a fraction of the area required from the earlier launch? And whenever you do launch, world updates are already streamed and out there. And that features handcrafted airports. Each free plane, airport, and focal point is immediately out there.
Talking of improved tech, I acquired to take a seat down with a couple of people who know all about it. I am right here with Brandon and Chris, who’re truly partnering with Microsoft and with Asobo to make Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 as superior as could be. Brandon, are you able to inform me, one, who you might be and what group you are on, after which we’ll get into somewhat little bit of the questioning?
– Yeah. And thanks for being right here for the interview. So my title is Brandon Yeager, in all probability higher identified within the flight simulation group as Jonks. I am the founding father of Bought Associates. And we’re a small group of plane builders, so we’re actually excited to be a part of 2024 and produce what we’re doing primarily, which is bush plane and gliders, to the brand new sim. And simply actually excited to be right here for that.
– All proper. So I simply acquired to speak with Seb, and we have been speaking concerning the improved tech and the way detailed they went. For you, what does that added effort of the element that they are placing into this game– how does that change the way you partnered with the group?
BRANDON YAEGER: Bush plane and gliders, like I used to be mentioning, is primarily what we’re going for 2024, and the ground-level detail– it is unimaginable, proper? So every thing they have been ready so as to add, whether or not that’s the new– simply the grass physics, touchdown and grass, hitting a twig, there’s bushes laying in every single place, the quantity of depth they put into the water and every thing.
And so we’re actually excited as a result of, I imply, we’re making these low, gradual plane, and gliding goes to be an absolute pleasure to look down on the floor. And bush aircraft– that is going to be extraordinarily enjoyable. I feel you heard within the presentation you are going to have the ability to must make a cross at the place you are going to land first, so you are not coming down and damaging your plane or doing one thing to your gear.
MALIK PRINCE: Now, Chris, I needed to go to you. Introduce your self and the group that you simply’re engaged on.
– Certain. I am Chris Burnett. I am the supervisor I am one of many founders of Working Title Simulations. And we work on avionics and detailed plane techniques. And for 2024, we have been engaged on loads of flight plan work along with the avionics packages after which a handful of plane as effectively.
MALIK PRINCE: Yeah. I imply, you form of talked about that your objective is to make Flight Simulator 2024 essentially the most life like piloting expertise potential. I wish to ask you ways you are doing this, however I wish to set it up within the sense that I watch so many individuals on YouTube who truly go additional than what the flight sim expertise is. And a part of what you are bringing to the sim is all of these issues that possibly occur earlier than a pilot even takes off, the preflight checklists and stuff like that. Are you able to speak somewhat bit about what else gamers can count on once they soar in?
CHRISTOPHER BURNETT: Certain, yeah. There’s two huge issues that we’re including to this expertise for flight simmers. And also you talked about loads of laborious core simmers use different instruments and issues that they do outdoors the sim earlier than they even soar into the sim. And we’re simply making an attempt to convey extra of that have into the sim’s ecosystem.
So the couple issues which might be actually cool are, one, having the ability to plan and transient your flight prematurely. After which the opposite factor that David talked about within the presentation was that preflight actions themselves, so having the ability to stroll across the aircraft, examine all of the management surfaces. All of the issues that an actual pilot would do of their course of exercise, we get to do this within the sim now. And it is actually cool.
– What’s it been like transitioning from simply large followers to attending to work on the title?
– All of us began out in the neighborhood. And now we’re working deep contained in the sim, bringing some actually cool options collectively. And I feel it is actually superior that Microsoft and Jorg and the entire management group are taking steering from us, from all of our groups, when it comes to what the group actually needs to see and what issues we will do to enhance the sims.
Our group is form of attention-grabbing. We’re about half people who got here with a simming background, so individuals who have been simming since FS4, FS5, like myself, after which a bunch of people that hadn’t simmed earlier than however acquired the bug due to how cool Flight Sim 2020 was. So it is truly form of a enjoyable juxtaposition to have a look at these totally different units of individuals in our group.
– All proper. So Brandon and Chris, thanks a lot, including much more realism to a sim that had all of it. Simply discovering new methods to make it much more life like for the gamers. I adore it. Thanks a lot for chatting with me.
– Thanks.
– Thanks.
– Yeah. I am right here with Seb from Asobo. Seb, how’s it going?
– Nice.
