Today Microsoft released the Xbox version of Microsoft Flight Simulator, while the PC Version has been patched to the Sim Update 5.
In order to celebrate, the publisher released a launch trailer, which you can watch below.
The PC version’s update brings it up to par with the Xbox version in features and performance, and you can find the full patch notes here.
We also get news from third-party developers, starting with Just Flight, which provided a look at the night lighting of the flight deck of its Fokker F28 Fellowship.
Next is Drzewiecki Design, providing new work-in-progress images of Chicago Midway International Airport (KMDW).
Following, we get an update from Onfinal Studio, which provided the first in-sim screenshots of Brač Airport (LDSB) in Croatia.
Last, but not least, Aerosoft partner Stairport announced St Mary’s Airport (EGHE) in the Isles of Scilly, UK.
It’s another small but very scenic island airport, and below you can check out the first screenshots and a list of official details.
- Realistic replica of the last state of construction of EGHE St. Mary Airfield
- Fully custom modelling and texturing using 4K PBR throughout the entire airfield
- Clutter objects and 3D people to bring the airport to life
- Custom HD ground layout with special reflection effects
- Handmade mesh to correct the coast line and realistic runway slope
- Custom static aircrafts reflecting the real traffic at the airfield (randomized)
- Perfectly embedded in the MSFS environment
- Optimized for performance based on specifications by Microsoft
- Compatible with MSFS World Update III: UK and Ireland
- Thrilling approach over the steep slope at sea
Recently, we published our brand new and massive interview with head of Microsoft Flight Simulator Jorg Neumann, focusing on the Xbox version and short and long-term plans for the sim (on both platforms).
If you’d like to read more about Microsoft Flight Simulator add-ons, you can enjoy our recent reviews of Tehran Imam Khomeini Airport, Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport, Shanghai Pudong Airport, Kraków Airport, Fukuoka City & Airport, Fort Lauderdale Airport, Chongqing City & Airport, Manila Airport, Santiago Airport, the Frankfurt City Pack, Key West Airport, the Okavango Delta, Bali Airport, London Oxford Airport, Berlin Brandenburg Airport, the CRJ 550/700, the PA-28R Arrow III, Kristiansand Airport, Macau City & Airport, Bonaire Flamingo Airport, Milano Linate Airport, the Singapore City Pack, Tokyo Narita Airport, Yao Airport, the F-15 Eagle, the Paris City Pack, Greater Moncton Airport, Tweed New Haven Airport, Santorini Airport, Sydney Airport, Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, Reggio Calabria Airport, Bastia Poretta Airport, Munich Airport, Paris Orly Airport, Newcastle International Airport, Sankt Johann Airfield, Dublin International Airport, and Seoul City Wow. We also have a beta preview of Singapore Changi airport.
If you want to learn more about the game itself, you can read our review that will tell you everything you need to know about Asobo Studio’s game.
Microsoft Flight Simulator is already available for Windows 10 and Steam, and Xbox Series X|S.