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Microsoft Flight Simulator

Initial release Aug. 17, 2020

Developers

Asobo Studio

Genres

Simulation

Publishers

Xbox Game Studios

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Microsoft Flight Simulator Spotlight

Microsoft Flight Simulator's free Dune expansion is available now

Fly the Ornithopter on Arrakis

Graham Smith

11 months ago

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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 airports: every hand-crafted airport in the game

Airstriptease

Ollie Toms

4 years ago
DLSS 3: how it works, how it performs, and when you should use it

Nvidia’s next-gen upscaler, explainified

James Archer

1 week ago

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Microsoft Flight Simulator and the quest to replace Earth

How high-fidelity does a flight sim need to be?

Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

1 month ago

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Microsoft Flight Simulator Feed

A bright day on the streets in Cyberpunk 2077. A gang member strikes at the player with a katana while the player readies their shotgun against the assailant.

Feature

DLSS 3: how it works, how it performs, and when you should use it

Nvidia’s next-gen upscaler, explainified

Jan. 14, 2025 James Archer

A forested riverside with cliffs and mountains behind in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024

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Microsoft Flight Simulator and the quest to replace Earth

How high-fidelity does a flight sim need to be?

Dec. 20, 2024 Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

The Ornithopter from Dune flying above Arrakis in Microsoft Flight Simulator's free expansion.

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Microsoft Flight Simulator's free Dune expansion is available now

Fly the Ornithopter on Arrakis

Feb. 13, 2024 Graham Smith

The newly detailed The Hague in Microsoft Flight Simulator's City Update 5: European Cities 1 update.

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Brussels sprouts just in time for Christmas in Microsoft Flight Simulator's new city update

Now drag me to The Hague

Dec. 19, 2023 Graham Smith

A thin, long-winged plane flies over a green, mountainous vista in Microsoft Flight Simulator.

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Visit Hobbiton in Microsoft Flight Simulator's New Zealand update, out today

Pretty place gets prettier

Feb. 24, 2023 Kaan Serin

A screenshot showing the original Microsoft Flight Simulator from 1982 being played on the dashboard of a Diamond DA62 in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

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You can now play the original Microsoft Flight Simulator inside Microsoft Flight Simulator

Yo dawg, I heard you like flight sims in your flight sim

Nov. 14, 2022 CJ Wheeler

Microsoft Flight Simulator's World Update 11 heads to Canada.

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It’s off to Canada for Microsoft Flight Simulator’s World Update 11

Head to the Rockies or hang out over Toronto, Vancouver, and Montréal

Sept. 30, 2022 CJ Wheeler

Microsoft Flight Simulator's first free city update features five photorealistic German cities.

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Fly over Gamescom in Microsoft Flight Simulator’s first City Update, out now

I can see Geoff from up here!

Aug. 25, 2022 CJ Wheeler

A plane flies over Washington DC, with the Lincoln Memorial visible below.

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Microsoft Flight Simulator's World Update 10 has made the USA prettier again

Revamped cities and new landmarks

June 14, 2022 Graham Smith

Halo's Pelican aircraft flying in Microsoft Flight Simulator.

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Microsoft Flight Simulator gets Halo aircraft now, real helicopters later

Choppers, gliders, and the Wright Flyer free in November's update

June 12, 2022 Alice O'Connor

Microsoft Flight Simulator's ninth world update has improved detail for Italy and Malta

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Microsoft Flight Simulator’s latest world update spruces up Italy and Malta

It’s looking bellissimo

May 18, 2022 CJ Wheeler

Microsoft Flight Simulator's second batch of Famous Flyers introduces the Gee Bee Super Sportsters, two 1930s air-racing planes

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Microsoft Flight Simulator’s 1930s air-racers let you pretend there’s a new Crimson Skies

The second batch of Famous Flyers planes introduces the Gee Bee Super Sportsters

April 28, 2022 CJ Wheeler

A plane over Australia in a Microsoft Flight Simulator: World Update 7 screenshot.

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Microsoft Flight Simulator has prettied-up Australia in a free update

World Update 7 includes a handcrafted... Batman Bridge?

Feb. 1, 2022 Alice O'Connor

A small plane flies over New York's Central Park in Microsoft Flight Simulator.

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Microsoft Flight Simulator is getting DLSS this year

Have a smooth flight

Jan. 31, 2022 James Archer

The Turtle Beach VelocityOne Flight yoke controller, powered up and affixed to a desk.

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Learning to fly with the Turtle Beach VelocityOne Flight

A yoke controller even I can use

Jan. 13, 2022 James Archer

Planes battle for position in a screenshot from Microsoft Flight Simulator's Reno Air Races expansion.

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Microsoft Flight Simulator's GOTY edition and Reno Air Races DLC are out now

New cities, airports, planes and more

Nov. 18, 2021 Graham Smith

A screenshot of Microsoft Flight Simulator, showing Paris, France after the polish of World Update 4 has been applied.

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Microsoft Flight Simulator is getting more free updates with GOTY edition

And the Reno Air Races expansion has a release date

Oct. 19, 2021 Graham Smith

A screenshot showing a plane in Microsoft Flight Simulator flying past the Fehmarn Sound Bridge in Germany.

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Microsoft Flight Simulator's world update 6 has refined Germany, Austria and Switzerland

Good Grindelwald

Sept. 7, 2021 Graham Smith

A still from the Microsoft Flight Simulator trailer showing Maverick taking off from an aircraft carrier in a fighter jet in the Top Gun: Maverick tie-in expansion.

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Microsoft Flight Simulator's Top Gun expansion has been delayed

You can be my wingman... later

Sept. 4, 2021 Graham Smith

Forza Horizon 5's new cover art, featuring a Corvette sports car and a Ford Bronco against a summery background of beach and jungle.

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Every game from Xbox's Gamescom 2021 stream

Including new Forza footage

Aug. 24, 2021 Graham Smith

Microsoft Flight Simulator's world update 6 delayed into September

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Microsoft Flight Simulator's world update 6 delayed into September

Germany, Austria and Switzerland are getting polished

Aug. 21, 2021 Graham Smith

A plane flies over Egypt in Microsoft Flight Simulator

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Microsoft Flight Simulator's performance should be less turbulent after its latest patch

A host of optimisations just landed

July 28, 2021 Craig Pearson

Expect a big performance boost in the next Microsoft Flight Simulator patch

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Expect a big performance boost in the next Microsoft Flight Simulator patch

Developers Asobo are seeing an extra 25fps in their current tests

July 1, 2021 Craig Pearson

A stunt plane flies over a gorgeous Nordic landscape in Microsoft Flight Simulator.

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Microsoft Flight Simulator has improved the Nordics, complete with the Lego House

Thanks to the new World Update, you can stop pining for the fjords

June 18, 2021 Alice O'Connor

A still from the Microsoft Flight Simulator trailer showing Maverick taking off from an aircraft carrier in a fighter jet in the Top Gun: Maverick tie-in expansion.

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Microsoft Flight Simulator is getting a free Top Gun expansion this autumn

It's a lovely day on the planet and you are the killer of Goose

June 13, 2021 Graham Smith

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