– All proper. So we’re doing this little hand backwards and forwards mic factor, however we’re making it work as a result of we’re right here. The presentation that you simply gave– it went into such element. There have been actually gasps from the creators and the press from how a lot you went into element. Are you able to give me a fast overview of how you’ve got modified and improved the tech from Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 to 2024?
SEBASTIAN WLOCH: There is a ton of enhancements right here. I imply, there’s much more element, nearer to the bottom. You see tons of extra element, 4,000 occasions extra element, truly. We improved the lighting. We improved the final rendering.
– Now, whenever you say 4,000 occasions the element, how are they going to expertise what that 4,000 occasions element means so far as gameplay goes?
– Yeah. So there’s two examples. One is– so we confirmed a wireframe image in 2020. You see a triangle, which is the bottom geometry, and with the plane, whenever you drive– I imply, whenever you take off, the wheels are rolling over it. That is the extent of element you get. So every triangle goes to be about this huge. And so the bumps can’t be smaller than this, proper?
With 4,000 occasions extra element, the bumps are this huge, proper? So we’ve rocks, stones, mud. That is all simulated. And also you see it in 3D. You possibly can see it. You possibly can see it from far-off. You possibly can fly over and say, oh, no, I am not going to land right here. There’s rocks. Let’s choose one other discipline. And whenever you land on it, you must change the way in which you fly, truly, too, to take the bumps. And in order that’s one of many huge, huge impacts.
– One other factor that I actually thought was spectacular from the demos you all confirmed was the precise adjustments to how the wake turbulence behind the aircraft and/or helicopter has been improved, the tech behind that. Are you able to undergo that somewhat bit?
SEBASTIAN WLOCH: Sure, sure. So we’ve now 4 parts which simulate air and aerodynamics within the sim. And so one which has been added is– it is added to the CFD, so it is the computational fluid dynamics, which was already current across the plane, however it stopped at around– like, you’re taking the wingspan of the plane or the scale of the blades, and also you double that, and that is the place it stopped. It is what we would have liked to make the plane fly realistically.
However you fly in an area– for instance, with a helicopter, you go the place you come again, it was clear air. And now there’s this wake turbulence simulation. It is one other computational fluid dynamics simulation, however it’s a unique scale. It has actually– it has six layers which cascade from very small to very huge. And this enables us to mainly preserve it there for as much as six minutes.
So truly, there is no such thing as a time restrict. It is simply that when all of the power is gone, when all of the turbulence is gone, we delete that space. And the utmost we have had was six minutes, which is what’s truly occurring life like with a really heavy airliner. However the helicopter goes to depart simply one or two minutes behind of turbulence.
And essential for pilots. That is harmful. On an actual airport, you at all times wait, relying on the– they are going to say heavy, for instance, on ATC, relying on the plane which takes off. I personally as soon as was on remaining with a really, very small, mild plane. And a helicopter from a helicopter faculty simply crossed the runway with none ATC, nothing, identical to that. And so it was a small airport. There is no tower, proper? So individuals do extra loopy stuff.
And so, yeah, we did not even– interrupted the ultimate. We instantly went up. And you do not even wish to undergo this as a result of you– I imply, there’s movies on the web and accidents and stuff. It simply flips your plane sooner than you’ll be able to rely on the aileron. And in order that’s essential simulation facet that we added.
– Effectively, once more, there are such a lot of updates to what you all did so far as tech smart that we will not even cowl all of them. However I am excited for all– everyone– all of the gamers on the market to take a look at this sim when it releases. Seb, you and the group have executed an awesome job. Thanks a lot for chatting with me.
– Thanks.
– Yeah, thanks. And what higher option to cap off the evening than with meals and drinks as newly made mates vibe and focus on the epic occasions of the day that might flip into unforgettable reminiscences?
And that may be a wrap on the very particular version of the Xbox Podcast from the Grand Canyon in celebration of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. We acquired to journey in Humvees across the Grand Canyon. We acquired to take a helicopter, and I scared for my life, however I landed, and it was superior. However extra importantly than that, we acquired to play Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, which is unimaginable. So bear in mind, preorders are open proper now, and the sport releases on November 19, 2024.
With that, thanks a lot. It is Malik signing off. We’ll catch you subsequent time. Hey, y’all. Good to see you. Good to see you.
– Welcome in, man.
– How y’all doing?
– Nice journey at the moment, man.
MALIK PRINCE: Yeah, it was superior.
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