At a glance Expert's Rating Pros ・Breathtakingly detailed cities that feel photorealistic ・Wonderful day-night changes including gorgeous sunsets ・45 new airplanes and helicopters including 1:1 cockpits ・The MSF2024 simulates real shipping traffic around the world Cons ・The cloud architecture causes a lot of frustration and poor performance ・AI

Microsoft Flight Simulator from Xbox Game Studios and developer Asobo Studio is an ambitious expansion to a previous hit that attempts to do things no

Presenting the entire Earth in even greater fidelity than its 2020 predecessor, it's hard to overstate what a remarkable technical accomplishment Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 represents. The aircraft and cockpits are astoundingly detailed,

Game Rant chats with Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 CEO Sebastian Wloch about how the sim makes life easier for brand-new virtual pilots.

In the latest development update, the team has also mentioned how there have been some "significant issues" after porting marketplace content from Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) to the new entry. So "non-aircraft content" from the existing release is being "temporarily" deactivated:

“We knew the excitement was high for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, but frankly, we completely underestimated how high, and it has really overwhelmed our infrastructure,” series head Jorg Neumann said. “We’re really sorry, we want to apologize.”

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 launches on Steam and the Microsoft Store today. Developed once again by Asobo -

J ust like its predecessor, with the entirety of planet Earth available to explore, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 has a whole lot to do. 2020’s Microsoft Flight Simulator was

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is preparing to land in your home in less than a week, launching on November 19, 2024. This highly anticipated entry in the flight simulation series promises significant improvements over the 2020 version, highlighted by the introduction of a Career Mode featuring a variety of flight-based missions.

We've put on our aviation jacket and travelled around the world in this highly anticipated sequel to one of 2020's best games.