Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Price, Review, Maps, Release Date, And Complete Guide
Microsoft’s aircraft simulation game series is back with an official release date of November 19th – Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. The first edition of this popular game series, Microsoft Flight Simulator 1.0, was released in 1982.
The game promises to offer the most ambitious consumer flight simulator ever undertaken in the history of aircraft simulation. The latest edition of Microsoft’s flight simulation features the largest and most diverse detailed fleet of airplanes and a complete representation of how the airports and air traffic work in coordination.
According to the company, the simulator is designed using the latest technologies, including AI, cloud computing, machine learning, top-notch graphics, and a complete gaming theme.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Aircraft Types, Editions, And Price
What aircraft are part of the Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024? The game has 125+ aircraft divided into four different types categories -:
Standard: The standard edition of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 includes 70 aircraft to choose from and around 150 airports. The price of the Standard edition is USD 60.
Deluxe: The deluxe edition fleet of aircraft comes with 80 jets and 155 airports from which to operate. This edition costs around USD 85.
Premium Deluxe: The premium deluxe takes the simulation to all new heights with 96 aircraft and 160 airports. The wide range of planes, from transport to jets, gives the pilot a natural feel. The price of the premium deluxe edition is USD 110. It also has a limited additional edition known as Premium Deluxe Edition Jumbo SteelBook, currently available for pre-order from select retailers.
Aviator: The version is the best in the series, offering 125 aircraft and 160 operational airports. The price of the Aviator edition is USD 165.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Platforms
The game is available starting November 19th on different platforms – Xbox, Game Pass, PC Game Pass, Xbox Cloud Gaming, Windows 10/11, and Steam.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Features, Map and How to Play
- The game features a beautiful earth landscape with around 500 TINs (triangular irregular network) towns and more than 100,000 square kilometres of countryside photogrammetry, allowing for visually stunning experiences.
- The game’s feedback from previous editions made the 2024 edition more realistic and included an in-depth analysis. It now has 150+ airports, 2,000 glider airports, 10k heliports, 2,000 points of interest, and around 900 oil rigs, all carefully hand-crafted.
- The best part of the game is the pilot can land anytime, anywhere. Also, it’s the first time in the Microsoft Flight Simulator game that you can exit your plane to research 27 highly detailed biomes with 100+ species of vegetation.
Map Details:
1. Static World: It consists of improved ground details, 3D tessellated ground materials, enhanced 3D trees with increased diversity, and improved cliffs.
2. Living World: The map includes animal herds and migrations, worldwide live ship traffic, more characters and models, accurate live air traffic and an improved vehicle traffic controller.
3. Dynamic World: This one has full seasons, Aurora Borealis / Aurora Australis, tornados and storms.
Some of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024’s famous missions include firefighting, search and rescue operations, and coast guard tasks.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 System Requirements
| Minimum Specifications required | Recommended Specifications | Ideal Specifications | ||||
| AMD | NVIDIA/INTEL | AMD | NVIDIA/INTEL | AMD | NVIDIA/INTEL | |
| MIN OS VERSION | Windows 10 with Latest Update | Windows 10 With Latest Update | Windows 10 With Latest Update | Windows 10 With Latest Update | Windows 10 With Latest Update | Windows 10 With Latest Update |
| DIRECT X VERSION | DX12 | DX12 | DX12 | DX12 | DX12 | DX12 |
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 2600X | Intel Core i7-6800K | AMD Ryzen 7 2700X | Intel Core i7-10700K | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | Intel it-14700K |
| GPU | Radeon RX 5700 | GeForce GTX 970 | Radeon RX 5700 XT | GeForce RTX 2080 | Radeon RX 7900 XT | GeForce RTX 4080 |
| VRAM | 4 GB | 4 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| RAM | 16 GB | 16 GB | 32 GB | 32 GB | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| STORAGE | 50 GB | 50 GB | 50 GB | 50 GB | 50 GB | 50 GB |
| BANDWIDTH | 10 Mbps | 10 Mbps | 50 Mbps | 50 Mbps | 100 Mbps | 100 Mbps |
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